AddressAssistant Category Manager - Seasonal & Events Buying
- A passion for relationship building and making a difference in our stores and for our customers will take you far!
- Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
- Opportunity to support and impact how our customers celebrate some of the most important events of their calendar year!
We are Woolworths Group
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose - ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.' It's that Purpose that 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 an dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. 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 experience
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- 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.
- Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.
What you'll do
- Negotiating outcomes with suppliers around cost of goods, promotional & marketing funding
- Manage key strategic Initiatives, as well as deliver targets on sales growth, profitability and market share.
- Identify new opportunities that are better for the customer and easier for our store teams to execute
- Partner with a large number of suppliers to understand supplier base capability and constantly identify opportunities and seek and nurture new supplier relationships to develop unique ranges and execute strategy objectives
What you'll bring
- Previous experience in Buying, product or category management, with an emphasis on project management across a number of cross functional initiatives, such as Reviews, Promotional Strategy, and bringing new products to market
- A broad skill set in increasing sales and profit through implementation of strategic program initiatives
- Analytical skills and understanding of customer insights to make informed decisions
- Demonstrated the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders
- A passion for product and product development and at the forefront of innovation and continuous improvement
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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Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
