Assistant Category Manager

Port Melbourne VIC, Australia
- Local Australian Owned Retail Brand
- Huge range of Benefits
- Flexible - Hybrid Role

**Step Into a Dynamic Support Role - Join Total Tools as an Assistant Category Manager**
- Great Benefits
- Fulltime Position
- Hybrid Role

At **Total Tools**, we’ve proudly supported tradespeople with the best tools and advice for over 30 years. We’re Australia’s number one destination for trade tools, and we’re passionate about delivering quality, value, and expertise to our customers.

**The Role**:
We’re now on the lookout for an organised, driven, and collaborative **Assistant Category Manager** to join our Merchandise team. In this key support role, you’ll work closely with our National Category Managers to help shape the success of our category strategies, supplier relationships, and promotional planning.

Ready to make your mark and grow your retail career? This is your chance to be part of a passionate team driving operational excellence across a nationally recognised brand.

**What You’ll Do**:

- Support the development with execution of category plans to drive business performance.
- Assist in managing supplier relationships to achieve optimal trading terms.
- Coordinate product and pricing activity for sales and promotional campaigns.
- Provide ongoing support to stores with problem solving, communication and execution of category initiatives.
- Maintain the accuracy and integrity of data across product files and databases.
- Process new product submissions and manage the central product file based on approvals.
- Work closely with the National Category Managers on range reviews, private brand initiatives and competitor analysis.
- Ensure compliance with Australian standards, safety regulations, and supplier terms.
- Contribute to a safe, clean, and positive workplace environment, aligned with Total Tools’ values and OH&S policies.

**Your Skills & Experience**:

- Experience in retail, merchandising, or category support roles (preferred).
- Strong attention to detail and ability to manage data with a high degree of accuracy.
- Excellent communication and coordination skills - you thrive in a team-focused environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, and product/merchandise management systems.
- A proactive, solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- A genuine passion for retail, customer service, and the tools industry.
- Successful completion of Secondary School Year 12
- Commerce degree or equivalent (favourable, not mandatory)
- Current driver’s license

Our operating model is one that respects and invests in our team and customers. We live by our values
- **_ One Team, Own it & Get it Done, Customer First & Be the Difference_**

**All that is left to do is to click “” to join the team #CareersWithTheTotalPackage**

**Why You’ll Love Working With Us**:

- At Metcash, you’re _part of something bigger_. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.
- Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future.

**Life at Metcash**
- Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace
- Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave.
- Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually.
- An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities.
- 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.
- Proudly awarded the “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”.
- Recognized as the 74th in the "Equileap Top 100" globally for initiatives on gender equity.
- Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.
- Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”.

We’re all about celebrating success, and we’re proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Equity, an accredited Flex Ready workplace, and a Gold Standard Mental Health First Aid skilled workplace.
- Total Tools is a proud equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All hiring decisions are based upon skills, qualifications, and merit._
- Only applicants with valid working rights in Australia will be considered for this position._

**Type**: Merchandising

**Category**: National Support Office

**Reference ID**: BM000001

**Date Posted**: 02/05/2025