Category Executive

bp; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life and health insurance

Medical care package

Learning opportunities

Career development opportunities

Job summary

bp is seeking a Category Executive in Melbourne to support AU Category Team in delivering category management operations and promotional planning. You will translate commercial plans into execution, collaborate with cross-functional teams and external partners, and help drive growth in the Petrol & Convenience sector.

The role emphasizes analytics, reporting using Excel/Power BI, and ensuring pricing accuracy across markets. A hybrid work setup and diverse development opportunities are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrates strong commercial awareness and ability to translate data into insights.
• Experience with Excel and Power BI for reporting and analysis.
• Detail-oriented approach to pricing, product eligibility and system configuration.

Responsibilities

• Support Category Managers with performance insights across Retail Merchandising and Food Services.
• Analyze SKU, category, location and promo-period performance to identify opportunities.
• Assist with evaluating loyalty and promo performance against total shop sales.
• Develop and maintain Power BI and Excel reporting to translate sales data into insights.
• Create repeatable reporting processes for Category and Operations teams.
• Coordinate pre-go-live checks for promotional pricing and eligibility.
• Monitor promo changeovers across POS and e-labels and rectifications.
• Work with Pricebook to resolve mis-categorization and promo issues.
• Participate in bi-weekly POS execution meetings to align with AU trading calendar.
• Support Digital POS delivery to drive customer awareness.

Skills

Commercial awareness

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Attention to detail

Stakeholder management

Time management

Retail/convenience interest

Tools

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Job Family Group:

Procurement & Supply Chain Management Group

Job Description:

Role Purpose

The Category Executive role is an important support function within the AU Category Team, assisting with the delivery, governance and continuous improvement of Category Management operations. Reporting into the AU Pricing & Promotions Lead, this role supports the AU Macro Space Planning Lead and acts as a link between Category, Space Planning, Pricebook, Marketing, Loyalty, Technology, Trading Services, Retail Operations and external supply partners, helping to translate commercial plans from conception to execution.

The role works with internal and external stakeholders to support the day-to-day management and future planning of promotional campaigns, projects and other critical functions that underpin bp’s growth objectives and its ambition to become a world-class retailer in the Petrol and Convenience (P&C) industry. The successful candidate will demonstrate commercial awareness and strong analytical skills to provide stakeholders with accurate and timely insights that support decision making.

Key Responsibilities

Category performance & insights

• Support Category Managers with performance insights across Retail Merchandising and Food Services segments to identify and understand sales impacts and opportunities for optimization.
• Analyze SKU, category, location and promotional-period performance to understand sales impacts and identify opportunities.
• Assist with evaluating loyalty/member-offer performance, including promotional SKU performance versus total shop sales and overlapping promotional mechanics.

Reporting & analytics

• Support the Pricing & Promotions Lead with the development and maintenance of Power BI and Excel reporting that translates sales and promotional data into actionable commercial insights.
• Help build repeatable reporting processes and methodologies that allow Category and Operations teams to monitor business performance.

Promotional execution & accuracy

• Conduct pre-go-live checks with support teams to confirm promotional pricing, product eligibility and system configuration before offers reach stores.
• Monitor promotional changeovers across POS and electronic shelf-label environments and coordinate investigation and corrective action when exceptions occur.
• Work with Pricebook to resolve incorrect product categorization, missing SKUs and promotional configuration issues.

POS & digital execution

• Participate in bi-weekly Point of Sale (POS) execution meetings with the Promotions (Pune) and Accenture (Mumbai) teams to ensure AU Category and Marketing Team requirements are executed accurately and in line with trading calendar timelines.
• Support the delivery of Digital Point of Sale requirements across the AU market to leverage customer awareness of key activations and drive commercial engagement.

Space planning support

• Work closely with the AU Space Planning Team and Retail Operations to assist in prioritizing Macro Space Planning requirements across the AU COCO network to improve commercial growth opportunities in market.

Key Stakeholders

• Internal: AU Pricing & Promotions Lead, AU Macro Space Planning Lead, Category Managers, Space Planning, Pricebook, Marketing, Loyalty, Technology, Trading Services and Retail Operations.
• External: Promotions (Pune) and Accenture (Mumbai) teams and external supply partners.

Skills & Experience

• Strong commercial awareness and analytical skills, with the ability to turn sales and promotional data into clear, accurate and timely insights.
• Working knowledge of Excel and Power BI (or a strong willingness to learn) for reporting and analysis.
• Strong attention to detail, particularly when checking pricing, product eligibility and system configuration.
• Effective communication and relationship skills to work with internal teams, offshore partners and suppliers.
• Good organization and time management, with the ability to work to trading calendar timelines.
• Interest in retail, convenience or Petrol and Convenience (P&C) category management.

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

• A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
• Possibility to join our social communities and networks
• Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
• Life and health insurance, medical care package
• And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement:

No travel is expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility tools, Business Requirements Analysis, Category spend profiling, Category Strategy, Digital Fluency, Negotiating, Negotiation planning and preparation, Product and market intelligence, Supplier Relationship Management

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status.Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.