Role overview: Category Manager (CE) Dublin Currys, Dublin Support Centre : Omni Park Permanent Full Time Grade 4 At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology. As the UK's best:known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive : and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing. The Category Manager for Consumer Electronics (CE) will have full autonomy for driving the commercial performance of their respected business areas through delivery of market leading ranging, pricing and product management. The Category Manager will be responsible for the strategic direction of their business function along with implementing and executing several growth initiatives to ensure Currys is no1 in the CE space. The role will also encompass managing a local supply model within the TVs area and will have accountability for its day:to:day trading operation. You'll help define the path for the business : aligning across multiple functions including Services, Marketing, Finance, Retail, HR and Supply Chain whilst being expected to lead commercial discussions through the Commercial Team and beyond, as well as building relationships with new suppliers. The Category Manager will also work closely with counterparts in the UK to ensure that the Irish business has the best stock management, supplier propositions and commercial tools. Role overview: As part of this role, you'll be responsible for: - Defining and driving the category strategy across all respective channels under the remit of Consumer Electronics. Persistently seek new opportunities within the category from product to price to strategic advantage. - Autonomy for the Consumer Electronics commercial plan and achieving the yearly sales and margin budget lines - Building a Vision (TVs) strategy to develop our position within new products, identify the right suppliers to work with and advance the trading strategy for each segment. - Full responsibility for construction and execution of the Currys promotional roadmap - Building strong relationships with the Currys UK Commercial teams to ensure Ireland is incorporated in agreed supplier funded propositions, stock management is in line with sales forecasts and leverage shared supplier relationships to better benefit Currys Ireland growth ambition. - Constructing a supplier/partner strategy and liaise with wider stakeholder network across sales channels and marketing. Lead on our range change process and look to support stores channel with optimal product range. - Aligning category with sales channels with product based on purchase trends and projected volume uplift. Assist Currys with being first to market on product launches and new tech. - Leading an analytical data driven approach to competitor monitoring and promotional activities. Ambition to drive Currys and maintain Currys as No1 in CE segment in Ireland. - Driving agility in adapting to ever changing trading conditions. - Supporting stores with local initiatives and instore executions. Fluency with stores operations model and how commercial function fits into this. This role will entail a high level of direct engagement with our stores leadership team - Management of agency colleagues and their workflow You will need: - Experience in creating and launching new product categories and propositions (including sourcing and supplier on boarding) preferable. - Strategic pricing and positioning experience - Experience of managing supplier partnerships is a plus - Cross collaboration experience with various internal and external stakeholders - To be entrepreneurial by nature - To be Proficient in Microsoft Excel and wider MS 365 tools - Category Management experience within