Category Assistant

1 week ago

Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia Big W Full time

What we're like
At BIG W everyday's a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big.

There are over 15,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns.

And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solutions and real care.


If you have a passion for designing and delivering great customer and team experiences, a desire to join a business that is rapidly evolving into a purpose led digital retailer enabled by a great store network, and you're looking for a place that cares about your development and growth, you could be who we're looking for.


  • Join one of Australia's most loved brands
  • 12 month contract full time
  • Join a highly energetic and innovative team
  • Enjoy a workplace flexibility culture
**The Role: **The Category Assistant role brings the BIG W Strategy to life by providing the Commercial Leaders, Stakeholders and Suppliers high levels of support whilst maintaining overall data integrity to contribute to maximise sales, profit and customer satisfaction and optimise inventory. This role is a 12 month contract role working full time

**_Key responsibilities will include:
- **This is a very complex category which is split into operating rhythms:
  • Confectionery, Seasonal Food, Food drinks and Snacks, Promotions, Displays, Range Review and Administration
  • Seasonal more like projects Xmas, Easter, Mothers Day, Fathers Day and
Halloween

  • Support Category Leaders with supplier correspondence and relations to
- contribute to overall business VOS

  • Support the development and maintenance of the assortment plan & buy plan
- and the collection of new article information to ensure data integrity

  • Maintain data integrity (include but not limited to create article shells, maintain
- master data, discontinue products, maintain accurate price, and promotional
- information) to support the Commercial team and stakeholders to deliver
- towards business strategy

  • Support Category Leaders with raising, adjusting and maintaining contracts and
- purchase orders (local only) to ensure accuracy of contracts & orders

  • Build deep knowledge of categories to provide support to Commercial Leaders
  • Role model BIG W Purpose, Values and Ways of Working
  • Develop as a Category Assistant with clear development & succession plan to
- build trusted relationships within the BIG W business

About You:

You orient yourself around doing what's meaningful, purposeful and delivers value. You're excited about being part of a business transformation and being a disruptor on one of Australia's biggest stages.

You're curious and empathetic, and as a systems thinker you have an eye for the bigger picture.

You thrive in ambiguity, and deal with complexity by collaborating with colleagues, listening to customers, testing ideas and continuously learning.

**_In addition you will possess:
- ** years experience in an Administrative role

  • Experience working on SAP will be highly regarded
  • Retail working experience would be advantageous
**What's in it for you?

  • Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths.
  • Opportunity to join the most engaging team in the business.


 Tech options
  • Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too.
  • An exciting career as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people.
  • Flexibility and worklife balance policies that will help you thrive.
**Joining the Group

As part of the wider Woolworths Group, we care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered.

We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage.

We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.


As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

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

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