Woolworths

Senior Category Manager Womenswear

• Permanent Opportunity
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities 
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

Newly created role leading the transformation of our womenswear business. Exciting opportunity to drive change, rival our competition, and win over the womenswear customer in Australia

What you’ll do

The Senior Category Manager - womenswear brings the BIG W Clothing transformation to life by driving the conception and development of all product in your portfolio by always driving commercial innovation & creativity. This position works closely with the Head of Clothing on designing and delivering strong business strategy that will aid in meeting category budgets as well as being a visionary leader to your product team. This position is responsible for leadership and direction around all aspects of the business including range sign off, sourcing, inventory, supplier performance and financial outcomes..You will establish and manage Clothing P&L’s in line with expectations, ensuring efficient use of resources and cost structure/spend allocation as well as maintain the brand’s identity and competitiveness in the market.

• Build the mission strategy by gaining a thorough understanding of customer insights & the market to contribute to the BIG W strategy
• Lead national and own brand sourcing, range builds & negotiations
• Ensuring the seasonal range is well balanced and aligned to the business plan
• Ensuring the supplier and product reference data is maintained in the team
• Developing and managing strategies for Pricing/Margins and Competitors
• Developing Strategies for National Brand Vendors
• Managing financial performance including post-season analysis and optimising stock levels
• Determining regular and promotion price strategies for the business
• Executing business plans

What you’ll bring

• Must have a strong womenswear background and own brand experience
• Proven experience managing high-profile brands and categories
• Demonstrated track record of exceeding financial KPIs, including driving sales growth with a focus on profitability
• Extensive experience as a commercial buyer, successfully trading a sizeable clothing category in terms of both revenue and volume options.

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder.  Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.  
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary.  Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

We are Woolworths Group

We 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'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

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. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Endless possibilities with Woolworths Group

We’re a proud part of the Woolworths Group – 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives working together connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ 

Here you’ll be supported and empowered to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week. Backed by a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and the support to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

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.

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