Woolworths

Assistant Category Manager (Pet) - 12 Month Maternity Cover

• 12-Month Maternity Leave Cover within the Everyday Needs Team
• Exciting opportunity to grow with the group
• Hybrid role with flexible working opportunities - New Zealand Location

Please note, due to the role being maternity leave cover at a manager level, the candidate must have recent Assistant Category Manager experience.

Ready to make an impact?

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.

What you'll do | Hei mahi

The role of an Assistant Category Manager is to assist the Category Manager to deliver a range that is better for

customers, simple to execute and enhances the customer perception of our value, quality & range. By doing so

delivering to target and sales, profit, market share & voice of customer objectives. The primary role of the ACM is to

run an effective Promotional Program that delivers our sales, profit and market share results.

• Know and understand my category in detail including product performance, market share, competitors, price and promotion, suppliers, category trends and customer insight
•  Assist the CM to deliver an optimum range via a planned review schedule offering choice that is store tailored, reflective of the category roles, incorporating changing customer trends and utilising focused customer insight
• Promotional effectiveness - manage a competitive and sustainable program
• Be accountable for the Sales and Profit performance of their category
• Know and understand their category in detail including product performance, market share, competitors, price and promotion, suppliers, category trends and customer insight
•  ACMs roles supporting categories which are highly “promoted” will typically take full accountability for the planning, negotiation and execution of the total promotional strategy.

What you’ll bring  | Hei koha

This role will suit someone with some retail based experience, ideally from within FMCG and who will have a desire to hit the ground running. 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 be:

• Delivering customer focused strategy through effective management of product, price, promotion and placement
• Maintaining awareness of product trends, availability, and customer preferences
• Understanding of buying and selling patterns, impacts on the category
• Maintaining high level relationships with vendors and partners
• Collaborating across functions to ensure efficient, on time delivery of products
• Developing longer-term plans and recommendations across products/categories
• Managing and controlling sales to budget
• Assist in Category reviews and buying projects

Our Benefits 

• Genuine flexibility in how and where you work

• Ongoing development within an ANZ team and access to COE/specialist career opportunities

• Grocery discount card and discounted online shopping delivery

• Banking and insurance (health, life etc) discounts 

• Global and local career opportunities

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.