Junior Category Manager - Consumer Electronics

Kogan; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Kogan First Membership

Team discounts

Health & Wellness program

Learning & Development

Hackathons

Team events and celebrations

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Kogan.com is seeking a Junior Category Manager for Tech & Electronics in Melbourne. You will own a category portfolio, identify commercial opportunities, source key suppliers, and manage day-to-day operations to drive revenue and profit.

You’ll work closely with marketing and purchasing to optimize listings and promotions. The role emphasizes data-driven decision making, strong relationship management, and agile execution in a fast-paced eCommerce environment.

Qualifications

• University degree in a relevant field (Commerce, Business, Engineering, Supply Chain or similar).
• Experience with category ownership at Assistant/Junior level or supporting a Manager.
• Ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Identify commercial opportunities for category expansion including sourcing and new products.
• Source suppliers locally and internationally, including exclusive brands.
• Manage daily category operations: planning, promotions, inventory, shipping and logistics to exceed revenue and profit targets.
• Engage with stakeholders to build effective working relationships and drive outcomes.
• Maximise profitability through deep category and market understanding.
• Drive pricing changes and contribute to pricing reviews.
• Ensure timely introduction of new products and efficient inventory management.
• Monitor inventory levels, forecasting, and promotional activity to meet goals.
• Collaborate with Marketing to ensure product listings are well merchandised and discoverable.

Skills

Category ownership

Analytical thinking

Excel

Supplier relationship management

Data and AI tools

Education

Bachelor degree in Commerce/Business/Engineering/Supply Chain or similar

Tools

Microsoft Excel

ERP/Inventory systems

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.

If you are data-driven, outcome-focused, and love the tech space, apply today to take the next major step in your career!

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 journey Monitoring 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.

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