Category Assistant

Ampol; Sydney; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

LinkedIn Learning access

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Ampol is implementing the EG Australia and Ampol Foodary merchandise integration. This 18-month contract focuses on managing product, pricing, promotions and range changes across key systems while ensuring data accuracy and governance during the transition to the Ampol operating model.

You will support Category Managers with data, margins and supplier income, coordinating across high-volume activities and ensuring timely, accurate execution throughout the transition.

Qualifications

• Experience in a retail, merchandise, category, systems administration, data or commercial support role.
• Ability to process product, pricing, promotion, range or supplier information in business systems is valued.
• Experience working with large data files, multiple stakeholders and deadlines.
• Flexibility with hybrid work and willingness to adapt to changing requirements.
• Interest in process improvement and system implementation during business integrations.

Responsibilities

• Action changes to range, product, pricing, promotions and supplier funding across systems.
• Support product creation, amendments, deletions, ranging, price changes and promotions per category plans.
• Complete system and admin activities across merchandise platforms as needed for integration.
• Validate instructions and data before entering into systems.
• Support category managers with sales, margin, range, pricing and inventory data.

Skills

Retail experience

Data handling

Stakeholder management

Process improvement

System integration

Tools

Envoy

StoreBOS

Job description

At Ampol, we believe in thePower of Us- the extraordinary power of people to connect, act, and make a difference.

As a leading energy company operating across Australia, New Zealand, Singapore and from the United States, our work spans fuel supply, energy solutions, convenience retail, infrastructure, trading and shipping. Every role at Ampol plays a part in something bigger - powering progress for our customers, communities, and people.

Your career here is yours to shape. We back our people with real opportunities, the tools to grow, and a culture that rewards ownership and initiative. Whether you’re deepening your expertise or taking on something new, we’ll support you to power a career that works for you.

We’re building a workplace where everyone feels welcome, respected, and valued - because when people are free to be themselves, powerful things happen.

About Retail

Ampol Retail is one of Australia’s largest convenience and fuel networks. We serve millions of customers each year - whether they’re fuelling up, grabbing coffee, or picking up dinner on the go.

Our people are at the heart of what we do. From frontline teams to support roles, we focus on simple, friendly service that makes life easier for our customers - wherever their journey takes them.

About the role

In this18 month contract, you will support the integration of EG Australia and Ampol Foodary merchandise operations by managing product, pricing, promotional and range changes across key systems. You'll provide administrative and systems support to Category Managers, ensuring data accuracy, process compliance and smooth execution during the transition to the Ampol operating model.

This role plays a key part in protecting sales, margin and supplier income through strong attention to detail, accurate execution and effective coordination across high-volume activities.

Key responsibilities

• Action approved range, product, pricing, promotion, supplier funding and rebate changes across Envoy and StoreBOS.
• Support product creation, amendments, deletions, ranging, price changes and promotional setup in line with approved category plans and governance.
• Complete required system and administrative activities across other merchandise platforms as business and integration requirements evolve.
• Validate instructions, source data and approvals before changes are entered into systems.
• Support Foodary Category Managers and Transitional Category Managers by collating sales, margin, range, pricing, promotion, supplier income and inventory data
• Prepare accurate working files, trackers, summaries and presentation inputs to support category reviews and integration decisions.
• Support the accurate setup, tracking and reconciliation of supplier funding, rebates and promotional income across relevant systems and trackers.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant practical experience may be considered in place of formal qualifications.
• Experience in a retail, merchandise, category, systems administration, data or commercial support role.
• Experience in the following:
  • accurately processing product, pricing, promotion, range or supplier information in business systems is highly regarded.
  • working with large data files, multiple stakeholders and competing deadlines.
  • supporting process improvement, system implementation or business integration activity is desirable.
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.