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Sheffield

Sheffield, United Kingdom

Reporting to the Category Director with responsibility for managing three Product Managers and two Assistant Product Managers.Responsible for sales and development of product categories worth £250m including ergonomic products, office machines, storage solutions and office stationery.Creation and execution of category & marketing plans, promotions, forecasts and business cases.Selection of new suppliers and relationship management of existing supplier base. Responsible for… Show more Reporting to the Category Director with responsibility for managing three Product Managers and two Assistant Product Managers.Responsible for sales and development of product categories worth £250m including ergonomic products, office machines, storage solutions and office stationery.Creation and execution of category & marketing plans, promotions, forecasts and business cases.Selection of new suppliers and relationship management of existing supplier base. Responsible for negotiating contracts including pricing, rebate programs and marketing funds.Managing production and content for our catalogue, mailers and websites.Identifying opportunities to introduce new own brand ranges with responsibility for all aspects of development from identifying the suppliers and selecting product, to creating a brand identity and marketing collateral to successfully launch. Show less

Sheffield

Category management of the £60m Technology product range. Product responsibilities included printers, shredders, Ipads and other tablet devices, laptops, cameras, telecoms, networking, monitors and ink and toner supplies.Negotiating contracts, trading terms and marketing funds.Management and development of a team of six people consisting of two product managers and four merchandise coordinators.Responsible for sourcing indirect deals on ink and toner to add additional profit to the… Show more Category management of the £60m Technology product range. Product responsibilities included printers, shredders, Ipads and other tablet devices, laptops, cameras, telecoms, networking, monitors and ink and toner supplies.Negotiating contracts, trading terms and marketing funds.Management and development of a team of six people consisting of two product managers and four merchandise coordinators.Responsible for sourcing indirect deals on ink and toner to add additional profit to the group.Management of content creation for both online and hard copy publications.Relationship and supplier management of over fifty suppliers including HP, Canon, Brother and Epson.Identifying new product and growth opportunities to ensure sales targets were achieved.Presenting category plans to key business stakeholders and customer groups. Show less

During my time at Ebuyer I looked after a number of products including home and household goods, gadgets and gifts, computers and entertainment products.All aspects of managing the product range from vetting suppliers, negotiating pricing and ordering stock, merchandising the products online and setting pricing. A very driven sales environment where monthly targets had to be achieved.Managing the weekly e-shots sent to over one million customers, plus product advertising in trade… Show more During my time at Ebuyer I looked after a number of products including home and household goods, gadgets and gifts, computers and entertainment products.All aspects of managing the product range from vetting suppliers, negotiating pricing and ordering stock, merchandising the products online and setting pricing. A very driven sales environment where monthly targets had to be achieved.Managing the weekly e-shots sent to over one million customers, plus product advertising in trade publications including Micromart and Computer Shopper.Presenting an overview of our marketing offering to suppliers, responsible for generating £250K of incremental marketing funds in my first three months. Show less

Day to day responsibility for a range of technology products.Producing content for a range of customer mailers and catalogues.Management of a number of suppliers including negotiation of rebates and marketing funding.Presenting range changes to key customer groups.