Assistant Category Manager

**Company Description** Ampol is Powered by People.** It’s a great place to work. We’re an inclusive company, incredibly proud of our diversity, and we respect and value the contributions of all our people.

Our company has always been about more than fuel. While fuel may be the foundation of our business, our motivation and purpose come from the people, businesses, industries, and communities we engage with. From our origins until today, we’ve been inspired by the role we play in people’s lives - **Ampol. Powering better journeys, today and tomorrow.**

Here at Ampol, we’re proud of our heritage as Australia’s only owned fuel brand. For more than a century, we’ve supported Australians to travel far and wide - and we’ll be here for centuries more, powering better journeys for today and tomorrow.
**Job Description** About the Role**

It’s an exciting time to join our **Merchandise team** as we transform our retail business with fantastic offers across our convenience store network.

We are looking for a **Permanent Full-Time Assistant Category Manager** to support key aspects of the buying function and the execution of our category strategy. This role offers a development pathway**making it an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about building a long-term career in retail merchandising.

You'll support Category Managers to deliver strategy across a portfolio by managing pricing, product range, and promotions in our retail stores. Your work will help drive growth and profitability, while building strong supplier and stakeholder relationships.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Support category performance reporting, including sales, profitability, and waste analysis.
- Collaborate with Category Managers/Buyers to drive range, pricing, promotions, and strategic decision-making.
- Analyze market data and trends to identify opportunities for category growth and improvement.
- Assist with forecasting for promotional programs and stock management for direct-to-store suppliers.
- Participate in lookback analysis of promotions and assist in developing new promotional strategies.
- Support effective supplier relationship management, including invoicing and tracking supplier income.
- Ensure clear communication with our retail stores to enable excellent execution of category plans.
- Assist in managing the price file and contributing to category-specific planograms and layout optimization.
- Contribute to projects within the merchandise team that align with business strategy and growth.

**About You**

You're a proactive team player, excited by the world of merchandising, and ready to take the next step in your career. You thrive in a fast-paced environment, can manage multiple priorities, and bring a data-driven mindset to problem-solving.
**Qualifications**
- ** Advanced Microsoft Excel skills are essential** - confident working with large datasets and formulas
- 2+ years’ experience in category management, merchandising, buying, or promotional/marketing activities
- Strong data analysis capabilities and ability to turn insights into actionable outcomes
- Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence and collaborate across all levels
- Solid understanding of supplier business, trade negotiations, and franchisee requirements in retail
- Action-oriented mindset with strong attention to detail and commercial acumen
- Experience with SAP and AMS systems

**Additional Information** Our Benefits**:

- ** Our total remuneration is competitive.** This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on fuel for two privately used cars
- ** We are flexible**. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
- ** We value recognition.** We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
- ** Career development and learning opportunities**including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.
- ** BabyCare Package** - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work.
- ** Need some wheels?**Novated Lease options are available.
- ** Leave Options**- We offer wellbeing leave and leave purchasing
- ** Invest in your future**with the Employee Share Scheme
- ** Community giving day** - spend one day volunteering with one of our partners