Assistant Category Manager - Trade Planning

Coles Group

Hawthorn East, VIC East Melbourne, VIC
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

We've been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you'll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives-you'll also get to see your impact.About the teamCommercial is a large but close-knit group. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds and experience to every Business Unit at Coles Supermarkets, Liquor and Coles Local. We pride ourselves on the partnerships that we build, new ideas we develop and how passionately we work on convenient, healthy solutions for our customers.About the roleAs an Assistant Category Manager with a focus on trade planning in the Health, Beauty & Baby portfolio. This is a role that is fast paced with a focus on ensuring price, promotional and value planning is executed and works in conjunction with the Category Managers and BCM's. You will assist the Category Manager in minimising compliance risk through planned and accurate development of clear promotional and value plans. You will work with varied global and domestic suppliers as part of this high-performing team!You'll also:

Development of promotion and value plans including a price hierarchy
Conduct accurate analysis of promotional activity and pricing to include funding, margins, price points and promotional effectiveness.
Manage the collection, in-put, and maintenance of all category data, including promotional systems, data systems and new lines.
Deliver against the overall category strategy.
Execute the category's pricing, promotion, range selection and layout development.
Develop strong supplier relationships to effectively partner and execute goals.

About you and your skillsTo be a successful candidate in this position, you will have experience as an Assistant Category Manager, or similar, with experience from the retail, or FMCG industry. This is a pivotal role in ensuring excellent execution of value plans.You'll also need:

Strong commercial acumen with experience applying this to interpret industry dynamics and competitive retail landscape
Skills within procurement/sourcing of products
Project Management skills and experience
Knowledge of the merchandising function and processes
Demonstrated analytical skills through proactively sourcing customer insights and data to formulate category recommendations
Ability to build and articulate category strategy
Cross functional experience with teams to manage and execute projects
Developed communication skills and strong negotiation and influencing skills, with both internal and external stakeholders.

Please note that applications will close on the 16th January.
#LI-SK1Take your next step into something bigger, apply nowWith us it's not about the discounts (although you do get those), it's about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.We're continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that's just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.We're happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. Find out more in the 'Our Recruitment Process' section of our careers site.Job ID: 107939Employment Type: Full time

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