Category Manager

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Location:

Corby, ENG, GB, NN17 5JF

Brand: RS Group

Work Location: Hybrid

Category Manager

12 Month FTC

Location: Corby (Hybrid)

About the Role:

The Category Manager role is a key position within the EMEA Product & Supplier Management organization, responsible for developing category strategies and collaborating with group, regional, and local stakeholders to execute growth plans, delivering profitable growth, customer acquisition, and ROI.

The manager will focus on technology and suppliers, aiming to deliver a top-tier product offering by defining leading brands, latest products, and innovative technologies to drive growth across EMEA. They will also manage the supplier and product portfolio, including the entire product lifecycle.

Managing key and strategic suppliers, they are accountable for supplier performance, contract negotiations, and building collaborative relationships internally and externally to foster growth.

Responsibilities and Deliverables:

• Planning, governance, and execution of category/technology strategies
• Developing and implementing supplier business plans aligned with category strategies
• Using digital data and insights to inform decisions, identify opportunities, and enhance portfolio and supplier performance
• Managing supplier relationships to support growth
• Negotiating effectively to maximize profits
• Managing costs and prices
• Driving new product introduction (NPI) and portfolio development
• Collaborating across stakeholders to develop a customer-focused category offer
• Supporting the introduction of new brands and managing product lifecycle including NPI, discontinuations, and revenue protection
• Delivering KPIs related to supplier and technology growth, revenue, margin, ROI, customer metrics, product sales, digital performance, and inventory health
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and internal teams
• Working closely with the private label team (RS Pro) for optimized range offerings
• Influencing customer satisfaction scores like NES and NPS

Experience We Are Looking For:

• Strong commercial acumen with experience in a commercial environment
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Analytical skills with the ability to extract insights from large datasets
• Experience with data analytics and digital tools such as Microsoft Excel, PowerBI, Adobe Analytics
• Team-oriented with a positive, results-driven attitude
• Effective influencing skills
• Operational problem-solving and process management capabilities

About RS Group:

RS Group has been solving engineering problems for over 80 years, turning challenges into opportunities. Our purpose is to make amazing happen for a better world.

We provide a wide range of service and product solutions, shipping a parcel every 2 seconds to over 130 countries, with over 800,000 in-stock and 3 million unstocked products for more than 1.2 million customers worldwide.

We value curiosity, innovation, and empathy, partnering with our customers, suppliers, colleagues, and communities to solve problems. We invest in your development and wellbeing, fostering a diverse, inclusive, and responsible culture aligned with our ESG commitments.

Join our team of over 9,000 employees worldwide and unleash your potential to do amazing things.