Category Manager

About Us

You may not have heard of Bapcor, but you will know our brands. We're Asia Pacific's leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service and solutions and – through our businesses like Burson, Autobarn, Midas, Truckline and Baxters – are inside cars, on four-wheel drives and all over trucks.

We span the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain with nearly 1,000 stores across Australia, New Zealand and Asia. Our 5,500 team members are serious about safety, inclusion, diversity and building your specialist knowledge and capability to help us be there for what matter most for our teams and our customers.

About the Role

As a Category Manager at Bapcor Retail, you will play a crucial role in building and managing designated categories and develop strategic plans for a given product portfolio to enable Bapcor Retail to achieve:

• The most appropriate product and/or service range to suit the needs of Bapcor Retail and its Franchisees Australia Wide,
• Achieve National and Category sales, profit and growth targets.
• Increase profitability of the retail and wholesale areas of Bapcor Retail within the designated product categories
• Manage the pricing and profitability functions of the designated products in line with he competitive market pricing.

Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Develop and manage a Core Range and Range Extension Program and conduct regular Range Reviews according to individual Category Growth plans, including implementation at store level. Analyze market trends, sales data, and customer insights to identify opportunities for growth.
• Manage the price file to ensure all products are priced according to the competitive market conditions with appropriate and maintained profitability. Including analysis and action from daily price scraping reports.
• Develop and maintain a Category Growth Plan for each assigned category and incorporate the appropriate level of private label products as per the merchandise strategy.
• Select products and pricing strategies for all advertising events in conjunction with the category growth plan for each assigned category.
• Deliver detailed information for marketing briefs, sign off finished art detail, ensure timelines and processes for development and implementation of marketing programs are met.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field or demonstrated equivalent experience, knowledge and skills in Category or Product Management.
• Strategic and tactical business improvement.
• Retail, buying and product management experience in a similar organisation.
• A strong understanding of trade practices legislation and other laws and standards
• Sound marketing and merchandising abilities

Why join Bapcor?

• Opportunity to join an Australian owned, ASX listed company and work with an iconic brand.
• Asia Pacific's leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service and solutions.
• Opportunity to make a genuine impact in a growing organisation.
• Potential for career growth and personal development.
• Exclusive discounts and benefits across our Burson Auto Parts trade stores as well as our retail stores including Autobarn, Opposite Lock, Midas Australia, and ABS Service Centres.
• Extra day off a year for your birthday.
• Free undercover parking at Mount Waverley for all employees.
• Industry leading Paid Parental Leave & Employee Assistance Program.

Bapcor embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as integral components of our organisational culture. We recognise that diverse perspectives and experiences contribute to innovation and better decision-making, and we strive to provide a recruitment experience that's fair, inclusive, and accessible. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures, abilities, backgrounds, sexual orientation and gender identities.

No Recruitment Agencies Please

While we understand that recruitment agencies would love to offer their support, we kindly request all agencies to refrain from contacting us regarding this job posting. All applications should be submitted directly by candidates.