Category Manager

Category Manager – 6 Month FTC  

Location: Bristol / London – Hybrid Min 1 day per week (Wednesday) in Bristol 

Salary: Competitive Day Rate | Inside IR35  

Overview: 
First Military Recruitment are currently seeking a Category Manager on behalf of one of our clients.  
The main objective of this role is to build front-end Category Strategy, influence senior stakeholders and drive delivery. 
Our client encourages applications from ex-military personnel however all candidates will be given due consideration.  
Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develop and implement Category Strategies for assigned sub-group of categories, balancing short and long-term objectives to meet business strategy. 
• Support and execute stakeholder management.  
• This role is consultative in nature but you must be prepared to immerse yourself in the task should the need arise.  
• Delivering benefits (full range of non-financial and financial benefits) through category management interventions within a complex project / programme delivery environment. 
• Adopt a polite yet tenacious attitude to achieve goals and move projects towards completion.  

 
Skills and Qualifications: 

• Experienced Category Manager of 5+ years.  
• Experience within one or more strategically important category areas: Lethality (Weapons), Marine e.g. shipbuilding and fleet support), direct and operational and general categories. 
• Ability to apply category management principles within complex, high-value and mission-critical environments. 
• Understands fundamentals of building Category Strategy. 
• Experience running large programmes / projects. 
• Strong stakeholder management and engagement skills. 
• Politely persistent to move things along. 
• High levels of influencing skills. 
• Track record of delivering benefits (full range of non-financial and financial benefits) through category management interventions. 
• MS Office / PowerPoint competent. 

Desirable: 

• CIPS is desirable but experience is more important. 
• An understanding of the Defence Industry, supply chains and/or deep knowledge in related categories e.g. autonomous systems, weapons systems, sense decide & communicating systems, power propulsion & auxiliary systems, would be an advantage.