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Category Manager

Cast UK Limited
Posted a day ago, valid for 18 days
Location

Slough, Berkshire SL13XX, England

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The Category Manager position in Slough offers a negotiable salary and requires experience in an FMCG environment, preferably in janitorial or chemical products.
  • The role involves developing category plans, identifying new products, and assessing suppliers to meet company standards.
  • Key responsibilities include negotiating prices, managing supplier relationships, and achieving budget targets.
  • Candidates should possess high-level Excel skills and the ability to negotiate complex contracts.
  • This opportunity is with a leading FTSE 100 company that values continual improvement, sustainability, and staff development.

Category Manager

Slough

£ Negotiable

If working for a company with a culture of continual improvement and innovation, a focus on sustainability, and a focus on support and development of staff is important to you, look no further because this Category Manager position with a leading ftse100 is an unbelievable opportunity and not to be missed.

Working as part of a close and supportive team, you'll play a key part in managing categories and suppliers to ultimately help this business maintain the exceptional service they provide their customers.

What Does the Role Entail?

  • Developing category plans (immediate, mid and long term)
  • Identifying new products to meet market trends and review existing product portfolios.
  • Assessing new suppliers both financial and operational suitability to meet Bunzl expectations and standards.
  • Negotiating prices & trading agreements
  • Interpreting reports and predicting future sales
  • Regular meetings with existing suppliers to manage the category.
  • Focused to achieve targets, budgets and results. Make the most of all opportunities with the aim to achieve budget as an individual and part of a team by following quotes through to product selection by delivering best possible prices to our sales teams.
  • Managing divisional relationships and portfolios, while ensuring best practices are utilised and implemented.

Skills & Experience

  • High level of Excel skills
  • Experience of working within an FMCG environment preferably within the janitorial or chemical products
  • Ability to negotiate complex contracts

Want to recruit a similar role?

Cast UK is a leading executive consultancy, providing national recruitment solutions to both clients and candidates. Specialising in, HR, Procurement, Buying, Supply Chain, and Logistics, each member of our specialist team has a professional background specific to their recruiting sector. With this unique insight and knowledge, our consultants are able to place individuals from trainee through to main board. For more information on Cast UK or to discuss how we can find talent for your business then please visit www.castuk.com

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.