Food Services Assistant Category Manager – Hybrid

Lagardere AWPL External Careers; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee meal discounts

Shopping discounts

Paid parental leave

Wellbeing and volunteer leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

LagardèreAWPL is seeking an Assistant Category Manager for Food Services in Sydney. You will support commercial performance, product development, and day-to-day execution across Australia and New Zealand within the Grab & Go category, alongside broader Food Services initiatives.

You will work across our network of cafés, restaurants, bars and other venues, collaborating with Operations, Marketing and store teams to drive growth and improve customer offerings.

Qualifications

• Experience in hospitality, foodservice, retail, buying, merchandising, category management or a similar commercial support role.
• Interest in food, beverage trends and product discovery.
• Strong organisational skills to manage multiple projects, priorities and deadlines.
• Confident with numbers, spreadsheets and reports (Excel).
• Commercial mindset with interest in sales, pricing and margins.
• Excellent communication to build supplier and internal stakeholder relationships.

Responsibilities

• Research, trial and introduce new food and beverage products to keep offerings fresh and competitive.
• Analyse sales, margins and product performance to identify growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with suppliers on sourcing, pricing, promotions and new product opportunities.
• Coordinate product launches, range changes and promotions across stores.

Skills

Hospitality experience

Category management

Buying

Merchandising

Supplier management

Excel skills

Commercial mindset

Multi-site operations

Strong communication

Tools

MS Excel

Job description

LagardèreAWPL is seeking an Assistant Category Manager for Food Services in Sydney. You will support commercial performance, product development, and day-to-day execution across Australia and New Zealand within the Grab & Go category, alongside broader Food Services initiatives.

You will work across our network of cafés, restaurants, bars and other venues, collaborating with Operations, Marketing and store teams to drive growth and improve customer offerings.