Category Manager

Description:

At BIG W everyday’s a big day. For you, this could be the start of something big.

There are over 15,000 of us, in the biggest cities and the tiniest towns. And each of us has an important role to play to help make a real difference for families by providing real value, real solutions and real care.

If you have a passion for designing and delivering great customer and team experiences, a desire to join a business that is rapidly evolving into a purpose led digital retailer enabled by a great store network, and you’re looking for a place that cares about your development and growth, you could be who we’re looking for.

• Join one of Australia's most loved brands
• Dynamic autonomous role
• Enjoy a workplace flexibility culture

The Role

Reporting into the Head of Commercial - Leisure & Toys, the Category Manager - Gaming brings the BIG W Strategy to life by delivering the Category Strategy to buy the best range and create value for our customers to maximise sales, profit and customer satisfaction and optimise inventory.

Key Responsibilities Will Include

• Partner with the Head of Commercial to build the category strategy by gaining a thorough understanding of customer insights & the market to contribute to the BIG W Strategy
• Curate ranges, refine pricing and promotion channel plan in line with Category Strategy, using Customer and Market insights to ensure it’s aligned to BIG W strategies
• Partner with Suppliers to build relationship and optimise supplier portfolio in category to increase sales, profit and customer advocacy
• Working end to end as one team across all Support Teams and broader Woolworths Business
• Partner with Marketing team to establish effective marketing campaign activities
• Role model BIG W Purpose, Values and Ways of Working
• Develop as a Category Manager with clear development & succession plan to build trusted relationships within the BIG W business

About You

You orient yourself around doing what’s meaningful, purposeful and delivers value. You’re excited about being part of a business transformation and being a disruptor on one of Australia’s biggest stages.

In Addition, You Will Possess The Following Attributes

• The ability to work in a highly autonomous role
• Be highly energised on bringing new innovative titles into the market.
• Strong relationship building skills
• This is a digitally focused role and ideally requires previous experience working within Gaming, or New Release categories.
• You will have previous experience working in a constantly evolving market
• Previous experience as a commercial retail buyer, successfully trading a sizable category in terms of $ and options.

What's in it for you?

• An attractive remuneration package including base, super and bonus.
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia both across BIG W and Woolworths.
• Opportunity to join the most engaging team in the business.
• Tech options - Woolworths is the largest employer of Google Apps in Australia, are early adopters of Agile and have BYOD options too.
• An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people.
• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive.

Joining the Group

As part of the wider Woolworths Group, we care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.