Job Purpose: Vendor, Technology or Business Unit, Profit & Loss (P&L), commercial and operational ownership by collaborating with all relevant business functions to deliver best in class systems, tools, processes, financial data integrity and reporting Responsibilities: - Execute the Business Unit strategy in full alignment with the agreed strategy to grow profitable market share. - Lead the vendor pricing strategy through collaboration with profit team to review price elasticity and handle exception management - Collaborate with the Business Intelligence team to provide market reports and analysis, and using this data to identify trends to make sound business proposals - Support development of direct reports and/or development of divisional assistant category managers (ACM's) - Ownership for full product and vendor lifecycle management, including system accuracy, product adoption & creation and contract management - Hold operational & commercial relationship with vendor key stakeholders - Identification of commercial & operational process improvements - Ensure ongoing use of CRM tools to ensure best in class business continuity - Input into quarterly vendor business planning and execution. Knowledge Skills and Experience - Highly numerate - Commercial acumen - Strong communication skills - Time management & prioritisation skills - Strong sense of ownership and accountability - Excellent analytical skills - Good relationship skills - Experience in the IT industry with channel and/or vendor at a category management level, ideally from a finance, purchasing or product marketing background - Experience of SAP R3 and business warehouse - Strong Microsoft office skills - Experience of working within a matrix structure - Proven ability multi task in a fast paced environment - Business planning experience with strong operational cadence Cultural Competency Requirements: - Within Tech Data diversity is one of our fundamental shared values. We are a multi-cultural environment and we pride ourselves on being a welcoming place of work where we celebrate inclusion and champion people from a multitude of backgrounds. Join our team to connect the world with the power of technology!