Category Manager

Location: Poole Hours: Monday Friday, 8am-5pm office based Salary: c £45k DOE + Co bonus paid monthly and annually Benefits: 22 days rising after 2 years, Holiday buy-back scheme, Pension, Growth by sharing bonus scheme, on-site parking, Modern open-plan offices, Free lunch every Friday, Company sick pay, company social and corporate events, monthly + annual bonus structure, training provided. PLEASE NOTE, YOU MUST DRIVE AND HAVE YOUR OWN CAR FOR THIS ROLE. Aspire Jobs are delighted to be working with our client who are a well-established family run business who are on a growth trajectory and who are now looking for to recruit a Category Manager to join their hardworking team at their office based in Poole, Dorset. This role will see you working across multiple categories, with a positive approach where you can consolidate, de-risk and project manage that category. You will naturally have a very customer centric approach to your work. The successful Category Manager will have: - Senior buying/procurement experience at high level (FMCG or high-volume component parts as an example) Able to work at fast pace with high SKUs s A real ownership/can do mindset Superb Excel and data analysis experience Ability to build relationships confidently with suppliers some travel will be required Strategic category or project management experience from a procurement background Be commercially minded and entrepreneurial Be good with systems Be able to think for yourself on a daily ..... full job details .....