About Us:The Warehouse Group (TWG) is a New Zealand success story, founded by Sir Stephen Tindall and evolved from a single The Warehouse store to become one of the largest retailing groups in New Zealand with $3 billion in sales. TWG consists of six core retail brands: The Warehouse, Warehouse Stationery, Noel Leeming, Torpedo7, 1-day and TheMarket. We have 260+ retail stores, online stores as well as distribution centres throughout New Zealand. We also have two overseas sourcing offices located in China and India. We are a people-centred business with more than 12,000 team members across our locations.
The retail world continues to change and the need to be responsive is more important than ever when it comes to sourcing quality products, at the right price, that our customers love.
About the Role:Our Food & Grocery division has gone from strength to strength over the years, with growth in sales and increased product offering. We are looking for an experienced and commercial Buyer/Category Manager to join this high performing team.
The Buyer role is equal parts complex and interesting! Accountable for creating category strategies, building compelling product ranges and promotional plans, you will have the opportunity to truly influence decisions, deliver exceptional offerings that create value for our customers and drive commercial results in your fast-moving categories.
This role is critical to our success. Your key responsibilities will include:
Range design, shelf opportunities and promotional activations that speak to our customers
Commercial planning and activations for new products
Deliver sales, margin, and stock results to budget
Working cross-functionally to develop and implement the strategic direction of your category
Work closely with sourcing and suppliers to meet our customers’ needs
About You:To be successful in this position, you’re someone who understands how to create a compelling range using a mix of data and creativity – you back your range decisions with facts and strong shopper and customer insights. You also have a well-rounded understanding of the product lifecycle within the FMCG space.
We are looking for someone with:
Extensive food buying/category management experience within retail or FMCG
Experience growing an own brand category
Proven ability to buy in complex sectors
Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills
A customer driven focus, and superior communication and negotiation skills
The ability to utilise promotional activity and advertising to maximum effect
Collaborative working style with excellent stakeholder management skills
Decisiveness in a fast-moving environment as well as a resilient and driven nature
More About Us:Our Store Support Office has a beautiful North Shore location with views across the Waitemata Harbour, Tuff Crater reserve next door for lunchtime walks, an on-site café, and free charging stations for EV’s. With 1,200 people in the office, it is a hive of activity with likeminded people all working together to help kiwis live better every day. When you join us, you also get discounts across most of our brands, great team member benefits, and excellent career development opportunities no matter where you are in the business!
We offer a dynamic, supportive team environment within a business that cares about and recognises individuals. The business is at an exciting point in its life story. As a company we’re going agile to ensure our customers always come first. To meet the ever-changing demands of our customers, we’re simplifying the way we work, speeding up decision making, and breaking down the hierarchy so we work better, faster. By empowering our teams and increasing cross-collaboration, we aim to make TWG New Zealand’s best place to work!
