No matter where you are in your career – or where you want to be – we're here to create a great place to work where you can grow, perform and love what you do. At Cromwell, we're all individuals, with unique backgrounds and personalities. But we have one thing in common: delivering exceptional service for our customers. And we do this through our purpose of Keeping Industry Working .
Purpose of Role
Support the PPE Category Management Team to deliver the strategic plan across all PPE products and Suppliers. Support Cromwell stakeholders across the business including Sales, Supply Chain, Marketing and Operations both domestically and internationally.
Role Responsibilities
The role will be responsible for:
Product Life Cycle Management: Assist the Category Manager to manage product introduction, growth, maturity and exit including driving through excess/obsolete inventory.
Support the Category Manager and Category Trading Manager with analysis and reporting of product line and category performance.
Competitor Analysis: Analysis of competitor activity, especially through digital channels.
Work with our Supply base for new and existing product queries including master data, content, marketing materials and inventory information.
Product Costing: Support the Category Manager with supplier negotiations to include but not limited to marketing funding, rebates, product cost prices, payment terms, scorecards and performance metrics.
Marketing Initiatives: Work with suppliers to develop and execute marketing programs geared towards profitable revenue growth.
Team support: Support the PPE Category team with day-to-day query management across all areas including pricing, merchandising, supplier queries and product alternatives.
Experience, Knowledge & Skills:
2-3 years Buying/Category Management experience.
Commercially minded.
Strong attention to detail.
Analytical with strong numeracy skills.
Ideally experience in a distribution business with a large number of suppliers, brands and SKU's.
Good understanding of trading and merchandising in a digital world.
Some experience in Category Management and Buying support.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels.
Effective IT skills including Office suite and ideally Power BI too.
Key Relationships
Category Managers
Category Trading Managers
Product Business Unit Directors
Branch Network
Global Sourcing Specialists
Demand Planning Team
Supply Planning Team
Digital Team
Marketing Team
Cromwell is a subsidiary of W.W. Grainger, Inc., North America's leading broad line supplier of maintenance, repair, and operating products (MRO), with operations also in Asia, Europe, and Latin America.
About Cromwell Cromwell has been around for over 50 years, supplying an unrivalled choice of cutting tools, power tools, hand tools and safety equipment into all industries, professions and trades. We offer next day delivery or collection from our nationwide branch network, supported by an overnight UK logistics operation. Our team of over 1500 people are proud to be keeping industry working.
Cromwell is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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