Junior Category Manager - Consumer Electronics

Kogan.com; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Autonomy

Discounts and benefits

Learning & Development

Team events

Job summary

Kogan.com is seeking a Junior Category Manager to own our Tech & Electronics category, drive product range, and build supplier partnerships. You will analyze market trends, manage inventory and pricing, and collaborate with marketing to optimize the customer journey.

Reporting to the Director of Purchasing, you will use data and AI tools to stay ahead of demand, identify opportunities, and deliver revenue and profit growth while maintaining strong supplier relationships across local and

Qualifications

• University degree in Commerce, Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or related field.
• Experience with category ownership at Assistant/Junior level or supporting a Category Manager.
• Excellent communication to build stakeholder relationships.
• Strong analytical and commercial sense to identify opportunities and achieve outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Identify commercial opportunities for category expansion, including sourcing and new products.
• Source suppliers locally and internationally, focusing on top brands and exclusive lines.
• Manage daily category operations including planning, promotion, inventory, and logistics to exceed revenue targets.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to drive outcomes and optimize profitability across the category.
• Negotiate trading terms and pricing, and manage price changes across channels.

Skills

Category ownership

Excel

Data analytics

Supplier engagement

Pricing strategy

Education

University degree in Commerce/Business/Supply Chain

Tools

AI tools

Cloud-based tools

Job description

Ready to turn your passion for tech into an exceptional product offering?

Due to rapid growth, we have a brand-new opportunity for a tech-savvy Junior Category Manager to join our Tech & Electronics divisions within the Purchasing team! Looking after our iconic consumer electronics portfolio, you will be the commercial driving force behind curating our product range, ensuring Kogan.com customers always have access to the most in-demand, trending tech on the market.

Reporting directly to the Director of Purchasing, you will have true ownership of your category portfolio. You’ll be responsible for developing exciting new products, building strong supplier partnerships, managing P&L responsibilities, and leveraging the latest data and AI tools to optimize your strategy and stay ahead of market trends.

This is a brilliant step-up opportunity if you are:

• An ambitious Assistant Buyer / Category Assistant ready to challenge yourself with category ownership.
• An Allocator / Planner looking to successfully pivot into the product and buying space.
• An existing Junior Category Manager / Buyer looking to amplify your sourcing expertise within a leading, fast-paced eCommerce business.

In this role you'll be responsible for:

• Identifying commercial opportunities for expansion of category including sourcing and developing new products
• Engaging and sourcing key suppliers, locally and internationally, in World's best brand and Kogan.com's Exclusive Brands
• Actively managing daily category operations including planning and promotional activity, inventory management, shipping and logistics to ensure revenue and profit targets are exceeded every month
• Managing and engaging with key stakeholders, internally and externally, to build effective working relationships and achieve outcomes
• Maximising profitability of all products, through a depth of understanding of your category and the market
• Being proactive, innovative and striving to continually develop your category for our customers
• Actively negotiating the best possible trading terms and prices
• Drive and control price changes across our different sales channels, and contribute towards pricing reviews when required
• Ensuring timely introduction of new products, efficient management of current and future inventory and ensuring timely fulfilment of customer demand
• Actively manage and monitor inventory levels to achieve your category’s goals and KPIs. This includes forward forecasting, planning promotional activity and actively reacting to market conditions.
• Partnering with the Marketing & Promotions teams to ensure product listings are well merchandised and discoverable to support the customer journeyMonitoring performance and completing range reviews across your category and taking action where necessary

To be successful in this role, you should be:

• University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Commerce, Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or similar)
• Experienced with Category ownership, at either an Assistant or Junior Category Manager level, or have supported a Category Manager with exposure / ownership of a product range and ready to step up to have full category ownership. Experience withing an eCommerce, Retail or FMCG environment and / or Tech & Electronics categories will be highly regarded
• Comfortable building and maintaining effective relationships, through exceptional communication and engagement
• Highly analytical and possess commercial nous, being able to recognise opportunity and make quick decisions for the best commercial outcomes, so that we can offer market-leading pricing to our customers.
• Comfortable working within a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Being agile and adaptable is key to success!
• A whiz with Microsoft Excel (we’re talking VLOOKUP and pivot tables, not SUM and AVERAGE - and we will test your capabilities).
• Highly proficient with various IT and cloud-based tools, with a keen eye for leveraging AI to streamline workflows, improve efficiency, and boost productivity.
• Ready to challenge, be challenged, and work within our highly disruptive business model.

Why Kogan.com?

• Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce future
• Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy and little red tape. You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact
• You’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry with us and be part of a company that are the Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia
• Be an Intrepreneur, playing a hands on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
• A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more!

About Us

We’re Kogan.com, Pioneers of eCommerce in Australia.

At Kogan.com we offer rewarding careers, where you build your skills, are mentored by the best in the industry and get to share your expert knowledge in an innovative Company where your ideas and opinions count. You get to solve really important challenges to drive eCommerce’s future, and get to do it with a great team culture and benefits!

Join Kogan.com to master your craft, do your best work, make a real difference and work with the best. At Kogan.com, your work will have an immediate impact on transforming the Australian and New Zealand retail environment.

Heads up!

Kogan.com is a fast-paced business - our vacancy close dates are subject to change. We will assess applications as they are received, so don't wait to apply!

All new Kogan.com team members are required to undergo a National Police Record check and must have full-time Australian working rights