Keyline Civils Specialist
Category Assistant
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Civils and drainage is the backbone of every project that gets built in this country, and Keyline is the specialist that keeps it moving. From heavyside materials to below-ground drainage, our branches rely on a Commercial team that knows its categories inside out. That is where you come in.
We are looking for a Category Assistant to join our Commercial function and become the engine room behind our category strategy. This is a brilliant opportunity for someone analytical, organised and commercially curious to build a career in category management with one of the best-known names in the civils sector.
What You Will Be Doing
You will be the go-to person for keeping our product data accurate and our category running smoothly. Day to day, you will:
- Own and maintain the product database, making sure everything is recorded and updated accurately so the category runs efficiently
- Handle queries from branches and see them through to a clean resolution
- Build strong working relationships with suppliers, branch teams and stakeholders across the Group
- Dig into the data and turn it into insight that helps the team and the wider Commercial function make timely, informed decisions
- Support the Category Manager through the new supplier set-up process, keeping data spot on
- Produce reports and presentations, and pull together tender documentation
- Keep an eye on competitor activity in your categories and feed that back so we can agree the right response
- Get involved in supplier negotiations, guided by the Category Manager
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What We Are Looking For
You do not need years of category experience. What matters is the way you think and work. You will thrive here if you:
- Are analytical and comfortable working with data to spot the story behind the numbers
- Plan and organise well, and hit your deadlines
- Take the initiative, make decisions and act without waiting to be told
- Communicate clearly and build relationships easily with people at all levels
- Bring a creative, problem-solving mindset and stay resilient when priorities shift
- Are educated to GCSE level or equivalent
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Why Keyline
Join Keyline and you join a business that takes career development seriously, backed by the scale and security of the Travis Perkins Group. You will get the support, training and exposure to grow into a category management career, alongside a team that genuinely wants you to succeed.
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