Value Driven Category Manager

We have been trusted to serve communities since 1914 and grown to become a top listed company with over 115,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At our group, you'll not only make a difference to millions of lives—you'll also see your impact.

About the Team

Our Commercial team is large but close-knit. We are trading experts shaping the future of our company. We pride ourselves on long-lasting supplier relationships, new ideas and how passionately we work to help people eat and live better every day. And the best part? We're all different. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experience to every Business Unit across the country.

About the Role

This role sees you leverage procurement sourcing strategies whilst allowing key stakeholder relationships with several business units to drive added value within the wider Own Brand function.

You will:

• Support Value Added Sourcing initiatives to unlock end-to-end efficiency and deliver COGS savings.
• Contribute to volume and share growth by supporting strategic sourcing initiatives to offset investment in Strategy.
• Drive alignment of sourcing strategies with enterprise priorities and the strategic blueprint.
• Help identify and deliver 'right-fit' supplier partnerships focused on value creation, supply security, sustainability and benefits.
• Implement criteria for Value-Add agreements, including cost transparency, commodity impact visibility and efficiency targets.
• Enhance supplier collaboration for end-to-end reviews, packaging and product efficiency and cost input analysis.
• Collaborate and align with various internal stakeholders on priority alignment, governance and benefit realisation.

About You and Your Skills

We are looking for a strategic sourcing or procurement professional with strong commercial acumen, cross-functional collaboration skills and value-driven thinking. Individuals with prior experience in category management or senior developer roles that can demonstrate a sound understanding of manufacturing processes would also be advantageous. Strong project management, planning, problem-solving, and time management skills are essential.

You will also have:

• Proven experience within the retail or industry.
• Experience in complex negotiations across multiple categories, jurisdictions and stakeholder groups.
• Strong people skills and proven ability to engage with internal and external stakeholders.
• Critical thinking with the ability to operate in a dynamic customer-driven environment.
• Developed presentation and facilitation skills.

• Flexible working options: We encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, fooderie hub where you can sample products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive discounts on supermarket and liquor purchases online and in-store. We also offer additional periods of double discount at various times throughout the year. As well as exclusive deals for team members translating into additional savings.
• Reward through Recognition: Give and receive recognition linked to our values through our digital recognition platform. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for Learning and Development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you'll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore various career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid Parental Leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in Your Future: Our annual team member share plan allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase shares.

We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Indigenous peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.