About Woolworths Group

Woolworths Group is a food and everyday needs retailer united by the shared purpose of creating better experiences together for a better tomorrow. With more than 1,400 stores across its Woolworths Supermarkets, Countdown Supermarkets (New Zealand) and BIG W brands, and fast-growing eCommerce businesses, Woolworths Group is Australia and New Zealand’s largest retailer. A top 10 company on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), Woolworths Group employs more than 180,000 team members and serves more than 20 million customers a week.

Category Manager 

Would you like to lead a complex and transformational portfolio which will see you working with some of our largest suppliers?  You are ideally looking to take on an exciting portfolio that requires expertise in driving and delivering results, and the ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders.

What you’ll do:

Lead the overall customer and business strategy with full P&L accountability. 

Coach & Develop the Assistant Category Management and Category Assistant team in this portfolio .

Develop and implement the strategy with respect to sell price, GP, range, NPD and new concepts and operating processes.

Accountable for the fiscal performance of the category including forecasting, budgets and overall performance to KPI’s and expectations.

Develop and manage strong supplier relationships with a varied and diverse supplier base.

Who you are

You are looking for a new challenge and to take a complex high profile category within the Woolworths Supermarkets buying team.  You enjoy coaching both your own team and peers and are keen to play an active role in continuing to grow the team’s culture and people initiatives and engagement plan.  

You’re driven by a customer mission and passionate about being part of a team of great people. Whatever you love - customer experience, business process, trading, leadership or data, you’re active in the community that sits around it.  You orient yourself around doing what’s meaningful, purposeful and delivers value.

You’re excited about being part of the transformation of one of Australia’s biggest companies. Your previous experience in a Category Management role working across multiple teams and your leadership capabilities put you ahead of the crowd. You’re curious and empathetic, with an eye for the bigger picture. You deal with complexity by collaborating with colleagues, listening to customers and suppliers, testing ideas and continuously learning. You take authorship for what you create.

About You: 

Proven buying experience at a Category Manager level, in a large supermarket/ FMCG/ pharmacy environment 

Success in developing and executing a clear customer focused Category Plan that is aligned to the overarching divisional strategy and based on sound commercial insights / data

A strong background and demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence with cross functional and external stakeholders at all levels across the business

Ability to coach and develop a high performing category team and develop a culture where the customer is the focus and at the centre of all decisions made.

Willingness to learn, collaborate with the wider team and adapt with changing conditions

Interest in Health and Wellness

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Grow with the Group

Woolworths Group has announced it will be requiring Australian team members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (subject to medical and religious exemptions).

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do. 

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference. 

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing. 

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences – for our customers and for each other.

We’d love to hear from You

If you meet a number of the requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. You can learn more about working with us on LinkedIn or via www.wowcareers.com.au. #LI #work180.

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.