Category Manager - Chips

Woolworths Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Team discounts

Rewards program

Job summary

Woolworths Group in Sydney is seeking a dynamic Category Manager for our Chips category to own end-to-end strategy, shape market trends, and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver value for customers.

You will analyse financials, lead range reviews, and collaborate across functions to drive revenue while managing costs and maintaining price integrity. This permanent, hybrid role offers growth within a large, inclusive team serving millions of customers weekly.

Qualifications

• Define and deliver data-led category strategies and execute range & sourcing reviews.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience navigating supplier dynamics to achieve goals.
• Strong analytics to track KPIs, market insights, and turn data into plans.
• Read financial reports and make decisions balancing profitability with growth and trust.
• Influence stakeholders and translate ideas into clear cross-functional strategies.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of your category by defining, developing and executing end-to-end strategies rooted in customer and market insights.
• Master complex negotiations with tailored supplier strategies to secure optimal outcomes.
• Drive sustainable growth by translating financials and KPIs into sound commercial decisions.
• Align and influence cross-functional teams to deliver seamless, win-win outcomes.

Skills

Data-led strategy

Negotiation

Performance analytics

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder storytelling

Job description

• Permanent opportunity based in Sydney within the Chips Category
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

• Permanent opportunity based in Sydney within the Chips Category
• Inclusive culture with a focus on creating genuine career opportunities
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition 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.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

Are you ready to take ownership of a high-impact category and drive the retail experience of the future?

We are looking for a dynamic Category Manager to step in and treat our Chips category like their own business. In this role, you won't just be managing products - you'll be shaping market trends, forging powerful partnerships and using sharp commercial insights to deliver exceptional value to our customers.

• Shape the future of your category by defining, developing and executing end-to-end strategies rooted in deep customer and market insights, leading data-driven range reviews that hit core business objectives.
• Master complex negotiations by designing and executing tailored supplier strategies, adapting your approach to shifting commercial contexts to secure the best outcomes while building sustainable partnerships.
• Drive sustainable growth by acting as the financial engine of your category, translating financial reports, KPIs, and market trends into sound commercial decisions that boost revenue, optimise costs, and maintain customer price-trust.
• Align and influence stakeholders across the business by using compelling narratives to translate complex ideas into clear strategies, driving cross-functional collaboration to deliver seamless, win-win outcomes.

What you’ll bring

• A proven track record of defining and delivering successful, data-led category strategies and executing impactful range & sourcing reviews in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated negotiation experience navigating high-stakes supplier dynamics and adapting tactics to achieve strategic commercial goals.
• Strong performance analytics skills to confidently track KPIs, evaluate market insights, and turn complex data into actionable category plans.
• Deep commercial acumen with the ability to read financial reports, understand key business drivers, and make decisions that balance profitability with long-term growth and customer trust.
• Exceptional stakeholder influence and storytelling ability to build collaborative relationships, simplify complex concepts, and align cross-functional teams toward shared decision-making.

What You’ll Experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.

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.