Category Specialist

We’re offering a great opportunity for a Category Specialist to join our team. Not only will you deliver incredibly meaningful work, but you'll also play a key role in contributing to our common spirit, our **_‘esprit de corps’ _**where devotion to our customer service is second to none.

**Who are we?**

InvoCare is a leading provider of funeral services in Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. We operate private memorial parks and crematoria and are also a leading provider of pet cremation services. We’re dedicated to delivering exceptional customer experiences during some of life's most challenging moments and our commitment to compassion, excellence, and innovation sets us apart.

**Our key success factors**:

- Ability to oversee and optimise the performance of categories across all business units.
- Input into long term strategies which include consumer and industry trends.
- Keen ability to negotiate with suppliers to deliver optimal trading terms
- Monitor company rebates and gross profit margins, as well as establish optimal pricing structures.
- Customer obsessed because you deeply care for our offering.

**In this role you will bring**:

- Category management experience.
- Indepth understanding of pricing strategies, margin analysis and profitability optimisation.
- Vendor management, market research and negotiation skills.
- An analytical mindset and ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and external stakeholders.

**Why join us?**

Working with **InvoCare**is truly a unique and rewarding opportunity, you will:

- Work with incredibly committed and caring people in a **purpose**driven organisation.
- Experience the **privilege**of honouring life and serving families in everything we do.
- Have a keen sense of **pride**in the work you do each day.
- Access career **progression**:

- over 20% of our roles are appointed from within.
- Demonstrate your **potential**as you achieve your goals and targets and grow with us.
- Access birthday, paid parental leave and other benefits i.e. Access to Thrive, an employee benefit designed to provide you with shopping discounts at hundreds of retailers.

**Location**:We are excited to be based in our new offices in Rhodes. This role requires you to work 5 days a week in the office, where you'll be surrounded by a collaborative team environment.