We seek a polished professional with exceptional communication skills to join our client's expanding team as an Category Manager.
Your ability to effectively manage a dynamic workload, coupled with demonstrated experience in a similar role, will be integral to your success in this position.
If you possess strong organisational skills, excellent communication abilities, and a proactive attitude, we want to hear from you!
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary point of contact, facilitating seamless communication channels with distributors
- Proactively update distributors on stock availability, coordinate sample shipments, and ensure timely communication regarding stock expiration dates
- Foster collaborative relationships with brand teams to capitalise on distributor opportunities across new product development, marketing initiatives, content creation, and asset provision for account support
- Create NPD presentations
- Maintain accuracy and relevance in range assortments and distributor pricing, ensuring timely updates
- Address credit memo discrepancies by liaising with finance and accounts teams within respective brand entities
- Engage with distributors to gather monthly market activity summaries, analysing sales and revenue data to identify growth opportunities
- Provide assistance in contract management and updates as needed to support business objectives
What we are looking for:
- Proven experience in similar position
- Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Outstanding attention to detail and communication skills
- Experience in supplier environments within the Beauty industry is desirable
Details:
Title: Category Manager
Salary: £32,000-£40,000
Location: Wokingham
Contract: Permanent, Full-time
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9am-5:30pm (Hybrid working)
Huntress Search Ltd acts as a Recruitment Agency in relation to all Permanent roles and as a Recruitment Business in relation to all Temporary roles.
We practice a diverse and inclusive recruitment process that ensures equal opportunity for all we work with, irrespective of race, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age or gender. As an organisation, we encourage applications from all backgrounds and will ensure measures are met when required, to allow a fair process throughout.
PLEASE NOTE: We can only consider applications from candidates who have the right to work in the UK.