Mechanical Category Manager

Mechanical Category Manager

Join us at Thubelisha as a customer‑focused and results‑driven Category Manager and be part of a hugely successful and friendly Commercial team.

The Role

As a Commercial Mechanical Category Manager, you will join an established Category function. You will support the business in all things category, handling negotiation, procurement, and pricing of all products within your designated category.

Key Responsibilities

• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability in delivering successful category management in similar or junior roles
• Strong analytical skills and ability on Excel/sales reporting
• A team player with strong communication skills
• Evidence of working and delivering under pressure
• Strong analytical and system skills
• Ability to challenge, develop, and motivate team members
• Operate with integrity and awareness of diversity and inclusion
• Experience managing supplier relationships and delivering compelling customer propositions

Skills and Competencies

• Strong commercial acumen with proven ability in delivering successful category management in similar or junior roles
• Strong analytical skills and ability on Excel/sales reporting
• Team player with strong communication skills
• Evidence of working and delivering under pressure
• Strong analytical and system skills
• Ability to challenge, develop, and motivate team members
• Operate with integrity and awareness of diversity and inclusion
• Experience managing supplier relationships and delivering compelling customer propositions

Experience

It is highly likely you will have worked in any of the following roles and/or markets, and worked with the following products and/or services:
Category Manager, Assistant Category Manager, Procurement Assistant, Procurement Manager, Buying Assistant, Buying Manager, Building, Construction, Trade, Manufacturing, Retail, FMCG or Supermarkets.

About the Company

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and are excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits Package and Cultural Environment

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans

  Work Environment

  This is a hybrid‑based role with travel to our head office based in Crick, Northamptonshire, twice a week.

  Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

  We are passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to fit our culture – we want you to enrich it.

  We are committed to best practices in recruitment and undertake Basic Criminal Record Disclosures for candidates that are offered employment within our branches that undertake deliveries for British Gas. This check will only be undertaken after the acceptance of an offer of employment.