Assistant Category Manager (Promotions) - Baby & Pet- Big W
1. Newly created role within the Big W Commercial team, looking after Baby & Pet categories
2. Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
3. Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
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.
What you’ll experience
4. A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
5. A progressive and flexible ‘Work from Anywhere’ policy that gives you more control over your work, life and wellbeing.*
6. Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.
What you’ll do
7. Optimise the promotional program through the frequency, depth, funding and phasing of promotions whilst ensuring we are providing market leading value for our customers.
8. Negotiate with suppliers on promotional investment and executions (aligning to KPI’s).
9. Manage key strategic Initiatives, as well as deliver targets on sales growth, profitability and market share.
10. Collaborate with other team members and stakeholders. Category Manager & Assistant, Marketing, Digital, Replenishment, Promotions, Cartology, Stores etc. to implement promotional activity effectively
11. Deliver optimum ranges via a planned review schedule, offering choice that is store tailored, reflective of the category roles, incorporates changing customer trends and utilises focused customer insight
What you’ll bring
12. Previous experience in Category Management or Buying, with an emphasis on project management across a number of cross functional initiatives, such as Reviews, Promotional Strategy, and bringing new products to market
13. Strong Commercial and Business acumen
14. A broad skill set in increasing sales and profit through implementation of strategic program initiatives
15. Analytical skills and understanding of customer insights to make informed decisions
16. Demonstrated the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders
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.