Strategic & Commercial Planning Lead

Cartology - Part of the Woolworths Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discounts

Rewards program

Job summary

Cartology, part of the Woolworths Group, seeks a Manager - Strategic & Commercial Planning in Sydney to drive the quarterly sales planning rhythm, partner with sales leaders, and align commercial strategies across shared clients.

You will bring data-led thinking, identify risks early, govern data integrity, and collaborate with Woolworths Group client planning to future-proof revenue and growth. This hybrid role offers a path to influence the retail media landscape.

Qualifications

• High proficiency in data management and numeric accuracy.
• Experience working in quarterly or cyclical planning environments.
• Strong project management skills to run concurrent planning sessions.
• Experience with CRM-based planning tools is highly desirable.
• Commercial acumen to identify gaps in sales plans is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Own, run and continuously improve the quarterly sales planning cycle with transparent data and minimal manual intervention.
• Build mechanisms to surface risks early and drive corrective action with sales leaders.
• Embed a planning discipline beyond the next quarter to future proof the business through data-led planning and strategy.
• Provide forward-looking insight and product innovation into planning for timely intelligence to strengthen client conversations.
• Maintain live governance documents that track performance and keep the business on a single version of truth.
• Represent Cartology in Woolworths Group client planning processes and align commercial strategies across joint business planning with clients.

Skills

Data management

Planning cycles

Project management

CRM tools

Commercial acumen

Tools

CRM-based planning tools

Job description

Cartology, part of the Woolworths Group, seeks a Manager - Strategic & Commercial Planning in Sydney to drive the quarterly sales planning rhythm, partner with sales leaders, and align commercial strategies across shared clients.

You will bring data-led thinking, identify risks early, govern data integrity, and collaborate with Woolworths Group client planning to future-proof revenue and growth. This hybrid role offers a path to influence the retail media landscape.