Strategic project manager Work, Jobs in Market Harborough, Lec (with Salaries)

Category Manager – Utilities and Specialist Infrastructure
Keyline —Northampton
- Full-time
- Analysis skills
- Negotiation
- Employee discount
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First Product Ltd, —Desborough
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- Weekend availability
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- Driving
- Free parking
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- £75,000 - £85,000 a year
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- Full-time
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- Microsoft Office
- Business development
- Free parking
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Business Development Manager
The Manufacturing Technology Centre —Coventry
- £50,000 - £65,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
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- Business development
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Assistant Project Manager
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- £33,000 - £44,000 a year
- Full-time
- PMP
- Analysis skills
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Senior Manager of Business Development - IP
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) —Coventry
- £65,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Sales
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- Business development
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Partnership Manager (m/f/d)
Unora GmbH —Northampton
- Hybrid work
- Business development
- Presentation skills
- Driving
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Portfolio Manager - Transformation & Change
Bleckmann Logistics UK Ltd —Lutterworth
- £70,000 - £75,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- PMP
- Engineering
- English
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
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Project Manager
Barclays —Northampton
- Project management
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Stategic Sales Property
BauWatch Group —Northampton
- £60,000 - £90,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- English
- Business development
New Product Development Manager
Tayto Group Limited —Corby
- £45,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- Marketing
- Microsoft Office
- In-person
- Free parking
- Employee assistance programme
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Commercial Operations Manager
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) —Coventry
- £60,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Bachelor's degree
- Business
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Partner Marketer
Fisher & Paykel Appliances —Northampton
- Full-time
- Microsoft Powerpoint
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Assistant Operations Manager
Chevron Traffic Management —Nuneaton
- Microsoft Office
- Supervising experience
- Construction experience
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Product Manager – Portfolio & Projects
U-POL Limited —Wellingborough
- Analysis skills
- Project management
- No degree
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Senior HR Advisor
GXO Logistics —Weldon and Gretton
- Up to £40,000 a year
- Full-time
- Management
- Analysis skills
- Human resources
- Annual leave
- Employee discount
Project Manager
PickEverard —Leicester
- Project management
- Presentation skills
- Contracts
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme
Business Development Manager - IP
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) —Coventry
- £55,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Engineering
- Business development
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Digital Merchandising Executive
RS Group —Corby
- Hybrid work
- Sales
- Merchandising
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
- Employee assistance programme

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Category Manager – Utilities and Specialist Infrastructure

Keyline -
Northampton

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Job details

Permanent | Full-time
1 hour ago

Benefits

Company pension
Employee discount

Qualifications

Category management
CIPS
Analysis skills
A Level
Negotiation

Full job description

Permanent - Full time

Salary: £Competitive Salary + Car Allowance + Benefits

Keyline

Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire

hrs/pw

Monday - Friday / Hybrid

Northampton

Reference: 52892

Keyline, part of Travis Perkins plc, are now hiring for an exceptional Utilities and Specialist Infrastructure Category Manager to join our commercial leadership team and play a pivotal role in shaping the commercial future of our business.

This is far more than a traditional procurement or supplier management role. You'll act as the crucial commercial bridge between suppliers and our internal sales network driving strategic partnerships, supporting targeted sales campaigns, and ensuring seamless cross-business alignment to win major national and regional business.

If you're a commercially minded, customer-focused category leader who thrives on building impactful range strategies, negotiating strong trading terms and delivering profitable growth in a fast-paced environment, we'd love to hear from you!

The Opportunity

As Category Manager – Utilities and Specialist Infrastructure, reporting directly to the Commercial Director, you will take full ownership of Keyline’s commercial strategy across the Utility and Specialist Infrastructure markets.

You will hold end-to-end accountability for category sales, gross margin, supplier trading terms (rebates), product availability and stock health. Working in close collaboration with branch, sales and marketing teams.

What You'll Be Doing

Strategy Ownership: Creating, owning, and delivering a customer focused category strategy that drives profitable growth in sales, gross margin and market share.
Customer Proposition & Range: Developing a market leading product range that offers the optimum balance of quality and value, fully aligned with contractor and customer requirements.
Margin & Terms Optimisation: Delivering COGs and margin improvements through robust supplier trading term negotiations, group synergy projects and direct sourcing initiatives.
Budget Accountability: Owning the category budget for sales and profitability, continuously monitoring trading performance and executing agile action plans to meet business targets.

Supplier Performance & Safety: Actively managing supplier relationships to guarantee they meet key performance metrics, service levels and strict safety expectations.
Cross-Functional Execution: Collaborating with branch, sales, marketing, and pricing teams to execute promotional campaigns, pricing strategies and optimised range and space plans.
Stock & Availability Management: Partnering with supply chain teams to achieve product availability targets while cost-effectively managing slow moving, dead, or exit stock.

About You

You'll be an ambitious, highly resilient commercial leader who combines strong analytical capabilities with exceptional negotiation skills and a passion for building lasting stakeholder relationships.

Essential

Proven experience in category management or a similar commercial role within the building, distribution, or infrastructure sectors.

Demonstrated track record of developing and executing successful category strategies informed by market analysis.

Strong commercial acumen and analytical capability, with hands-on experience in supplier management and range development.

Powerful negotiation, persuasion, and stakeholder engagement skills.

Self-motivated and adaptable problem-solver, capable of working at pace and making independent commercial decisions to meet tight deadlines.

Minimum A-level or college equivalent education.

We'd Particularly Like to See

CIPS qualification (or equivalent).

Deep product and market knowledge within the Utilities and Specialist Infrastructure sectors.

Good understanding of building industry key customers, market drivers, regulatory legislation, and competitor networks.

Experience leading project delivery across multi-functional teams.

What’s in it for you?

Competitive base salary of plus an annual bonus linked to business performance

Company car allowance / Company Car

Generous pension scheme with matched contributions (based on length of service)

Save as you earn and share schemes that let you share in the Group's success.

Colleague discount across Travis Perkins Group brands - 20% off at Toolstation

Private medical cover

Why Join Us?

You'll have the opportunity to:

Shape and elevate the commercial strategy for Keyline’s key utility and infrastructure accounts.

Take complete ownership of a high value category budget.

Partner directly with external supplier executives, internal sales directors and regional branch teams.

Drive meaningful financial and operational improvements through strategic sourcing, pricing and range architecture.

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're an ambitious category leader looking for a role that combines strategic influence, market innovation and direct commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you!

Apply Now

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