Merchandise Manager Workshop Consumables - GPC Asia Pacific

GPC Asia Pacific; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Employee assistance program

Safety conscious work environment

Parental leave top-up allowance

Volunteer leave

Job summary

GPC Asia Pacific is seeking a commercially driven Merchandise Manager - Workshop Consumables to lead end-to-end category strategy, sales, profitability and a small team in Australia. The role suits a Category or Merchandise Manager from high-volume retail or wholesale environments, with strong supplier management, strategy execution and a track record of profitable growth across Retail and Trade channels.

You will partner with Repco NAPA businesses across Australia and New Zealand, building

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Management roles.
• Experience across Retail and Trade channels.
• Strong strategic and analytical capability.
• Proven leadership of high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder influence.
• Proactive in identifying growth opportunities.

Responsibilities

• Work across Retail and Trade channels for Repco NAPA Australia and NZ.
• Build supplier and internal stakeholder relationships.
• Lead and develop a small category team.
• Set and execute category strategy.
• Identify market and product growth opportunities.
• Deliver sales, margin and profitability targets.
• Manage category budgets and pricing strategies.
• Conduct range reviews and optimize assortment.

Skills

Commercial acumen

People leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Stakeholder management

Analytical ability

Team development

Job description

Through an internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen to lead one of GPC's core automotive categories. As Merchandise Manager - Workshop Consumables, you will have end-to-end accountability for category strategy, sales, profitability and team leadership.

This opportunity would suit an experienced, commercially driven Category or Merchandise Manager from a high-volume retail, trade, FMCG or wholesale environment. You will bring strong category management expertise, commercial acumen, people leadership and supplier management capability, with a proven track record of turning strategy into execution and delivering profitable growth.

Duties and responsibilities include:

• Working across both Retail and Trade channels, supporting both Repco NAPA businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
• Building strong supplier and internal stakeholder relationships
• Leading and developing a small category team
• Setting and executing category strategy
• Identifying market and product growth opportunities
• Delivering sales, margin, and profitability targets
• Managing category budgets and pricing strategies
• Conducting range reviews and assortment optimization

About you:

You are a commercially astute leader with a strong track record of driving sales, profitability and category growth and building strong, strategic supplier partnerships. You bring energy, curiosity and a genuine ability to connect with people, balanced with strong strategic and analytical capability. A confident communicator, you lead and engage teams and stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer and commercial outcomes.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Commercially astute with demonstrable previous experience in Category Management roles.
• The ability to effectively balance competing priorities and drive performance across both Retail and Trade channels.
• Strategic, customer-focused thinking and strong planning capability.
• Strong leadership skills and a proven ability in developing high-performing teams in Category Manager or Merchandise Manager roles.
• Energy, enthusiasm, and a positive approach that helps engage and inspire those around you.
• Creativity and a willingness to challenge conventional thinking to unlock new opportunities.
• Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
• A curious mindset and a drive to identify new opportunities for growth and improvement.
• Resilience, adaptability, and tenacity in delivering results.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, supported by attention to detail.
• Collaborative leadership style and commitment to achieving shared business outcomes.
• Build genuine relationships while fostering an enjoyable and high-performing team culture.

Looking after you:

We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

• Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
• Employee assistance program
• A highly safety conscious work environment
• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation

GPC Asia Pacific

Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA & McLeod Accessories.

Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.

With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won't leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com