STARK Group
Category Assistant
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About Us
We're proud to be part of STARK Building Materials UK and dedicated to providing top-quality products and exceptional service to our customers. We're a friendly and collaborative team, passionate about what we do and committed to doing it well.
Role Overview
We’re searching for a Category Assistant to join us here at our Binley, Coventry HQ. We’re ideally looking for a Graduate to join us with a relevant degree such as economics, business management or marketing. The purpose of the role is to be a key support member of the commercial category team, working alongside other central support functions, branches, and sales teams in maximising opportunities for growing sales and improving commercial returns. We can offer a clear and defined career progression path for the right individual.
Key Responsibilities
- Supporting the Category Manager through day-to-day admin, systems, reporting, relationship management, and commercial requirements to deliver the best possible proposition to our internal customers, namely branch and sales colleagues, and act as a secondary contact for suppliers under the guidance of the category manager.
- Supporting the Category Managers within the assigned categories.
- Developing a good understanding of the competitor landscape and providing detailed competitor intelligence to the Category Managers within their categories.
- Supporting Category Managers in their categories in the provision of market and product knowledge, and business performance reporting to influence Category performance.
- Acting as the first line of contact for internal customers, namely Branch and Sales colleagues, in the provision of pricing and commercial trading support – primarily within their own categories.
- Creating reports, memos, agendas, and content for various spaces across the business.
- Acting as the secondary/support contact for internal customers, namely branch and Sales colleagues for other categories.
- Working to ensure all relevant processes and system requirements are adhered to.
- Establishing and maintaining successful relationships.
- Owning and developing the category plans for smaller sub-categories as assigned by Line Manager.
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Qualifications and Skills Required
Essential
- Recent graduate in economics, business management, or marketing with an interest in a career in category and procurement.
- Work experience either gained during summer breaks or in a university placement.
- Good communication skills both written and verbal influencing, presentation, and people skills.
- Demonstrable commercial awareness and good business acumen.
- Ability to work on own or as part of a team and build personable relationships.
- Able to manage workload and work to tight deadlines.
- Ownership of internal customer queries and enquiries to point of resolution.
- Understanding of the urgency of internal customer requirements.
- Able to work under pressure and manage multiple simultaneous priorities.
- Good numerical and analytical skills with the ability to assimilate information.
- Resilient and able to constructively challenge and influence.
- Appetite to progress career in a fast moving, dynamic, rewarding, and exciting business during a period of growth and change.
- IT literate in appropriate Microsoft and database systems.
- Qualifications must include a good level of Maths and English.
- Driving licence (travel and overnight stays are required).
Benefits
- Competitive Base salary
- Hybrid Working – 4 days at our Binley, Coventry office and 1 day WFH.
- Discretionary bonus.
- Retirement savings plan.
- Life assurance.
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave for anyone expecting or adopting a child.
- A wide range of voluntary benefits including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, car salary sacrifice scheme, Cycle2Work, Benenden Healthcare, and more.
- Access to a wealth of health and wellbeing services including access to online GP appointments and mental health support.
- WorkPerks – A platform home to hundreds of all your favourite high street and online discounts via the provider Reward Gateway.
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Why Choose Us?
- Quality - We’re unwavering in our commitment to providing outstanding products and service that exceed our customers’ expectations.
- Supportive Environment - Join a culture that prioritises your growth, with the resources and support you need to excel. We listen and learn – we know we haven’t always got all the answers – listening and learning with you is what helps provide the best service to our customers.
- Professional Development - We are invested in your success! You have a real chance to progress- the only limits are your own. Explore our apprenticeships, training, and mentoring programs designed to elevate your career.
- Great Benefits - Enjoy a compelling package that includes a competitive salary, bonuses, pension schemes, and life assurance, among many other perks!
- Work-Life Balance - We value your well-being and offer flexible working hours and a hybrid working model to help you find your ideal rhythm.
Next Steps
If your application is successful, our Talent team will reach out to arrange an interview and answer any questions you may have. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments to ensure you can perform at your best throughout the application and interview process.
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