Category Specialist

**Winc** is a company that exists to inspire millions of people in Australia with new and better ways to work and learn. From office, school, facilities and safety essentials, services like print and marketing, to demonstrating what more is possible with our technology and workspace solutions, Winc has a wide product range that can be tailored to our customers' needs.

We have x2 **Category Specialist** vacancies (x1 Permanent and x1 12-month Fixed Term Contract), to support the Category Managers to execute category strategies in line with company commercial objectives.

***In this role you will be responsible for**:

- Support sales & margin growth through effective category management practices to enhance customer experience and achieve commercial objectives
- Assist the Category Manager to deliver and execute strategic direction of the assigned product category
- Support analysis on data and insights to determine market trends, threats and growth opportunities
- Support alignment and transparency with the Sales, Marketing, Procurement and Inventory teams, with a focus to improve customer experience and drive profit improvements across all customer segments and channels
- Support the management of ongoing vendor partnerships, ensuring the best possible commercial arrangements on all products and solutions
- Maintain an understanding of performance of the assigned categories against set KPIs
- Support and drive continuous improvement and simplification in Merchandising processes
- Support Own Brand range offering and penetration to increase margin

***Skills & Experience Required**:

- Bachelor's degree or equivalent
- Minimum 3 years in category/buying positions
- Strong MS Office and SAP skills
- Strong analytical experience
- Strong interpersonal skills
- High attention to detail
- Experience in B2B environment

***Working with us**
- We believe we're better and smarter together and our values reflect our commitment to creating a welcoming, diverse and inclusive environment.
- We all reap the rewards of diversity with gender equity across teams, senior management and internal promotions as just the beginning.
- We are committed to First Nations empowerment and support and clear on our responsibility to take action to address the imbalance in opportunities.
- We are focused on working towards a more sustainable future with our Winc Social Agenda - our plan to make a difference across six pillars of social responsibility (Safe Work Practices, Gender Equity, First Nations Empowerment and Support, Climate Change, Responsible Packaging/Management of Waster and Ethical Sourcing).
- We're passionate about setting our people up for success and providing the training, tools and environment to enable you to perform your best and develop your career at Winc.
- We take care of our people through our internal Mental Health First Aider network, free access to our Employee Assistance Program, and generous leave entitlements to support you through the various priorities and stages of life (e.g. Lifestyle Leave, Volunteering Leave, Cultural Awareness Leave, Sorry Business Leave, Paid Parental Leave, Domestic Violence Leave).
- And finally, there's plenty of perks Our much loved quarterly Our Heroes recognition program, team discounts, corporate partner discounts. People say it's a really collaborative and supportive environment - why don't you be the judge?
- _We are passionate about First Nations employment and encourage First Nations Peoples to apply._

***To Apply**: Send your resume to the Winc People Team by selecting 'Apply' and following the prompts.

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