Assistant Category Manager

#BelongWithUs Come and join us as a customer focused and results driven Assistant Category Manager and be part of a hugely successful and friendly team.The Role: As an Assistant Category Manager, you will have the drive  and ambition to work within a dynamic, commercial function.  The Assistant Category Manager will support the overall Category team, and play a vital role in ensuring we have the right products at the right prices to provide the best experience possible for our trade and consumer customers.  We have a long track record of investing in our colleagues who have joined us and progressed their careers further by moving into senior opportunities. So as long as you are strong at negotiating and know how to influence stakeholders and suppliers - we will take care of the rest!Key Responsibilities Support the overall commercial strategy by growing and managing our product base and business performanceOwn the customer proposition and drive innovation of new productsBuild relationships with suppliers to maximise business opportunitiesWorking closely with our supply chain to ensure product availability and management of stock is adhered to properlyMake sure all administration tasks are completed in a timely mannerThis is a hybrid-based opportunity with true flexibility to work from home, but you should be within commutable distance of our newly refurbished offices in Crick, Northamptonshire.You: You’ll live and breathe our Customer First ethos, with an innovative and agile approach to problem-solving.  You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with the wider Category team and you’ll be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.Skills and competencies Experience working within a Category, Buying, or Procurement roleStrong communication and negotiation skillsAbility to work under your own initiative, whilst utilising the support around youExperience in working with spreadsheets either Excel or Google SheetsMotivated and proactive in supporting the wider teamIt is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services: Buying, Procurement, Category, Commercial, Negotiation. Building, Construction, Retail, FMCG, Manufacturing, Mechanical.Us: From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.Benefits Package and Cultural Environment: BonusDiscounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailersLife assuranceExtended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and moreMental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each otherComplete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages developmentFinancial education and loansFlexible working optionsA business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true selfAnd more!#BelongWithUs We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.