Category & Partnerships Manager (Sporting &

2 months ago


Bella Vista, Australia WLiving Full time

**Category & Partnerships Manager - Sporting & Outdoor - Big W**
Category & Partnership Manager brings the BIG W Strategy to life by delivering the Category Strategy to create the best range and create value for our customers to maximise sales, profit and customer satisfaction.
- Deliver product innovation and new ranges which meet customer needs where we want to accelerate our pipeline of product in a meaningful way
- Deliver on partnering with new and existing partners, unlocking new product and partnership opportunities to transform the BIGW business.A passion for relationship building and making a difference in our stores and for our customers will take you far

**Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group
We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group - 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’

Here you’ll be supported and empowered 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. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support 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
- Deliver key product and innovation pipelines partnering with the Sourcing Team, Brand co, QA and our supplier partners, identifying market gaps and delivering to market in an accelerated timeline
- Partner with the Commercial team to build the category strategy by gaining a thorough understanding of customer insights & the market to contribute to the BIG W Strategy, makes clear recommendations and gains buy in from the relevant teams
- Partner with Souring, Brand co and our supplier partners to deliver the best product and the best unit price to deliver for the business and the customer along with our 2025 sustainability goals
- Curate ranges, refine pricing and promotion channel plan in line with Category Strategy, using Customer and Market insights to ensure it’s aligned to BIG W strategiesEnsure that all products ranged within the category are compliant to Australian consumer law. To ensure that all own brand and exclusive brand products are approved through the Big W QA processes prior to ranging of the product lines. To understand BIG W's New Product Development process as it relates to the products ranged within your category

**What you’ll bring
- Previous experience as a commercial retail buyer, successfully trading a sizeable category in terms of $ and options
- Strong negotiation skills
- Strong partnering and influencing skills with proven experience of building strong relationships to deliver a point of difference
- Experience working end to end with various stakeholder across internal & external stakeholders
- Ability to become an industry expert in the field of responsibility within Australia.Passion for product and product development, staying at the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement.
- **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.

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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