Assistant Category Manager

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About the opportunity

As Assistant Category Manager, you'll play a key role in supporting the Category Manager to drive revenue, profit, and stock turn targets for a specific product group. You'll manage inventory flow from suppliers across our retail network, liaise with external partners, and collaborate with internal teams, including Supply Chain, Retail Operations, Marketing and Legal to execute category strategies and deliver optimal product outcomes. This is a 12 month – fixed term opportunity.

What you'll deliver with us

You'll drive product development from inception to shelf, identifying gaps, emerging trends, and sales opportunities. This includes pricing, supplier negotiation, range planning, store delivery, and ongoing commercial and performance analytics to maximise results.

You'll also

• Coordinate and implement product forecasts for promotional campaigns (catalogues) and then liaise with suppliers to place the required order details within agreed deadlines and product introduction timelines
• Liaise and work collaboratively with Merchandise Planning and Visual Merch Teams for new product introductions to ensure accurate placement onto planograms or floor space within stores and via the range review schedules or implementation dates
• Undertake regular monitoring of KPIs in conjunction with the Category Manager associated with the management of inventory stored with Suppliers, in Retail Outlets, and identify inefficiencies and recommend process improvements and/or courses of action

About you

We're seeking a dynamic individual with proven category experience in retail. You take initiative, excel under pressure, and thrive in fast-paced environments with constant change. You're flexible, hands-on, and always ready to support new initiatives across the business. With strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively at all levels, you build trusted relationships and influence outcomes.

You'll also need

• Extensive knowledge of key market drivers, industry players and latest developments within competitive markets.
• Experience with budgeting and cost control techniques to maintain financial control of income and expenditure.
• Managed a number of projects/campaigns simultaneously from conception to implementation.

How we'll deliver for you

• Join one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse workforces in Australia, where we're all ages, genders and come from all walks of life.
• We deliver on our values of Trust, Inclusivity, Empowerment and Safety every day. They're the TIES that bind our team together.
• We offer a great range of benefits, including a focus on work-life balance & career development opportunities, and exclusive discounts through our Post Perks program.

We're delivering together

At Australia Post, we acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we operate, live and gather as employees. We believe our business should reflect the diverse communities we operate in and are proud to be an inclusive workplace for people from all walks of life. We encourage applications from people of all ages, genders and backgrounds including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, People with Disability, LGBTQIA+ and Refugees.

We are one of the largest organisations in Australia to successfully achieve Disability Confident Recruiter status. We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free recruitment process and workplace for those living with a disability and are committed to reviewing and removing bias in our processes to create a gender-equitable recruitment experience and workplace. If you have any questions about accessibility, please contact our Diversity & Inclusion team on inclusivecareers@auspost.com.au.