Victorian Plumbing
Category Buyer
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Category Buyer – Tiles
Location: Leyland HQ (with occasional travel across Northwest sites)
Working Pattern: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week (Monday – Friday)
Position: Brand New Role
About the Role
As Victorian Plumbing continues to grow, we are expanding our commercial team and creating a brand-new position: Category Buyer – Tiles.
If you live and breathe hard surfaces, keep a close eye on interior design trends, and know what makes a commercially winning tile range, this is your chance to shape a key growth category from the ground up. Based at our purpose-built HQ in Leyland, you’ll take full ownership of our floor and wall tile offering, curating ranges that inspire our customers while driving bottom-line performance.
You won't be inheriting a rigid template here. Because this is a fresh role created to keep pace with our ambitions, you’ll have the autonomy to establish strategic supplier partnerships, negotiate market-leading terms, and directly influence our product direction.
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What You’ll Be Doing
- Owning the Category: Shaping and delivering a forward-thinking tile strategy across ceramic, porcelain, natural stone, and outdoor ranges.
- Building Global Partnerships: Sourcing, managing, and negotiating with top-tier domestic and international manufacturers to secure exclusive lines and competitive pricing.
- Driving Commercial Performance: Managing category margins, reviewing sales data, and optimising range profitability alongside the wider purchasing team.
- Spotting the Next Big Thing: Keeping your finger on the pulse of interior trends, attending trade events, and identifying range gaps before the competition does.
- Cross-Site Collaboration: Working closely with teams across our North West locations—including supply chain, marketing, and logistics—to ensure smooth product launches and stock availability.
What We’re Looking For
- Proven Buying Experience: A strong background in retail or commercial buying, specifically focused on tiles, bathroom products, or hard surfaces.
- Sharp Commercial Instincts: Solid financial acumen with a track record of margin growth, range building, and tough but fair negotiation.
- Product & Market Expertise: Deep knowledge of tile materials, manufacturing standards, and current design trends.
- Great Relationship Builder: Excellent communication skills, whether you're negotiating with global vendors or pitching range ideas internally.
- Flexibility: Based in Leyland, with a willingness to travel periodically to other sites across the North West as required.
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Why Join Victorian Plumbing?
We move fast, back good ideas, and give our teams the space to make a real impact. You'll be joining a dynamic, forward-thinking commercial department where your work directly shapes the customer journey.
Ready to build something new? Apply today with your CV to start the conversation.
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