Strengthen your ACM exposure in our Beverages portfolioRewarding role - make a significant impact in this sizeable categoryBring your strategic lens to this exciting roleReady to make an impact? We are!Countdown is New Zealand's leading supermarket brand and digital retailer, delivering a product range and prices that equate to exceptional value for over 3 million customers every week. We're committed to providing our customers with the best fresh, value and convenience, so they'll enjoy the best overall shopping experience in store or online.About the Role | Mo te TurangaOur new Assistant Category Manager - Beverages, including Soft Drinks, Mixers, Ambient Juice, Water, Cordials and Sports and Iced Tea, will be accountable for driving the buying and merchandising processes across a broad range of products we offer to Woolworths consumers. The key to this role will be managing effective relationships with vendors and negotiating with them as well as developing and procuring the right products to drive our business in line with our Category merchandise needs and strategic objectives.About You | MouThis role will suit someone with some retail based experience, ideally from within FMCG and who will have a desire to become an expert Category Manager. You will have good commercial acumen and previous experience driving new or challenged business initiatives within Woolworths with a proven track record of engaging and influencing key stakeholders of the business.Some Of Your New Responsibilities Will BeDelivering customer focused strategy through effective management of product, price, promotion and placementMaintaining awareness of product trends, availability, and customer preferencesUnderstanding of buying and selling patterns, impacts on the categoryMaintaining high level relationships with vendors and partnersCollaborating across functions to ensure efficient, on time delivery of productsDeveloping longer-term plans and recommendations across products/categoriesManaging and controlling sales to budgetAssist in Category reviews and buying projectsWorking with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZOur purpose is to make Kiwis' lives a little better every day.We're friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you'll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week.Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai We're an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all.
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