Junior Category Manager

4 days ago


South Melbourne, Australia Kogan Full time

We're looking for a proactive, commercially minded and outcomes-driven individual to help shape and grow our Marketplace offering. While direct Marketplace experience isn’t essential, a genuine interest in online retail, strong commercial instincts and a drive to uncover growth opportunities will set you up for success.

This role is perfect for someone who has already gained exposure to category or account management and is ready to take on greater ownership. You’ll be managing a seller portfolio, driving performance, partnering with local and international sellers, and supporting the growth of one of Australia’s leading eCommerce platforms.

Reporting to the Director - Marketplace, this position suits an ambitious and commercially focused Category/Marketplace professional who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is excited to contribute to the continued expansion of our Marketplace business.

If you're an Assistant Buyer, Category Assistant, Marketplace Coordinator or Junior Category Manager looking for your next step, this is a fantastic opportunity to build marketplace expertise within an ASX-listed business and make a real impact on what millions of customers see and shop every day

**In this role you'll be responsible for**:

- Growing Marketplace revenue and profit across your category
- Managing a portfolio of Marketplace sellers to ensure performance benchmarks are met
- Identifying growth opportunities and maintaining a strong pipeline of quality sellers
- Collaborating with Business Development Managers to onboard new sellers for your category
- Developing and executing category-focused Marketplace promotions to support KPIs
- Holding sellers accountable to service, compliance and operational SLAs
- Managing and improving the product assortment and merchandising across your category
- Reviewing seller performance data and taking action to optimise results
- Ensuring profitability targets and commission metrics are achieved
- Actively managing low-performing or non-compliant sellers off the marketplace
- Providing insights on demand, pricing, and competitive trends to support growth
- Contributing to process improvements and Marketplace operational efficiencies**To be successful in this role, you should be**:

- University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Business, Commerce, Marketing etc)
- Commercially savvy, with demonstrated experience and success within a commercial role, preferably within Category Management in a Retail or eCommerce environment
- Highly analytical and logical, and always looking for new areas of opportunity
- Able to develop strong relationships, through excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Have developed exceptional time management skills, being able to effectively manage multiple projects and timelines successfully
- Tech savvy and able to use various IT and cloud-based tools to improve efficiency and productivity
- Ready to challenge, be challenged, and work within our highly disruptive business model-
- Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce future
- Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact
- You’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry with us and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia
- Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
- A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more**To apply**

Express your interest in this opportunity by uploading your CV and Cover Letter, outlining your interest in the position and how you think you can help grow the Kogan business.

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