Woolworths

• Permanent opportunity based at Favona, Auckland

We are Woolworths Group | Ko Woolworths Tātou 

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand.  Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'.  That Purpose fuels our ambition 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.    

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace.  With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do | Hei mahi

As a Category Manager, you’ll focus on improving and enhancing our customers' perceptions of our value, quality, and range and is responsible for managing all aspects of Product, Price, Promotions, Placement and Own Brand penetration.

You will coach, lead and develop their team as well as deliver targets on sales growth, profitability and market share. In addition, a Category Manager is required to possess the ability to work collaboratively across many different teams within the business.

Responsibilities include:

• Identifying and developing ranges
• Competitive Price in the market
• Sourcing products
• Negotiating with suppliers
• Developing successful category plans
• Determining both local and overseas product trends and converting these into sales
• Ensuring all products meet legal and statutory obligations
• Designing promotional programs to maximise sales
• Ensuring the product mix achieves the department's financial objectives
• Resolve customer and store issues promptly and effectively

What you’ll bring | Hei koha

• Proven Category Manager or high-performing Assistant Category Manager in a large supermarket/FMCG environment.
• Success in developing and executing customer-focused Category Plans aligned with divisional strategy and commercial insights.
• Strong negotiation and influence skills with cross-functional and external stakeholders.
• Ability to become an industry expert in the field of responsibility within Australia.
• Passion for product, product development, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Ability to coach and develop a high-performing category team with a customer-centric focus.

What you’ll experience | Ngā Huanga

Our Team Members are at the heart of everything we do and we’re always looking for ways to support your career journey and reward great work:

• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
• High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities. 
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
• 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.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group | No Woolworths tātou

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.