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Are you a strategic and commercially-minded category professional with a passion for Plumbing, Heating, and Renewables? Are you ready to shape market-leading strategies and drive business performance within a trusted and values-led organisation? If you thrive on leading people, influencing stakeholders, and developing strong supplier relationships to drive growth and profitability, this is a fantastic opportunity to make a significant impact. As our Senior Category Manager, you will create and deliver a clear category strategy for the Plumbing & Heating sector, ensuring our proposition meets market needs while empowering our branch colleagues to serve customers brilliantly. You'll play a key role in driving our Group Commercial Strategy, managing supplier performance, and ensuring strong trading outcomes.Location: You would be expected to travel to our Head Office once or twice a week based in Duston, Northamptonshire. Start Date: January 2026 Key Responsibilities: Define and implement product category strategies, covering ranging, brand proposition, supplier selection, pricing, and route to market, ensuring alignment with Group objectives. Lead, coach, and develop a small team to deliver on key commercial priorities while fostering skills growth and personal development. Establish strong working relationships across the business with Regional Directors, Operations Managers, and Branch Managers to influence commercial success. Ensure supplier relationships deliver optimal net costs through effective collaboration and relationship management. Act as a key commercial stakeholder, liaising with internal teams such as Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance, Legal, and