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At Ahlsell, you will join a warm culture where our core values of simplicity, responsibility, and openness permeate our operations. These values describe how we work and how we relate to customers, suppliers, society, and not least, to each other. Do you want to make a difference? Our vision at Ahlsell - "We are building a more sustainable society" - describes what our operations and offerings aim to achieve. At Ahlsell, we are part of our customers' daily lives; we help them make it easier to be professionals.

At Ahlsell, our employees are our most important asset. Together with our commitment and knowledge, we can become better than yesterday every day. To thrive with us, you enjoy working in an open, positive, and entrepreneurial culture where you have the opportunity to grow and develop. Simply put, "the best time of your career" – our employee promise to you!

Category Manager EL, Plumbing, Sundries & Protection (PSU) – Ahlsell Retail (Gelia & Skydda)

Do you have a passion for category development, business, and strong supplier relationships? Do you want to help develop some of the strongest brands in the Nordics within installation and workplace safety products? Then this might be the role for you.

As a Category Manager within Ahlsell Retail, you will play a key role in the development of our product areas EL, Plumbing, Sundries, and Protection (PSU) under the brands Gelia and Skydda. You are responsible for ensuring a competitive, profitable, and market-adapted assortment that meets the needs of both retailers and end customers.

You will work closely with suppliers, internal functions, and the market to develop the business, identify new opportunities, and strengthen our positions within each category. This role is suitable for you if you are driven by combining commercial thinking with a strong customer and assortment focus.

What can we offer you?

At Ahlsell Retail, you become part of an engaged team where collaboration, knowledge sharing, and business acumen are at the center. You work together with experienced colleagues in product management, purchasing, marketing, and sales, and have great opportunities to influence both the development of the assortment and the business results.

Our values – Responsibility, Openness, and Simplicity – permeate our way of working. We believe in developing together, taking initiative, and creating success through strong relationships, both internally and externally.

As part of the Ahlsell Group, we actively work with sustainability, inclusion, and long-term business development. We strive to be an attractive workplace where employee development and well-being are as important as our business results.

Your future responsibilities

As a Category Manager, you are responsible for developing, managing, and optimizing the assortment within EL, Plumbing, Sundries, and Protection (PSU). You ensure that our products and offerings are relevant, competitive, and profitable in our various sales channels.

Examples of tasks:

• Participate in the development and management of the assortment within your categories
• Formulate and implement category and assortment strategies
• Drive supplier collaborations and annual negotiations
• Identify and introduce new products, concepts, and market opportunities
• Responsible for base pricing, margin development, and profitability monitoring
• Be involved in the development of own brands and product concepts
• Ensure the assortment is adapted for different sales channels and customer segments
• Work closely with the marketing and sales organization regarding campaigns, launches, and assortment activities
• Follow market development, trends, and customer needs to ensure a relevant offering
• Analyze sales data, inventory development, and key figures to optimize the business
• Participate in supplier visits, trade fairs, and industry activities

Who are you?

We are looking for you who have experience in category development, category management, purchasing, or sales, preferably within construction, installation, tools, workplace safety, or related industries.

You are business-oriented, analytical, and thrive on combining strategic work with operational execution. You have a genuine interest in products and market development, as well as the ability to turn insights into concrete business opportunities.

To succeed in the role, we see that you:

• Are accustomed to negotiating and building long-term supplier relationships
• Have good business understanding and experience working with profitability, pricing, and assortment management
• Are structured and accustomed to working in a data-driven manner
• Have good analytical skills and experience handling large amounts of information
• Have very good knowledge of Excel and business systems
• Communicate fluently in Swedish and English, both verbally and in writing
• Are relationship-building and thrive on collaborating across organizational boundaries

Experience from retail, wholesale, or the supplier side within EL, Plumbing, Sundries, or Protection (PSU) is an advantage.

With us, you get the opportunity to influence the development of well-known brands and contribute to creating the market's most attractive assortment. Welcome to become part of Ahlsell Retail and our continued growth journey.

We offer

Working as a Category Manager gives you good opportunities to develop in your role.

Scope: Full-time, permanent

Start date: Immediately according to agreement.

Location: Nearest office preferably near Grästorp, Ulricehamn, Gothenburg, Malmö, or Stockholm

Application: Apply via Ahlsell's website. http://www.ahlsell.se (http://www.ahlsell.se). Selection is ongoing, but we want your application by 2026-07-20 at the latest.

Contact: For questions regarding the position, contact Johan Orest, [email protected], tel. 0708-297963.

Ahlsell is where people live, work, and lead their lives. As a leading distributor of technical installation, we drive development together with our customers for those who manufacture, install, build, repair, and maintain. With a wide range of sustainable products and services, our specialist knowledge, and world-class logistics, it is our job to make the daily lives of our professional customers easier. With a turnover of approx. 50 billion SEK, approx. 7,500 employees, over 300 stores, and four central warehouses, we do everything to fulfill our customer promise: Ahlsell makes it easier to be a pro.