Technical manager Work, Jobs in Gretna, Dgy (with Salaries)

Trainee Category Buyer
JDP —Carlisle
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Microsoft Excel
- Sales
- Customer service
- Employee discount
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Plumber / Plumbing and Heating Engineer – £40k–£46k
Stevie Wight Electrical Plumbing Heating —Dumfries
- £40,000 - £46,000 a year
- Overtime
- Supervising experience
- Plumbing
- In-person
- Annual leave
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4d
Client Portfolio Manager - Practice Accountant - Carlisle
Lamont Pridmore —Carlisle
- £42,500 - £49,500 a year
- Overtime
- Travel
- Accounting
- QuickBooks
- Free parking
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Project Manager
Bendalls Engineering Limited —Carlisle
- £53,000 - £56,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
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3d
Payroll Services Manager - Carlisle
Lamont Pridmore —Carlisle
- £28,000 - £35,000 a year
- Overtime
- Microsoft Excel
- IT
- Communication skills
- Free parking
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Associate/Principal Engineer (Depending on Experience) - Chartered Engineer - Cockermouth
Tetra Tech —Cockermouth
- Hybrid work
- Management
- Continuous improvement
- Travel
Regional Account Manager
Rubix —Nith
- Full-time
- Customer service
- Business development
- Communication skills
9d
Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust —Carlisle
- £32,073 - £39,043 a year
- Part-time
- Relocation assistance
Workshop Manager
Stagecoach —Carlisle
- £42,453 a year
- Full-time
- Employee discount
11d
Quality Assurance
2 Sisters Food Group —Carlisle
- Full-time
- Organisational skills
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Employee assistance programme
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Insite Stores Manager
Rubix —Lochmaben
- Full-time
- Microsoft Excel
- Management
- Customer service
Motor Vehicle Technician
Volvo Car UK —Carlisle
- £35,500 - £52,000 a year
- Part-time
- Schematics
- Maintenance
- Power tools
- Annual leave
- Flexible schedule
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Risk Manager
Mace —Carlisle
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Computer networking
- Construction experience
- Communication skills
2d
Principal Engineer - Cockermouth
Tetra Tech —Cockermouth
- Hybrid work
- Continuous improvement
- Mentoring
Specialty Doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust —Carlisle
- £63,696 - £102,689 a year
- Full-time
- Relocation assistance
7d
Draughtsman/woman
Bendalls Engineering Limited —Carlisle
- £38,000 - £41,000 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- Bachelor's degree
- Travel
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Annual leave
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3d
CNC Machinist
Cochran Ltd —Annan
- £16.71 an hour
- Full-time
- Quality control
- In-person
- Mechanical knowledge
- Free parking
- Gym membership
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Trainee Category Buyer

JDP -
Carlisle

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Microsoft Excel
Category management
Sales
Customer service
Procurement
SAP
Supply chain
Microsoft Office
Administrative experience
Analysis skills
Organisational skills
Purchasing
Communication skills
Negotiation

Full job description

Company Description

Want to know more about us? We are the experts in civils drainage and water management. For over half a century we’ve been combining quality products, knowledgeable staff, dedicated delivery, a national branch network and technical assistance to be the one-stop shop for our customers. We continue to experience remarkable growth and stability and this is thanks to our unwavering commitment to excellent customer service and robust business strategy. Following fantastic results in 2024, backed up by a record breaking 2025, we continue to go from strength to strength. There has never been a better time to join JDP. Our people are at the heart of our operations, and we pride ourselves on being a great company to work for!

Job Description

Are you looking to start or develop your career in Buying, Procurement or Category Management?

At JDP, we're looking for an enthusiastic and commercially minded Trainee Category Buyer to join our team. This is an exciting opportunity to learn all aspects of category management, supplier relationship management, and procurement within a successful and growing business.

Working closely with the Category Manager, you'll gain valuable experience in managing products from initial sourcing through to sales, helping to ensure we have the right products available for our customers at the right price and in the right locations.

This role offers excellent career development opportunities and would suit someone with strong analytical skills, a commercial mindset, and a desire to build a long-term career in buying and supply chain management.

What You'll Be Doing

Supporting the Category Manager with the day-to-day management of product categories.
Maintaining supplier, product and purchasing master data.
Assisting with purchasing forecasts and stock planning activities.
Supporting supplier communications and relationship management.
Monitoring pricing, sales, and margin performance.
Assisting with supplier compliance, quality, and product documentation.
Helping to identify opportunities to improve sales, profitability, and customer satisfaction.
Supporting range reviews and product performance analysis.
Working closely with branches, sales teams, suppliers, and stock control teams.
Assisting with promotional activity, product launches, and category development projects.
Producing reports and analysing data to support business decisions.
Learning negotiation and supplier management skills from experienced colleagues.

Qualifications

What We're Looking For

We recognise that you may not have direct buying experience, so we're looking for someone with the right attitude and potential to grow.

Essential

Strong organisational and administrative skills.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
A proactive and enthusiastic approach to learning.
Good numerical and analytical ability.
Strong attention to detail.
Ability to build effective working relationships.
Good Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel.
Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple tasks.

Desirable

Experience in an administrative, customer service, sales, supply chain or purchasing environment.
Knowledge of the civils, drainage, or construction sector.
Experience using SAP, Phocas or similar business systems.

Additional Information

What You'll Gain

Structured training and mentoring from experienced Category Manager.
Exposure to procurement, supplier management, forecasting, and commercial analysis.
Opportunities to develop negotiation and category management skills.
Career progression opportunities within JDP's Supply Chain and Commercial teams.
Flexible/hybrid working following successful completion of probation.

Benefits

Competitive Salary
Contributory Pension Scheme
Staff Discounts/ Perkbox

Apply today and start your journey towards a career in Category Management with JDP.

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technical manager jobs in gretna, dgy

Trainee Category Buyer

Plumber / Plumbing and Heating Engineer – £40k–£46k

Client Portfolio Manager - Practice Accountant - Carlisle

Project Manager

Payroll Services Manager - Carlisle

Associate/Principal Engineer (Depending on Experience) - Chartered Engineer - Cockermouth

Regional Account Manager

Medicines Management Pharmacy Technician

Workshop Manager

Quality Assurance

Insite Stores Manager

Motor Vehicle Technician

Risk Manager

Principal Engineer - Cockermouth

Specialty Doctor Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Draughtsman/woman

CNC Machinist

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