We are seeking an experienced Education Specialist (Contract) to help define, grow and optimise our education category across the Office National network. This is a hands‐on, commercial role where you'll bring deep expertise in education procurement, curriculum-based product ranges, and market trends to:
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- Build and execute a clear education category strategy
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- Optimise product ranges across school, childcare and institutional segments
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- Align supplier partnerships and unlock growth opportunities
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- Strengthen member capability to win and service education customers
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- enhance our E commerce offering for parents, schools and students
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You'll play a critical role in positioning Office National as a trusted partner to schools, childcare centres and tertiary education providers. Your key responsibilities include, but not limited to:
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Category Strategy & Range Optimisation
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- Review current education ranges across stationery, curriculum resources, furniture and early learning
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- Identify opportunities to expand, rationalise or enter new segments
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- Build a clear category architecture aligned to education needs and procurement behaviours
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- Assess supplier performance, pricing and product suitability
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- Identify and onboard new suppliers aligned to strategy
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- Develop exclusive ranges and private label opportunities
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- Ensure supply readiness for seasonal demand (e.g. Back to School)
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Pricing, Market Positioning & Procurement
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- Review competitor positioning and recommended pricing strategies
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- Support bulk pricing, tender requirements and contract frameworks
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- Provide guidance on school procurement processes and tender opportunities
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Category Growth & Expansion
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- Identify opportunities across early learning, classroom resources and education furniture
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- Support expansion into complementary categories and solutions
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- Ensure alignment to classroom use, compliance and customer needs
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Digital & Go-to-Market
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- Contribute to development of an education specialist site (including BTS journeys and bulk ordering)
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- Work with marketing on catalogues, campaigns and promotional strategies
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- Strengthen engagement across key trading periods (e.g. Back to School)
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Member Capability & Sales Enablement
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- Equip members with tools, frameworks and training
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- Help members win new education customers and grow existing accounts
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- Support large-scale order management and long-term customer relationships
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About You
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You are commercially minded, strategic and hands‐on, with strong experience in education or category management. You'll bring:
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- Proven experience in the education sector or category management
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- Strong understanding of education products and supply markets
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- Demonstrated experience in range development and optimisation
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- Supplier management and negotiation
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- Pricing and commercial strategy
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- Private label sourcing
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- Ability to translate market insights into actionable category plans
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- Experience working with dealer networks or B2B models (preferred)
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Why This Role?
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Shape a high-volume, high-growth category with strong commercial impact. Work across a broad, evolving product portfolio. Drive meaningful outcomes for a national member network. Flexible contract engagement with transparent deliverables and impact.