Category Manager

Docklands location - 12-month leave contract
- Own category performance and drive strategic growth
- Key contributor to cross-functional and retailer planning

**About Us**
GWF is one of the largest food manufacturers in Australia and New Zealand, employing around 6,000 people across 60 sites. GWF’s product range is diverse and includes leading brands of breads, baked goods, smallgoods, flour, milled products, and animal feed. GWF’s business units include Tip Top, DON, MAURI, and Jasol.
DON’s heritage goes back to the late 1800s. Since the beginning, we have been passionate about crafting great-tasting meat products that Australians love. We produce ham, bacon, salami, smallgoods, and fresh pork.
We take great pride in our skills, techniques, and brands, which have evolved over more than a century. We’ve grown from a small family business to become one of Australia’s largest food manufacturers, now part of the GWF group.
DON is also a leading Australian employer with offices and facilities in metropolitan and regional locations across the country. We take pride in being a responsible employer and a great place to work. We offer a safe and supportive environment where everyone can achieve their full potential.

**About the Role**
As Category Manager, you’ll be accountable for driving category growth and commercial outcomes through data-led strategy, shopper insight, and cross-functional influence. You’ll lead range reviews, shape pricing and promotional direction, and partner with Sales, Marketing, Portfolio, and Revenue Management to align customer and business objectives.
This 12-month contract offers full ownership of a high-impact category, with responsibility for delivering volume, value, and share growth, integrating external insights, and mentoring a Category Analyst to support data storytelling and performance tracking.
**Responsibilities**
- Drive category growth through strategic execution and cross-functional alignment to grow sales, profitability, and share.
- Lead range review processes and deliver compelling, data-driven category stories to influence customer decisions.
- Integrate external data and insights into **strategic decision-making**.
- Guide and develop a Category Analyst, ensuring accurate performance tracking and actionable insights.
- Build collaborative partnerships with internal teams and **retail partners**, delivering strong commercial outcomes.

**Why Join Us**
Our Purpose is to craft food that brings out ‘the good’.
When you join DON, you gain:

- Ownership of a high-profile category in a supportive team.
- Flexible work arrangements and access to additional purchased leave.
- The opportunity to work in a values-led, high-performing business.

**About You**
You’re a **category professional** with the commercial mindset to drive results and the interpersonal skills to influence widely. You have:

- A degree in **Business, Marketing, Commerce or a related field**.
- **3-5 years’ experience** in category, sales, or commercial roles within FMCG.
- Proven ability to influence retailer outcomes through **data storytelling and insight development**.
- Strong capability in **Excel** and tools like **Quantium, Circana/Nielsen, and Unify**.
- Proven ability to drive aligned, **insight-led decisions** through **cross-functional collaboration**

**Applications**
Applicants for this position may be required to undertake pre-employment screening tests including a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol tests, and a security/background check, which may also include a criminal record check. Proof of eligibility to work is required for all successful applicants.