JOB DESCRIPTION:

Is IT hardware distribution your thing? Do you have experience with high volume business and negotiating with vendors and distributors? Are you ready to take ownership of a key component in a growing UK-based team? If this sounds like you, then join us as a Category Manager in our distribution and project business working collaboratively with our sales and project teams - a fantastic opportunity to shape an exciting and fast-growing part of our UK operations.

As UK Category Manager, you’ll build strong relationships with leading manufacturers and authorised distributors. You’ll take the lead in driving manufacturer growth and achieving key targets, while also managing the complete sales and purchasing cycle for high volume accounts.

• Daily monitoring of product shortages and ensuring product availability
• Definition and procurement of commercial product lines of our core vendors according to relevance and competitiveness for our business
• Negotiation of purchase prices at distribution and manufacturer level
• Platform-dependent setting & calculation of selling price
• Cross-brand planning and handling of project requests
• Fortnightly definition of promotional products
• Recommendations, forecasts and planning in respect to relevant manufacturers and distributors
• Actively participate in team meetings and planning sessions to align and execute category strategies with overall business objectives
• Management of high volume accounts by managing the complete sales and purchasing cycle