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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
Category Manager brings the BIG W Strategy to life by delivering the Category Strategy to buy the best range and create value for our customers to maximise sales, profit and customer satisfaction and optimise inventory.
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
Working end to end as one team across all Support Teams and broader Woolworths Business
Partner with Marketing team to establish effective marketing campaign activities
Ensure that all products ranged within the category are compliant with Australian consumer law.
Ensure that all own brand and exclusive brand products are approved through the Big W QA processes prior to ranging of the product lines.
Understand BIG W's New Product Development process as it relates to the products ranged within your category.
What you'll bring
Successfully manage and trade a high-value category with significant revenue and product range.
Take end-to-end ownership of category performance, from strategy to execution.
Drive commercial outcomes through data-led buying decisions and range optimisation.
Lead supplier negotiations to secure the best value and terms.
Leverage customer insights and market trends to influence product selection and pricing.
Collaborate cross-functionally with supply chain, marketing, and merchandise planning teams.
What you'll experience
A global business with endless career possibilities 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 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.
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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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