Trainee/assistant Category Manager

1 day ago

Rowville, Australia GPC Asia Pacific Full time

**About us**:
With over 90 years operational experience, **GPC Asia Pacific** is the largest automotive aftermarket parts supplier in Australia and New Zealand, supported by Genuine Parts Company in North America, owner of the NAPA parts distribution business, and the parent company of iconic Australian aftermarket brands like **Repco**.

Every day we deliver careers and experiences that are both challenging and rewarding. We have fun at work and celebrate our achievements and milestones, big and small. We foster an environment where we focus on results and continuous improvement and our people share our passion.

**The role and you**:
Join us in this fixed term role, with potential to extend or move to other areas of the business.

Playing an integral part in the coordination of category related collateral, this fast-paced role reports directly to a Merchandise Manager, and ensures that category/merchandise plans are rolled out to schedule.

You’ll know you’re the right person for the role if you have a resilient, tenacious personality, you thrive in a fast-paced role, and you love the challenge of meeting deadlines. Able to work with set objectives and set information, and yet be confident in in your problem-solving skills, asking questions along the way.

**Duties include**:

- Meet business objectives in relation to category plans
- Assist in ensuring catalogue deadlines are met
- Create and procure content for packaging and online
- Data analysis and review
- Report preparation and presentation
- General administration support related to the role and category
- Internal and external stakeholder relationship building

**The successful applicant will have**:

- Category, merchandise or buying exposure, or a passion for developing a career in this area
- Retail or FMCG experience desirable
- Strong communication skills and the ability to develop solid stakeholder relationships
- Well-developed excel skills, and good experience in all other Microsoft packages
- A love of data and ability to analyse information, identify key points and make recommendations
- A keen eye for detail, and strong sense of logic
- Strong excel skills
- A natural ability to be organised

**We can offer you**

As well as working for a true industry leader, you will be rewarded with:

- A structured, supportive and committed team environment
- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
- Employee Assistance program
- Opportunities for career growth
- Access to GPC’s exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more

**Thank you for your interest in becoming part of the GPC Asia Pacific family.

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