Category Manager

Category Manager - Pet Care

• 15-month contract
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

What you'll do

A Category Manager focuses on the continual improvement of our range and is responsible for managing all aspects of product, price, promotions and placement. They develop and lead their team to deliver targets on sales growth, profitability and market share through collaboration with a multitude of internal and external stakeholders.

• Partner with the Senior Category Manager to build the category strategy by gaining a thorough understanding of customer insights & the market to contribute to the BIG W Strategy
• Curate ranges, refine pricing and promotion channel plan in line with Category Strategy, using Customer and Market insights to ensure it's aligned to BIG W strategies
• Partner with Suppliers to build relationship and optimise supplier portfolio in category to increase sales, profit and customer advocacy
• Partner with BIGW Asia & Graphic Packaging Design Team to maximise own brand offers & grow customer advocacy where relevant
• Ensure that all products ranged within the category are compliant to Australian consumer law . To ensure that all own brand and exclusive brand products are approved through the Big W QA processes prior to ranging of the product lines. To understand BIG W's New Product Development process as it relates to the products ranged within your category

What you'll bring

• Proven experience as a Category Manager in a large retail organisation or FMCG environment
• Demonstrated success in developing and executing customer-focused category plans aligned with the divisional strategy and supported by sound commercial insights and data.
• Strong negotiation and influence skills with cross-functional and external stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Ability to become an industry expert in the field of responsibility within Australia.
• Passion for product and product development, staying at the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement.

What you'll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We're a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.'

Here you'll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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