Hybrid Category Manager: Retail Growth & Partnerships

Officeworks Ltd; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous employee discounts across Wes

Officeworks benefits program

Flexible public holidays policy

Learning and development opportunities

Career opportunities within Wesfarmers

Job summary

Officeworks is seeking a commercially savvy Category Manager for Filing, Paper and Notebooks within Chadstone, VIC. You will own the end-to-end category strategy, influence business decisions, and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver an exceptional customer experience across channels.

Lead category plans, pricing, promotions, and range reviews while collaborating with Marketing, Digital, Supply Chain and Store Ops.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Category Management, Buying or Merchandise roles within a large retail environment.
• Proven track record of delivering category growth and commercial outcomes.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation capabilities.
• Leadership experience with the ability to develop and inspire teams.

Responsibilities

• Developing and executing category strategies that drive sales, margin and EBIT targets.
• Identifying growth opportunities through customer insights, data and market trends.
• Driving innovation through new products, services and private label opportunities.
• Leading range reviews, pricing strategies and promotional plans.
• Building strong supplier partnerships and negotiating commercially beneficial outcomes.
• Collaborating across Marketing, Digital, Supply Chain and Store Operations to deliver outstanding customer experiences.
• Coaching and developing a high-performing Category team.

Skills

Category management

Job description

Officeworks is seeking a commercially savvy Category Manager for Filing, Paper and Notebooks within Chadstone, VIC. You will own the end-to-end category strategy, influence business decisions, and build strong supplier partnerships to deliver an exceptional customer experience across channels.

Lead category plans, pricing, promotions, and range reviews while collaborating with Marketing, Digital, Supply Chain and Store Ops.