Category Manager

Award winning Iconic WA organisation
- Maternity cover, 12-month fixed term full time contract
- Friendly and supportive team

**About Us**:
The Perth Mint is an iconic Western Australian organisation operating on a truly global scale and delivering ground-breaking industry initiatives designed around customers evolving investment needs.

Situated in East Perth for over 120 years, The Perth Mint is an award-winning tourist destination, the 3rd largest exporter out of WA and a key player in precious metals markets around the world with an annual turnover of over $18 billion.

As the largest refiner of newly mined gold in the world, The Perth Mint processes the majority of Australia’s annual production and gold from surrounding countries. It also houses leading-edge manufacturing facilities for the creation of cast and minted products, a premier jewelry shop and gold exhibition, and offers innovative precious metals investment and storage solutions, vaulting gold and silver on behalf of sovereign wealth funds, central banks and private investors.

Providing an energetic and dynamic work environment The Perth Mint is dedicated to delivering the highest level of customer service across our diverse and global customer base.

**About The Position**

Reporting to the General Manager, Minted Products you will be responsible for overseeing and supporting the development of licensed products (collectible and investment coins featuring iconic licensed brands) with a focus on one major theme and one minor theme each year. The Category Manager Licensed Products role will be a key link between sales and product development.

**Main Duties & Responsibilities**:

- Research and make Strategic recommendations to the Product Development Committee about new licenses to acquire.
- Liaise with Licensors and meet all requirements including legal requirements as per the license agreement and style guides in both design and marketing.
- Enter contract negotiations with help of legal team.
- Develop a range of product ideas for each License to maximise profitability and meet financial minimum guarantees set.
- Work with packaging specialist to deliver packaging to meet licensor requirements.
- Work with key accounts to deliver sales of licensed products.
- Work with key accounts to create new products for their markets.
- Project manage a range of non-licensed products Recommend work orders for Production.
- Attend Licensed Product Fairs if applicable.
- Ensure own safety and health at work and avoid adversely affecting the safety or health of any other person through any act or omission at work.

**About You**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant area and / or equivalent workplace experience
- High level of stakeholder management, interpersonal and relationship-building skills
- Knowledge of the licensing & licensed product industry is preferred
- Ability to manage a product category and maximise value
- Ability to manage product category with creative flair
- Ability to drive time management skills with the ability to prioritise and multi-task
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Proactive team player
- Can-do
- attitude

**Some of the benefits of working with us**:

- Purchase extra leave
- Discounted staff shopping
- Health and wellbeing programs
- Flexible working arrangements
- Salary continuance insurance
- Perth Mint Day

**Our Commitment to Inclusion**:
Inclusion is at the core of what we do. We are committed to equality and celebrate the diversity of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, and all characteristics that make us unique as individuals.

To learn more about our diversity and inclusion initiatives please visit our website.

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