Enjoy a dynamic and supportive work environment with continuous training and development, ensuring you have the skills and knowledge to succeed. With a commitment to supporting diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, we embrace our core values of pride, decency, and passion.
Location: STARK Building Materials UK Limited, Coventry
Hours: Full-time Monday - Friday (hybrid working schedule with 3 days worked on site)
Required: Full UK Driving Licence
What's in it for me?
- Retirement Savings Plan (Pension) - with Legal & General
- Life Assurance
- WorkPerks (platform to access hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway)
- Aviva Digicare+ Workplace App (Access to a digital GP, second medical opinions, Mental Health consultation, bereavement service, nutritional consultation)
- Voluntary company benefits such as car salary sacrifice scheme with VWFS, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare and critical illness cover
- Employee Discount
- Refer a Friend scheme
- Wellbeing Centre via WorkPerks
- New Reward and Recognition programme - launching soon!
What will I be doing?
- Support the Category Managers within the assigned categories
- Develop a good understanding of the competitor landscape and provide detailed competitor intelligence to the Category Managers within their categories
- Support Category Managers in their categories in the provision of market and product knowledge, and business performance reporting to influence Category performance
- Act as the first line of contact for internal customers, namely Branch and Sales colleagues, in the provision of pricing and commercial trading support - primarily within their own categories
- Act as the secondary / support contact for internal customers, namely branch and Sales colleagues for other categories
- Work to ensure all relevant processes and system requirements are adhered to
- Establish and maintain successful relationships
- Own and develop the category plans for smaller sub-categories as assigned by Line Manager
Am I the right person for this role?
Requirements
- Driving licence with access to own vehicle (travel and overnight stays are required)
- Appropriate relevant experience in a business / branch / operational environment
- Appetite to progress career in a fast moving, dynamic, rewarding, and exciting business environment
- Demonstrable commercial awareness and good business acumen
- Good communication, influencing, presentation, and people skills
- IT literate in appropriate Microsoft and database systems
- Ability to work on own or as part of a team and build personable relationships
- Able to manage workload and work to tight deadlines
- Able to manage multiple simultaneous priorities
- Understanding of broader Jewson business model and structure
- Some experience in a buying or category role
About us
At STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.?
If you're ready to take your career to the next level and join a team that provides great service, we want to hear from you. Apply today!