Category Buying Manager

1 week ago

Hawthorn East, Australia Vintage Cellars Full time

We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

**About the team**:
Vintage Cellars is an icon within the Australian liquor industry - Australia’s Best Premium Liquor brand and a key part of the Liquor team at Coles.

Coles Liquor is a trusted retailer with three iconic trading banners, Liquorland, First Choice Liquor Market and Vintage Cellars. Our purpose is to help adult Australians lead happier and healthier lives by drinking in a responsible and sustainable way. As a drink’s specialist, Coles Liquor hosts an extensive range of wines, spirits and beers and we are passionate about providing customers with local and relevant products.

Our knowledgeable Team Members serve customers through our network of more than 930 stores and ultra-convenient online sites, delivering on our commitment to provide accessible drink solutions for every occasion.

**About the role**:
An opportunity has emerged to join our team buying team as Category Buying Manager - Vintage Cellars Wine. Within this role you will have full accountability of the P&L and will develop a category strategy to implement across our stores.
Reporting to the head of our Vintage Cellars business, you will utilise your strategic mindset to identify growth opportunities within the wine category for Vintage Cellars. You will partner with suppliers to determine range, pricing structure and a compelling trade plan, ensuring we provide the best offer for our customers.

You'll also:

- Drive results and performance of our wine business
- Work cross-functionally across marketing, operations, transformation and strategy to continue to evolve our offer for customers
- Drive innovation within the wine category and our stores, working closely with the broader Coles Liquor team
- Lead and develop your commercial team

***About you and your skills**:
We are seeking a someone who has developed category management and commercial skills in either a retail or FMCG environment. We want someone who is passionate about wine to join our fast-paced, fun team to lead our wine business into the next exciting chapter of its 70+ year history.

You’ll also need:

- Strong commercial skills & acumen
- Outstanding influencing, negotiation and stakeholder management skills
- Creative style with the ability to operate in a dynamic, customer-driven retail environment
- Proven ability to champion and drive change
- Strong financial acumen within a highly commercial environment
- Ability to lead teams and drive a high-performance culture
- Capacity to deliver high quality outputs in a fast-paced environment
- Strength building internal and external relationships with key stakeholders
- Strong attention to detail
- And importantly, passion for having fun on the job

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

**Safer together**:
Job ID: 78381

Employment Type: Full time

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