Category Assistant

Mitre 10; North Shore; On-site; NZD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mitre 10 team member discounts

Flexible working options

Birthday leave (your special day off,」

Life and trauma insurance

One paid wellness day per year.

Job summary

Mitre 10 in Auckland is seeking a highly organised Category Assistant on a 12-month fixed-term contract to support category initiatives across our retail and trade channels.

You’ll collaborate with Category Managers, suppliers, stores and marketing to coordinate promotions, manage timelines, prepare materials and tools, and generate performance reports.

This role rewards attention to detail, teamwork and a proactive approach to handling data, pricing changes and system updates.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once.
• Excellent communication skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Confidence with data and systems, including strong Excel capability.
• Ability to build relationships across teams and with external stakeholders.
• Proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to pitch in where needed.

Responsibilities

• Coordinating promotional campaigns across in-store and media channels, including national retail and trade programmes
• Managing timelines and ensuring all promotional activity is delivered accurately and on time
• Supporting the creation and distribution of promotional materials and ordering tools
• Working with suppliers, stores and internal teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution
• Generating reports on promotional performance, including availability and sales uplift
• Supporting supplier onboarding, reporting, and account management processes
• Managing price changes and ensuring accurate communication to stakeholders
• Assisting with SKU setup, product data maintenance and system updates
• Responding to store and customer queries in a timely manner

Skills

Detail-oriented

Collaborative

Excel skills

Data analysis

Stakeholder relationships

Proactive attitude

Tools

Lansa

Job description

Mitre 10 has been a part of New Zealand's home improvement culture since 1974. An award-winning success story, inspiring Kiwi to love where they live, work and play with our home improvement, garden and trade offer.

We’re looking for a highly organised and proactive Category Assistant to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract and play a key role in supporting the delivery of category initiatives across our retail and trade channels.

This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys working across multiple projects, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and wants to build their career in category or merchandise management.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll work closely with Category Managers, suppliers, stores and marketing to ensure our promotional programmes and category activity run smoothly and effectively.

• Coordinating promotional campaigns across in-store and media channels, including national retail and trade programmes
• Managing timelines and ensuring all promotional activity is delivered accurately and on time
• Supporting the creation and distribution of promotional materials and ordering tools
• Working with suppliers, stores and internal teams to ensure alignment and smooth execution
• Generating reports on promotional performance, including availability and sales uplift
• Supporting supplier onboarding, reporting, and account management processes
• Managing price changes and ensuring accurate communication to stakeholders
• Assisting with SKU setup, product data maintenance and system updates
• Responding to store and customer queries in a timely manner

What you’ll bring

We’re looking for someone who is detail-oriented, collaborative, and enjoys getting stuck in.

• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple tasks at once
• Excellent communication skills and a customer-focused mindset
• Confidence working with data and systems, including strong Excel capability
• The ability to build relationships across teams and with external stakeholders
• A proactive, can-do attitude and willingness to pitch in where needed

Experience in retail, merchandising, or working with inventory systems (e.g. Lansa) will be highly regarded.

Why you’ll love working with us:

We genuinely care about our people, and we’re committed to helping you thrive, at work and outside of it. You’ll enjoy:

• Mitre 10 team member discounts
• Flexible working options
• Birthday leave (your special day off, on us!)
• Life and trauma insurance
• One paid wellness day per year.

If you enjoy working behind the scenes to bring campaigns and products to life and want to be part of a team that genuinely works together, we’d love to hear from you.