Assistant Category Manager

1 week ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia BWS Full time

Assistant Category Manager - Metro Bakery & Food for Now

  • A passion for relationship building and making a difference in our stores and for our customers will take you far
  • Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
  • Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.' It's that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in an dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll experience

  • A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
  • A progressive and flexible 'Work from Anywhere' policy that gives you more control over your work, life and wellbeing.*
  • Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.

What you'll do

  • Work alongside suppliers and developers to negotiate and bring to life fresh short shelf life products including working through baked and cooked in store process and procedures
  • Negotiating outcomes with suppliers around cost of goods, promotional & marketing funding
  • Manage key strategic Initiatives, as well as deliver targets on sales growth, profitability and market share.
  • Partner with a large number of suppliers to develop and execute strategy objectives
  • Deliver optimum ranges via a planned review schedule, offering choice that is store tailored, reflective of the category roles, incorporates changing customer trends and utilises focused customer insight

What you'll bring

  • Previous experience in Buying, product or category management, with an emphasis on project management across a number of cross functional initiatives, such as Reviews, Promotional Strategy, and bringing new products to market
  • A broad skill set in increasing sales and profit through implementation of strategic program initiatives
  • Analytical skills and understanding of customer insights to make informed decisions
  • Demonstrated the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders
  • An understanding of fresh short shelf life product life cycles and baking/cooking products in a retail store environment.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via #hybrid #work180.

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.

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