At Officeworks we make bigger things happen. Our customers, our team, and our community are our heart and soul. And if our brilliant people have taught us anything, it is that we can do all kinds of incredible things, each and every day.
Fast paced. Innovative. Inspiring. With close to 10,000 team members and a national footprint of more than 173 retail stores Australia wide – we’re focused on delivering a wide range, low price and great service. We’re about inspiring new ideas and thinking outside the box. We’re about kicking goals, having a laugh and pushing each other. We are about being rewarded and supported. We’re about teaching a customer something new and supporting the community. We’re about making a difference.
Ready to take your Merchandise career to the next level? Join us as we drive our Mailroom Supplies and Presentation Equipment Category to new heights. This is your opportunity to shape the future of our product offering and deliver exceptional experiences for our customers.
Utilise your category management knowledge, product development and category management expertise to bring new ranges to life, developing and executing a strategic trade plan that meets category sales, net margin, and EBT targets, delivering growth and profitability across all channels.
This role will lead the customer-centric, multi-channel value proposition and strategy for the category portfolio, centred on the pillars of the widest range, low prices, and best experience.
Why You'll Love This Role:
What You'll Do:
This exciting opportunity will suit an experienced commercial category leader with direct sourcing and product lifecycle management experience enabling you to interpret and act on market trends.
As an experienced retail Category Manager, you enjoy building and establishing strong relationships across business functions and all key stakeholders. Ability to influence and negotiate and present, sees you striking formidable commercial rapport and effectively communicating with all key stakeholders toward achieving positive outcomes.
Your innovative and customer centric mindset is well balanced with commercial acumen and analytical capability with a focus on continuous improvement.
Key attributes:
• Established analytical capabilities with strong data literacy
• Well developed financial/commercial acumen with an established understanding of merchandise financial KPI’s
• Strong communicator and negotiator who can influence and present
• Extensive experience in a merchandise category environment, with direct sourcing expertise at both national and international levels.
• Ability to identify and act on macro and micro trends.
• Demonstrated success in designing and launching products in a retail environment, leveraging trend insights and data-driven analysis to align with market demand.
• Sound interpersonal skills with the ability to influence and communicate with internal and external stakeholders’ capability
• Self-motivated, success-oriented, and a team player with a proactive attitude.
• Tertiary study in Business, Commerce would be an advantage
If you’re searching for an organisation that’s truly committed to its people, where you can thrive in a culture of togetherness, then join Officeworks and let’s make bigger things happen – for all of us! We celebrate our teams’ uniqueness by offering genuine team member benefits to the Officeworks family:
At Officeworks, we operate best when our team represents the communities we serve. We proudly commit to providing a safe and supportive work environment for our team. We encourage applications from all candidates of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), people with disabilities, and the LGBTQI+ community.
Since opening our doors in Richmond, Victoria, in 1994, Officeworks has been passionate about helping make bigger things happen.
Our products support Australian households and businesses to work, learn, create and connect. From technology, stationery and furniture to art supplies, learning and development resources and services like Print & Create and on-site tech support with Geeks2U.
Customers know and trust us for our commitment to everyday low prices, widest range and great service, no matter how they choose to shop.
People and the planet are at the heart of what we do. We recognise we have an important role to play in the lives of our team members, and in the local communities where we live and work.
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