Merchandise Transformation Manager

Company Description

Let's create a more sociable future together

At Endeavour, we're totally into what we do. With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy's, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, we love to bring people together. Together we share our passion for our products and industry; it's what inspires us to dream big, and continue to create new experiences for our customers and teams across Australia. If you thrive on positive energy, we want to meet you

Job Description

• This is just the start, so dream big
• Bring your Subject Matter Expertise & thought leadership to this exciting opportunity
• Be based in either Sydney, or Melbourne in this hybrid role

As a Merchandise Transformation Manager, you will be the subject matter expert on merchandise and commercial knowledge across a number of key strategic projects. Providing thought leadership using your extensive knowledge of end to end commercial processes; supplier engagement frameworks; commercial negotiation skills and category team ways of working.

You will partner with teams from across the business to transform the way we work by being a critical part of a team, working together to build and embed new data informed tools and processes, supporting the end users of the tools and leading change across the Merchandise team.

Sound good? Read on 

Here is a taster of what you can expect in this role:

• Leverage your retail experience to represent the best interests of our customers and our teams.
• Support the Merchandise team to transform the way we work for the better.
• Work with the Merchandise team on ways we can simplify or improve existing processes.
• Be a subject matter expert in the Merchandise teams approach to pricing and seek out ways to enable the team to benefit from the use of AI tools
• Input to team engagement and training frameworks to ensure the effective implementation of AI tools.
• Support in building capability in the Merchandise team to support introduction of AI tools.
• Support the various stream leads and squads to develop the ways of working to meet the objectives of each initiative.
• Actively share knowledge and insights from Merchandise ways of working to identify any potential risks or issues to the project, offering mitigations where possible.
• Act as a subject matter expert within the Merchandise team on the transformation projects, providing regular updates and engaging teams for testing, pilot training etc.
• Provide analytical reporting on project progress and forecasts for future performance.

Qualifications

Now let's talk about you:

• 5+ years in a Category Management Role or similar, preferably within the liquor industry.
• Tertiary qualification in business management or related discipline.
• Detailed understanding of retail pricing and promotional approaches and the ability to strategically apply that knowledge to process development.
• Experience in fostering a growth mindset culture.
• A general interest in and understanding of current AI tools and their applications.
• A proven track record of utilising your network to solve problems and/or gain expert advice.
• A demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with all levels of team and management.
• A well developed understanding of the supplier landscape, investment models and trade spend.

The benefits are good too

• We offer flexible working in every sense
• An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
• Monthly meeting-free days
• Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it's our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
• Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.

At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone's welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply.

Additional Information

We are together creators

With a portfolio that includes Dan Murphy's, BWS, ALH Hotels, Pinnacle Drinks and more, Endeavour Group is big on sociability. Together we create the moments that bring millions of people together. And together we have more fun, create more opportunities, and score a lot more goals. We're serious about creating a safe, inclusive and fun place to rock up to where equal opportunity is key, and flexibility is part of how we roll.

We're all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and each other. If this job excites you - and you're close-enough on the requirements, reach out, we'd love to hear from you.

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