Assistant Category Manager Beer

2 months ago

Darlinghurst, Australia ED - Group Support Functions Full time

**About Us**

Endeavour Group was created in 2020 through the restructure and merger of the Woolworths Group drinks and hospitality businesses. With a strong track record of growth, combined these businesses form the leading customer franchise in drinks and hospitality in Australia.

United behind a common purpose of ‘Creating a more sociable future together’, we are a 28,000+ strong team with more than 1600 stores and 330 hotels nationally, including leading brands such as Dan Murphy’s, BWS and ALH Hotels.

Endeavour Group has separated from Woolworths during the calendar year 2021 and is well-positioned as an ASX Top 50 Company. Join the team at an exciting time in their evolution

Do you have aspirations to become a Category Manager, and join the Beer industry? We have a rare opportunity to join the high-profile, fast-paced BWS Beer & Cider category team. As one of the biggest categories in BWS, this category will round out your buying skills and set you up for success to take the next step in your development journey.
- **Be part of a diverse, collaborative, high performing team to deliver the best offer in the market.**:

- **Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane - you choose, we offer flexibility.**:

- **Includes options to coach, develop and manage, to truly progress and grow your career.**

**About the Role**
This is an exciting opportunity to be an Assistant Category Manager (ACM) for Beer within BWS, one of the largest and high profile categories across Endeavour Group. This category will increase your visibility across the organisation, challenging you with the opportunity to enhance your negotiation skills and utilise your promotional planning experience. As an Assistant Category Manager, you'll partner with the broader category team and contribute to the execution of the category strategy, with a key focus on maximizing the beer portfolio's commercial performance through a strong trade and customer plan.

You’ll work closely with a number of key internal and external stakeholders across the industry, from BWS store teams to our global supply partners. No one day is the same You’ll build and manage supplier relationships end to end and will use your strong knowledge of the category and understanding of competitors, brands, consumer &
shopper trends to create customer-centric promotional strategies to drive sustainable growth.

If that’s not enough to get you interested, we’re also offering people management opportunities to truly progress your career, and help you take the next step

Reporting to the Category Manager, you will be responsible for:

- End to end promotional planning rhythm by partnering with relevant suppliers and internal teams to execute promotions that deliver upon strategic category objectives.
- Negotiate commercials with suppliers for promotions and marketing funding.
- Execute these promotions by providing exceptional support to our store teams in delivering world-class promotional execution and ensuring that issues are addressed and queries resolved in a timely manner.
- Utilise available data to regularly review performance with internal and external stakeholders.
- Manage sales and profit improvement through executing strategic category initiatives and promotional effectiveness.
- Prepare and brief major category campaigns, along with key supplier funded activities.
- Utilise analytical skills and understanding of customer insights to make informed decisions.

**About You**

We’re looking for an experienced Assistant Category Manager, looking to take the next step in their career.

You’ll bring to the role strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to build collaborative relationships. Having strong numerical, analytical, and negotiation skills, as well as proven experience in retail buying, marketing, or business development, will take you far.

You will also be able to demonstrate:

- Previous buying / ACM experience in FMCG/Retail environment.
- Proven experience in planning a strong, customer focussed, promotional program to maximize the commercial performance.
- A track record in using customer insights and data to make strategic and commercial business decisions.
- Strong commercial acumen, including numerical and analytical skills, with excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Strong ability to negotiate and influence both internal & external stakeholders.
- Passion for and demonstrated ability to build relationships and work collaboratively across all levels.
- Ability to work cross-functionality, under pressure, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.
- A customer-centric attitude and a passion for the liquor industry.
- Intermediate to advanced Excel skills; knowledge of SAP highly regarded.
- Degree or equivalent qualifications in business will be highly regarded.

**The benefits**
- **Great team discounts across the Endeavour Group business**:

- **We embrace flexible working arrangements**:

- **An attractive remuneratio

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