Category Lead

1 day ago

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Reece Group Full time

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About the Role

As Category Lead you'll drive an industry leading product portfolio that gives us a distinct competitive advantage. You'll be managing stakeholder relationships across our supply chain, which includes our domestic and international suppliers.

  • Ensuring that the category portfolios are customer led and provide a distinct competitive advantage; undertaking regular range views for optimisation and new product opportunities
  • Manage supplier relationships and performance, negotiating commercial terms
  • Drive product innovation and development; managing products from concept to launch, collaborating with key stakeholders to bring things to life
  • Developing industry relationships that ensure exposure to ongoing innovation and disruption
  • Providing reporting and insights on category portfolios (using Excel and Power BI); analysing results to provide updates on trends and other impacts
  • Develop procurement plans that enable the efficient supply of products
  • Having the customer at the heart of everything you do, helping us build customers for life at Reece
About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Demonstrated experience in a similar category management role, with related experience in retail, procurement, supply chain and marketing considered
  • Experience working in a B2B environment (trade/distribution customers) preferred
  • Excellent interpersonal communication skills with a passion for mentoring and sharing knowledge, and an ability to present and engage audiences
  • A positive, can-do attitude and an inquisitive nature with a thirst to understand the Reece business and products
  • Strong relationship building skills, working with multiple stakeholders within the business and external vendors and suppliers
  • Good Excel and Power BI skills

Reece offers a competitive salary, structured career progression opportunities, hybrid and flexible work arrangements, discounts on our products, EAP services and more.

Reece is a place where people make a real difference. We value diversity and fairness and are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, or life stage.

EEO Statement: Reece is an equal opportunity employer.


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