Category Specialist

3 weeks ago

Bella Vista, Australia Woolworths Full time

**Unique permanent opportunity supporting one of the largest portfolios in Australia**:

- **Support the Products, Supply Chain Network & Fulfillment category teams**:

- **Based in Sydney with flexible working options
**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 a 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.

**About the opportunity
**The Category Specialist will support the Category and Portfolio Managers to execute the Woolworths Procurement Strategy. They will utilise the Category Management Framework to deliver to business requirements within their window of opportunity. They will deliver the annual sourcing plans and meet the team's KPIs to increase value across ‘not for resale’ products and services spend.

The Category Specialist will also contribute to the development and execution of the category strategies and sourcing initiatives to deliver best total value outcomes, whilst providing high levels of stakeholder satisfaction and compliance with procurement policies, standards and processes.

**What you’ll do
**Key responsibilities include:

- Support the development of category plans in conjunction with key stakeholders.
- Support and drive key Goods Not for Resale (GNFR) initiatives working in depth with our business stakeholders.
- Identify procurement activity business partners and influence them as required to achieve desired outcomes and conduct market analysis to drive category strategies. Anticipate and execute contract-based opportunities.

**What you’ll bring**
- Preferably tertiary qualified in Procurement, Supply Chain, or Business Administration.
- Experience in a similar procurement role and preferably studying towards or obtaining relevant professional accreditation or certification, such as MCIPS.
- Experience with procurement technology platforms (i.e. Ariba or similar)
- Sound appreciation of category management principles and processes, with an understanding of contract law. Strong results focus, with a continuous improvement skill set.

**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.

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