Assistant Category Manager

5 months ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Coles Group Full time

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
Commercial is a large but close-knit group. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience to every Business Unit at Coles Supermarkets, Liquor and Coles Local. We pride ourselves on the partnerships that we build, new ideas we develop and how passionately we work on convenient, healthy solutions for our customers.

**About the role**:
In this Assistant Category Manager role, you will work closely with and report into the Senior Category Manager Seafood. In this role you will be responsible for developing exciting innovation with a focus on assisting with the seafood category. You will collaborate with our varied supplier base. You will be a in a role that is fast paced, with numerous strategic objectives to deliver in the coming Financial Year.

You will assist in growing profitable category sales, maintaining strong supplier relationships, and support the customer-centric category strategy. You will be responsible for leading trade planning, ranging of new and exciting products whilst also managing and leading a variety of projects.

You'll also:

- Have end to end accountability, managing forecasting and range reviews
- Deliver against the overall category strategy
- Execute the category’s pricing, promotion, range selection and layout development
- Develop strong supplier relationships to effectively partner and execute goals
- Manage the collection, in-put, and maintenance of all category data, including promotional systems, data systems and new lines
- Management of dedicated P&L

**About you and your skills**:
You’ll also need:

- Skills within procurement/sourcing of products
- Knowledge of the merchandising function and processes
- Demonstrated analytical skills through proactively sourcing customer insights and data to formulate category recommendations
- Ability to build and articulate category strategy
- Cross functional experience with teams to manage and execute projects
- Developed communication skills and strong negotiation and influencing skills, with both internal and external stakeholders

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With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is our investment and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

Job ID: 123298

Employment Type: Full time

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