Category and Growth Manager
6 months ago
A full time, permanent opportunity has arisen for a talented Growth and Category Manager to join our Bupa Optical & Hearing team.
Reporting to General Manager Product, Strategy & Commercial you will lead the strategic thinking, planning & end to end project delivery around our go to market and growth activities across all growth opportunities focusing on Partnership, B2B Sales, existing and new product launches. You will have a growth-oriented mindset and be accountable for the overall performance and growth of lens and contact lens categories.
This is a hybrid role, and you are welcome to work from home or our Melbourne, Sydney or Brisbane CBD office locations.
**What will your day look like**:
- Strategy & Business Development
- New Customer Acquisition
- Account Management
- Category Sales & Margin Performance
- Market and customer insights driving pricing strategy
- Technical skills and capability uplift within the category, including processes
- Vendor partnership and management
- Strategic Project delivery
You may also carry out any other duties reasonably requested by Bupa from time to time.
**Why work at Bupa?**
We reward our people and celebrate their success. From providing initiatives that develop careers to looking after our people’s health, wellbeing, and futures.
Our health is the most important thing we have and at Bupa, caring is at the centre of everything we do - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We also know that to care for our customers, we must first care for our people. That is why Bupa has launched Viva Healthier and Happier - our new and comprehensive global health and wellbeing program for our employees. It includes all aspects of health - from mental and physical, to financial, social and environmental wellbeing.
Through the Viva Healthier and Happier program, we’re providing health benefits for everyone who works at Bupa, no matter their role. We want to support our people to be the healthiest and happiest versions of themselves.
**What do I need?**
- 5+ years’ experience within category management and business development; experience within the Optical industry with be highly regarded.
- Advanced financial and vendor management skills
- Demonstrated experience in delivery of new ideas and innovation to drive sales and customer satisfaction
- Proven experience of delivering positive commercial outcomes within a large business environment
- Advance understanding of retail fundamentals (marketing, supply chain, operations and merchandising)
- Advance project management skills
- A proven track record in achieving sales and profit KPIs
- A motivating, leading, & hands on approach
- Exceptional presentation and communication skills
- Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Excel in particular
- Demonstrable use of data to drive decision making and deliver results
**About Bupa Asia Pacific**
Bupa is an international healthcare group which has been committed to a purpose of helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world for more than 70 years.
Bupa Asia Pacific operates in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong, supporting about 6.5 million customers through a broad range of health and care services including health insurance, aged care, dental, medical, optical and hearing services. Employing more than 20,000 people in the region, we believe that we can make a real difference to the lives of customers through our values, purpose and the way that we deliver personalised care.
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