Category Manager

Salary

Competitive Salary + Bonus + Excellent Benefits

So, who are we? We are Neville Lumb, a part of the Wolseley Group – a leading specialist trade merchant across the UK and Ireland. We pride ourselves in putting our people and customers at the heart of everything we do – and best of all, providing opportunities to develop skills and build careers through our award‑winning Wolseley Talent Guild.

In addition to the competitive salary there are also benefits on tap – including annual leave (increasing with length of service), a generous pension scheme (matched up to 9%), potential to earn bonuses, and access to a great range of online and high street discounts.

We also promote positive health and wellbeing by offering free access to healthcare, our popular YuLife app, our Cycle to Work scheme and more!

• Leading the development of a cross‑functional strategy for the development of specific categories of products.
• Assess long‑term category development requirements as well as outline the Trading Plan to deliver the appropriate market position and agreed KPIs.
• Driving sales revenue, gross margin, range performance, inventory effectiveness, customer numbers and market share for your category of responsibility.
• You will also be responsible for leading commercial negotiations with suppliers, managing performance and identifying sources of supply.

This is a full‑time permanent role, 40 hours per week, Monday‑Friday 08:00 – 17:00.

• Strong organisation and time‑management capabilities
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation skills would be advantageous

We look forward to receiving your application!