Assistant Merchandise Manager | GPC Asia Pacific

Genuine Parts Company; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts across the GPC Asia/Pc

Employee assistance program

Parental leave top-up

Volunteer leave

Safety conscious work environment

Job summary

GPC Asia Pacific in Auckland, New Zealand, is seeking an Assistant Merchandise Manager to coordinate catalogue and promotional activity across markets. You will report to a Merchandise Manager and ensure plans are executed accurately to drive sales growth.

The role emphasizes attention to detail, stakeholder communication, and data analysis. You will build supplier relationships, manage deadlines, and provide administrative support to the Merchandise team in a hybrid environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in category, merchandise or buying.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management.
• Excellent attention to detail and proofreading.
• Excellent organisational and time-management skills.
• Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills.
• Analytical thinking and data-driven approach.
• Proactive, solutions-focused attitude.
• Ability to prioritise competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate catalogue and promotional activity from planning through to execution.
• Review and proof catalogue content to ensure accuracy of pricing, product information and promotional offers.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships.
• Ensure critical catalogue and campaign deadlines are met.
• Assist with promotional planning and campaign administration.
• Analyse sales and promotional performance data.
• Prepare reports and presentations to support category decision-making.
• Maintain accurate product and promotional information across systems.
• Provide administrative and operational support to the Merchandise team.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Time management

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Prioritisation

Tools

Excel

Microsoft Office

Job description

## Assistant Merchandise Manager | GPC Asia PacificApply: Hybrid: Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand: Brisbane Airport, Queensland, Australia: Rowville, Victoria, Australia: Full time: Posted Today: R26\\_0000034297**About us:**With 100 years operational experience, GPC Asia Pacific is the largest automotive aftermarket parts supplier in Australia and New Zealand, supported by Genuine Parts Company in North America, owner of the NAPA parts distribution business.Every day we deliver careers and experiences that are both challenging and rewarding. We have fun at work and celebrate our achievements and milestones, big and small. We foster an environment where we focus on results and continuous improvement and our people share our passion. **The role and you:**Playing an integral part in the coordination of category related collateral, this fast-paced role reports directly to a Merchandise Manager and ensures that promotional plans are executed accurately and optimised to drive sales growth.You’ll know you’re the right person for the role if you have a resilient, tenacious personality, you thrive in a fast-paced role, have a keen eye for detail and accuracy, and you love the challenge of meeting defined deadlines. Able to work with set objective and set information, and yet still be able to find a way around information that may sometimes seem ambiguous, you’ll rely on your problem-solving skills, asking questions along the way. **Key Responsibilities*** Coordinate catalogue and promotional activity from planning through to execution* Review and proof catalogue content to ensure accuracy of pricing, product information and promotional offers* Build and maintain strong supplier relationships* Ensure critical catalogue and campaign deadlines are met* Assist with promotional planning and campaign administration* Analyse sales and promotional performance data* Prepare reports and presentations to support category decision-making* Maintain accurate product and promotional information across systems* Provide administrative and operational support to the Merchandise team. **The successful applicant will have:*** Category, merchandise or buying exposure, or a passion for developing a career in this area* Strong communication skills and the ability to develop solid stakeholder relationships* Exceptional attention to detail and proofreading capability* Excellent organisational and time-management skills* Strong Excel and Microsoft Office skills* Analytical thinking and the ability to work with data and reporting* A proactive, solutions-focused approach* The ability to prioritise competing deadlines in a fast-moving environment **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 Southeast 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 Send your CV to our Careers Team by clicking APPLY!