Assistant Category Manager

4 months ago


Bella Vista, Australia Woolworths Full time

Full Time Opportunity
- Flexible working options - NSW based role Excellent opportunity for growth within the group

**We are Woolworths Group
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.

We are looking for an experienced ACM to join our team in Medicinal & Personal Wash, managing key elements of the portfolio.

This role is responsible for managing the Promotional and Trade Plan, whilst delivering to target on sales growth profitability and market share. You will partake in close management of suppliers from small to large, in a fast paced environment with stretch elements including buying jobs for events and supporting to manage range reviews in certain sub-categories

**What you’ll do:
- Optimise the promotional program through the frequency, depth, funding and phasing of promotions whilst ensuring we are providing market leading value for our customers
- Utilise data and insights to ensure our promotional offers are customer led and deliver a ROI
- Leverage sales driving tactics for key customer offers (brochure, sales planning, event space etc)
- Negotiate with Suppliers on promotional investment and executions (aligning to KPI’s)
- Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders e.g. Category Manager & Assistant, Marketing, Online, Replenishment, Promotions etc. to implement promotional activity effectively
- Support range reviews negotiating outcomes Manage Buy for seasonal events

**What you’ll bring:
**We are looking for an experienced Assistant Category Manager in Promotional Management and strong negotiation skills to deal with high profile FMCG suppliers.
- Previous buying experience
- Demonstrated the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders
- Proven ability of delivering against KPIs within previous roles
- The ability to use customer insights and data to make strategic and commercial business decisions Strong commercial acumen

**What you’ll experience**
- The opportunity to grow within the group
- Strong mentorship and development; opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
- Hybrid or fully remote working arrangements depending on your home location
- Unparalleled growth opportunities Get your Woolies worth through team member benefits across all of our brands

**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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