**What We're Like
At BIG W everyday's a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big.
There are over 15,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns. And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solution and real care.
If you have a passion for designing and delivering great customer experiences; a desire to join BIG W's journey to become a purpose led digital retailer enabled by a great store network and if you're looking for a place to develop, you could be who we're looking for.
- Strategic contribution enabling BIG W's transformation journey
- Great career development with supportive leadership
- Innovative & flexible work culture
**The Role
We are currently looking for an experienced Category Manager / Buyer to join us as a Category Manager - Everyday & Home. You will be managing the Kitchen & Tabletop / Cook & Dine category strategy whilst coaching, mentor and develop a team.
Other key responsibilities will include:
- Category Management - build a range, pricing and channel plan in line with the option plan.
- Leading a team to develop both national brands as well as developing an exclusive own brand range that is a point of difference and a reason why customers shop at Big W.
- Strategic planning of the overall Category strategy
- Own supplier relationships and optimise supplier portfolio in category, joint business planning and negotiate trading terms with suppliers, ensuring the financial targets are met
- Partner with marketing, design, planning, replenishment and retail operations to get the best range into the market and executed in a way that increases market share
- Coach, mentor and support the team
**About You
To be successful in this role and thrive in our high performing and innovative culture, you will have a balance of commercial and strategic capability to lead and coach a team, leveraging collaborative ways of working to help realise BIG W's ambition of becoming a digitally led retailer that is a customer first and team first that lives our purpose every day.
In addition, you will have:
- Previous experience in a category management role, ideally with a general merchandise focus
- Leadership and coaching experience, with exposure to managing through significant periods of change
- Team player, who is able to deliver innovative and creative solutions for customers and teams
**What's in it for you?
- An attractive remuneration package including base and super
- Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths.
- Opportunity to join the most engaging team in the business.
- Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too.
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people.
- Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive.