Category Business Manager

Supercheap Auto is a thriving specialty retail business, specialising in automotive parts and accessories. As the inaugural Super Retail Group brand established in 1972, Supercheap Auto has since grown into a major specialist retailer with over 300 stores across Australia and New Zealand and more than 3,800 team members. Supercheap Auto attributes its success and expansion to the emphasis placed on team members, stores, and an extensive product range.
With outstanding performance across Supercheap Auto, the Merchandise Leadership team are excited to announce that we are looking for a new Business Manager to join our team.
ABOUT THE ROLE
This role will see you lead a team to deliver a customer centric shopping experience within a group of products and leading a large team to support delivery in the divisional strategic plan.
Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Lead achievement of sales, GP and Inventory budgets, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement that support the divisional strategic objectives
• Manage the optimization of profitability by guiding the optimum calibration of inventory management, product development and sourcing strategies to deliver commercial targets
• Conduct regular accountable conversations with all direct reports, coaching, guiding and directing the team to deliver on business objective while supporting effective performance delivery
• Lead the business unit team in the development of bottom-up strategic plans, while contributing to divisional top down planning and guiding alignment of the two. Strategic plans should support delivery of our brand purpose and maintain the relevance and appeal for our customer.
• Lead product development and innovation for the business unit, ensuring delivery of new product development and private brand growth against category targets
• Monitor the maintenance of appropriate product layouts for the relevant product range, ensuring the physical presentation of the range supports strategic objectives for the category and business unit

To be successful in this position

• You will be a seasoned Merchandise professional, with extensive applied experience in Category Management
• You will have demonstrated experience with both Local and Off-Shore product buying
• A high degree of experience in Trade Partner relationship management
• Experience with Automotive is not essential, however you will have experience from within Retail or the Consumer industries
• You will have experience in people leadership in either a supervisory or leadership position
• Strong communication, negotiation and influencing skills

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Super Retail Group strives to create an inclusive environment for all employees. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds to apply to any of our vacant positions. Talk to us about flexible working.
Please follow the link to apply today, closing date may change