Head of Category - Commercial at City Plumbing

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Shape the future of City Plumbing! As Head of Category, you’ll define our commercial strategy for commercial plumbing and heating, HVAC and sanitaryware. You’ll drive innovation, contribute to exponential growth and in turn shape the future of Commercial at City Plumbing.

City Plumbing are delighted to announce Commercial at City Plumbing, a brand new venture that looks to sell the full range of products for the commercial construction market.

The Role:

We’re already a market leader in the domestic Plumbing and Heating sector, selling products to both trade and consumer customers. But now we are expanding into the Commercial (Non-Residential) sector too. 

This is why we’re excited to announce Commercial at City Plumbing has now been established offering solutions across the Commercial sector including everything from Bathrooms & Washrooms to Mechanical & Electrical Building services- selling the full range of products for commercial construction projects.

As part of this new venture, we’re now looking to recruit a Head of Category to be responsible for directing and managing all commercial activities related to your categories. As Head of Category you’ll work with key stakeholders from within the Commercial Non Residential business and wider Group colleagues, you will develop and execute strategies to enhance Commercial product offering across various sectors. 

Driving innovation, the Head of Category will ensure that we are compliant with regulations and standards. This Head of Category requires strong leadership skills, strategic thinking, and a deep understanding of the Commercial HVAC and Sanitaryware markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategic plans to drive initiatives related to all product categories that support the Commercial Non-Residential business & across the organisation.
• Guide a team of professionals to execute Commercial Non-Residential projects, ensuring alignment with organisational goals and objectives. Developing and managing budgets, forecasts, and financial models to enable the successful implementation commercial Plumbing & Heating, HVAC and Sanitaryware projects and initiatives
• Managing communications and engagement with key stakeholders in the business including the Sales and Operations teams to ensure that the propositions continue to grow in the right direction.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including the Head of Proposition owners to integrate Commercial Non-Residential considerations into product development, sales, operations, and procurement processes. Ensuring that new product ranges are embedded and understood in the key areas of the business that will sell them & that the commercial set up is in line with expectations at all times.
• Effectively develop and manage key supplier relationships for the propositions, to ensure that we form sustainable and profitable partnerships in the industry as well as identifying and directing the development of the Highbourne Group own label product range to support the strategy & 5 Year Plan.
• Monitor and investigate key performance indicators (KPIs) to track the effectiveness of Commercial Non-Residential category led programs and initiatives.
• Stay abreast of regulatory changes and industry developments related to Commercial Non-Residential, and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Establish and maintain partnerships with industry stakeholders, government agencies, and other relevant organisations to advance energy efficiency goals.

We’re a new team so collaboration for us is really important. Whilst the majority of our roles will be hybrid, there will always be a need for in person interaction. So whilst we encourage all applications you must be UK Based and prepared to travel to our head office in Crick (Northamptonshire).

You:

You’ll live and breathe our customer-first ethos, with a proactive and “can-do” approach. You’ll enjoy working collaboratively with our brand new Commercial at City Plumbing team and you’ll be committed to acting with integrity and honesty in everything you do.

Skills and competencies

• Experience in Driving Commercial results in a Matrix organisation or business with Operations teams
• Strong proven experience in the sector or a related field, with a proven track record of success in driving commercial initiatives.
• Strong reasoning skills, with the ability to understand data, identify trends, and make data-driven decisions.
• Excellent team management skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Able to build relationships quickly and be a champion for Commercial at City Plumbing.
• Strong business acumen within the industry and strong understanding of the building services standards and compliance.

Us:

From boilers to bathroom suites, tubing to towel rails and everything in between, City Plumbing has all the products our customers need to complete the job. And we have all you need to build a successful career! We’re proud of our reputation for selling quality plumbing and heating products to both trade and retail customers and we’re super excited about our future. We put our colleagues at the heart of all we do, giving them all the tools they need to be successful, happy and feel rewarded in their career with us.

Benefits Package and Cultural Environment:

• Bonus
• Discounts, savings and cash back at numerous retailers
• Life assurance
• Extended family policy including maternity, paternity, additional annual leave and more
• Mental Health First Aiders and Employee Assistance Programme, we look out for each other
• Complete induction and a company that lets you grow and encourages development
• Financial education and loans
• Flexible working options
• A business striving to create an environment of inclusion so everyone can be their true self
• And more!

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We’re passionate about creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates and values diversity. Bring your whole self to work regardless of age, disability, gender identity or reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. We don’t want you to ‘fit’ our culture, we want you to enrich it. 

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