Category manager

Are you ready to be part of something exciting and transformative in the automotive industry? We are recruiting for a Category Manager on a two year fixed contract basis. Our client is a dominant player in fuel systems and aftermarket distribution across the Commercial Vehicle (CV), Light Vehicle (LV) and Aftermarket sectors. It is an automotive parts manufacturing and technology leader with a goal of producing carbon-free combustion. We #39;re on the lookout for a passionate Category Manager to champion our client #39;s product portfolio. This role involves devising competitive range/price offerings, gaining competitor data, enhancing their offering, and coordinating their pricing process. In return, the company will offer you a salary of GBP38,000 - GBP48,000, a bonus, 25 days of holidays, up to 9% pension contributions, and hybrid working (2 days in the office). You will be a savvy market analyst who can comprehend the ins and outs of the competition and keep up with market trends. You should be customer-centric and deeply understand who your customers are and what they value. In essence, you #39;ll be their customer expert. You #39;ll adapt their go-to-market strategy within the region, define and implement an action plan to seize sales pipeline opportunities and lead the launch of new products into the market. You #39;ll implement regional communication and content marketing plans and craft region-specific materials and content to boost customer engagement. You #39;ll also develop promotional plans to increase brand awareness and market share growth. You #39;ll drive revenue and profitability results and ensure market share growth for the category. This involves understanding critical financial and economic indicators, defining and owning the region #39;s price position, and leading the regional annual price review. You #39;ll also be involved in demand planning and continuous improvement. Your expertise will be instrumental in supporting the demand forecasting process and training and empowering customer-facing teams. Sound like a good fit? Here #39;s what we #39;re looking for: You #39;re a great communicator, skilled at juggling multiple tasks simultaneously, and comfortable working in a small team. You #39;re organised, responsible, proactive, and always brimming with fresh ideas. Flexibility is your middle name, and you #39;re always ready to assist in various projects. You #39;re confident, have a can do attitude, and love thinking outside the box. Ideally, you will have an automotive aftermarket or automotive background. However, if you come from a similar industry where you have to manage hundreds of part numbers across multiple product groups, that will be great! If you #39;re a category manager, product manager, product marketing manager, trade marketer or category marketing manager, we want to hear from you. For further information, please apply and Stewart Lupton, JSL Solutions - Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment, will be in touch. JSL - Recruitment...The right way. Specialists in: * Automotive Aftermarket Recruitment * Sales and Marketing Recruitment * Senior Appointments and Executive Search