Heavyside Category Manager – Dublin
Dublin/ Hybrid – Island of Ireland Travel
Competitive Salary + Bonus + Car/ Car Allowance + Excellent Benefits
Abrivia Recruitment is delighted to be partnering with a leading organisation within the builders’ merchant and construction supplies sector to recruit a Heavyside Category Manager for a key role covering the island of Ireland.
This is a genuine buying/ category management position with responsibility for managing key Heavyside product categories, developing supplier relationships, negotiating commercial terms, optimising stock and inventory levels and driving category performance across a large, multi-site branch network.
A major focus of the role will be supplier negotiation. In some categories, there may be limited alternative suppliers available, so the successful candidate must be commercially confident, well prepared and capable of driving strong outcomes even where there is limited competitive tension.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage and develop assigned Heavyside product categories across the island of Ireland
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key suppliers
- Negotiate pricing, commercial terms, rebates and supplier agreements
- Manage tender processes alongside direct supplier negotiations
- Analyse category performance, margins, pricing, stock and market trends
- Manage stock and inventory levels across multiple locations
- Identify opportunities for new products, suppliers and range development
- Use Excel and commercial data to support category decisions
- Work closely with branch teams across a large multi-site network
- Support category strategy and wider commercial growth plans
- Travel across Ireland to meet suppliers, branches and internal stakeholders
What We’re Looking For:
- 3+ years’ experience in Buying, Procurement or Category Management
- Strong hands-on supplier management and negotiation experience
- Proven ability to negotiate successfully where supplier options may be limited
- Experience managing pricing, margin, stock and category performance
- Strong commercial and analytical skills
- Strong Excel and reporting capability
- Experience within building materials, builders’ merchants, construction supplies, FMCG, retail, wholesale, distribution or another product-led environment
- Comfortable working within a fast-paced, multi-site organisation
- Flexibility to travel across the island of Ireland when required
Direct Heavyside product knowledge would be advantageous, but strong commercial capability, supplier management and negotiation skills are more important.
The role is predominantly Dublin-based with a hybrid structure of 3 days onsite/ 2 days from home, with travel across the branch network, including approximately 2 days per month in NI.
What’s On Offer:
- Competitive base salary
- Performance-related bonus
- Company car or car allowance
- Pension
- Healthcare contribution
- Hybrid working
- Strong long-term career development opportunities within a large, established organisation
If you are an experienced Buyer or Category Manager and would be interested in hearing more, please apply or contact Marty Caskey at Abrivia Recruitment for a confidential discussion.
