As an Senior Category Manager, you will play a huge part in changing the way we think about our Online, Category, and Multichannel platforms. The Senior Category Manager (Senior Buyer) will lead a small Category team and work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to create and deliver winning category plans (aligned to the corporate strategy). As Senior Category Manager, you''ll influence and negotiate to ensure we are getting the best deals for our customers and drive the engagement of the branch network and sales teams to deliver the category plan. You''ll enjoy a diverse role developing, researching, creating and deploying the category strategy and you''ll be responsible for creating a Trading Plan that will result in exceeding your targets and winning market share! Key Responsibilities Supply base strategy and management of supplier relationships, to maximise return using joint business planning as a tool to drive growthReviewing and reporting on category performance alongside identification of areas of concern and opportunities to take appropriate actionDevelopment of the factbase on the customer, competitors and market to support development of the category strategySuccessful development and delivery of range reviews and category pricing strategyProduct lifecycle management plans from start to endManagement of accurate product dataNegotiation of supplier trading agreements enhancing stock health and overall cash positionNegotiation of cost prices and trading termsD