Category Manager

2 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Talent Effect Pty Ltd Full time

Work for an inspiring and empowering leader who wants you to succeed
- Join a thriving business operating in a booming market sector - Eastern Suburbs
- It's time to prosper in a broad and autonomous merchandise role

**Company Overview**:
This proud specialist Wholesale business has decades of heritage as a trusted destination for its discerning customers who seek quality, durable products combined with expert advice. Part of a global group, their core category presence gives them a strong footing in the face of economic growth within their sector. Now, you can write yourself into this incredible growth story as a
**Category Manager** for one of its core categories working with B2B, Trade and B2C strategies. Combine your category expertise and your analytical thinking n a role where your impact will be noticed.

**Snapshot of Responsibilities**:

- Reporting to the Commercial Manager you will deliver category management skills that will support the execution of the strategic category plan and promotional program.
- Your role will involve core range development and management, including range reviews, inventory management and branch level implementation
- You will proactively grow own-brands where appropriate to maximise margin and manage the end-to-end lifecycle of products to minimise obsolescence and over-stocks
- Hone your supplier management and negotiation skills, developing a keen commercial eye as you support and build supplier relationships across an extensive and critical portfolio for the business.

**What it Takes**:

- **Practical experience**:As a **Category Manager or Product Manager** from either a Retail or Wholesale setting and proven success in lifting commercial performance.
- **Product category exposure**:To affiliated categories such as hardware or hardgoods.
- **The right attitude**:Adaptable and agile, you thrive working with a variety of responsibilities and tasks, you relish autonomy and you are people and customer centric.
- **Analytical**: You use data to identify gaps, trends and opportunities for your category.
- **Tech savvy**: You know your way around the MS suite

Seeking a
**Lisa Canning - Director **at
**Talent Effect** to discuss confidentially on
**0402 507 866**.


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