Job description
Category Manger - Renewables (Plumbing & Heating)
As a Category Manager, you will be responsible for supplier management, range selection and delivering sales and margin targets. This is a great opportunity for a product expert to reinvigorate the category in a high profile role.
- Building & maintaining strong relationships with suppliers
- Sourcing suppliers & negotiating best cost prices to improve margins
- Ensuring selected product lines achieve availability timeframes
- Presenting product range & trend information to the Senior Management team
- Monitoring & reviewing competitor information to ensure your product area stays relevant in a changing market
- Working alongside other departments
- Managing your departmental budget
- Analysing sales figures to plan successful future lines
Key requirements for the role.
- Proven previous buying / category management experience with Renewables, Plumbing & Heating, Merchanting or Retail
- Ability to influence and negotiate effectively at all levels
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent numerical ability, with an analytical mindset
- Strong IT skills including MS Office
If this sound like a good fit for you and you're keen to discuss please get in touch and apply today.
Extra information
- Status
- Open
- Education Level
- Secondary School
- Location
- West Midlands
- Type of Contract
- Full-time jobs
- Published at
- 01-03-2026
- Profession type
- Retail
- Full UK/EU driving license preferred
- No
- Car Preferred
- No
- Must be eligible to work in the EU
- No
- Cover Letter Required
- No
- Languages
- English
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