Junior Category Manager

Job Title: Junior Category Manager Contract: Full Time, Permanent Salary: £33,000 - £40,000 Location: Bedfordshire - Office Based The Procurement and Supply Chain Division at SF Recruitment are currently working with a creative and ambitious business based in Bedfordshire to recruit for a Junior Category Manager to join their team on a full time, permanent basis. The Category Manager opportunity will be part of two internal departments including the Procurement department and the Sales/Account Management team. Your daily responsibilities will include: - Manage your own category, demonstrating expertise in product knowledge, and seeking gaps in the market for new product releases. - Reviewing existing customer accounts to look at opportunities for reducing costs and waste and improving overall service lead times and grow sales revenue. - Source market leading quotations from suppliers to provide to customers and managing the quotation to order ratio. - Accurately raising and processing customer purchase orders. - Maintaining stock levels to meet customer demands and highlighting non-selling products for investigation. To be considered for this opportunity, you will need to have experience with the above responsibilities, or current experience in a similar Procurement Coordinator or Account Management role. What is essential, is that you have: - Excellent communication skills - able to provide excellent customer service and build rapport with international suppliers. - Ability to work to tight deadlines. - Problem solving and creative thinker. - IT Literate with a level of accuracy. - Passion for being a product expert. This business offers an excellent salary package of £33,000 - £40,000 depending on experience. They offer enhanced benefits and an inclusive and supportive working culture. If you wish to progress an application forward, please click 'Apply Now' with a copy of your updated CV, highlighting your transferrable skills across to this opportunity