Assistant Category Manager - Pet Food & AccessoriesWe are Woolworths GroupWe 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'. 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.About the Role | Mo te TurangaOur new Assistant Category Manager - Pet Food 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 budgetAssisting 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.Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau maiWe're an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all. 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.Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionMarketing and SalesIndustriesRetail
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