Assistant Category Manager

5 days ago


Docklands, Victoria, Australia coles Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Assistant Category Manager to join our Merchandise team at Coles Express. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for managing the Drinks and Dairy category, as well as overseeing various projects to support the category.

Key Responsibilities
  • Assist the Business Category Manager in growing profitable category sales and maintaining strong supplier relationships.
  • Manage forecasting and range reviews to ensure optimal category performance.
  • Collect, input, and maintain all category data, including promotional systems, data systems, and new lines.
  • Deliver against the overall category strategy and execute pricing, promotion, range selection, and layout development.
  • Develop strong supplier relationships to effectively partner and execute goals.
About You

We are looking for candidates with experience working within an FMCG and/or retail environment and strong knowledge of the merchandising function and processes.

You will need:

  • Strong organisational skills and ability to plan ahead to support the category's unique needs.
  • Prior experience with promotional and trade planning.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management with the ability to work closely and influence internal and external stakeholders to achieve objectives.
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience applying this to interpret industry dynamics and competitive retail landscape.
  • Strong analytical skills demonstrated through proactively sourcing customer insights and data to formulate category recommendations.
  • Experience working within cross-functional teams to manage and execute projects.


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