Senior Category Growth Partner – ANZ Retail

Woolworths Ltd.; Auckland; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Woolworths Group in New Zealand and Australia is seeking a Senior Commercial professional to lead pricing, promotions, and buying strategy from Auckland or Sydney. You will partner with Merchandise Trading to drive commercial outcomes and strategic alignment across categories.

You will translate high‑level initiatives into actionable growth plans, coach category teams, and deliver end‑to‑end performance improvements through data analytics and strong stakeholder engagement.

Qualifications

• Experience in category management or merchandise trading within retail.
• Ability to translate data into commercial strategy.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Experience in fast-paced retail environments.
• Collaborative leadership and cross-functional partnering.

Responsibilities

• Provide commercial leadership in pricing, promotions, and buying strategy.
• Drive end-to-end performance optimisation across categories.
• Collaborate with Merchandise, Analytics, and Commercial teams.
• Translate strategic initiatives into actionable growth.
• Coach and mentor category teams.

Skills

Category management

Merchandise trading

Commercial analytics

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder engagement

Tools

Excel

Power BI

SQL

Job description

Woolworths Group in New Zealand and Australia is seeking a Senior Commercial professional to lead pricing, promotions, and buying strategy from Auckland or Sydney. You will partner with Merchandise Trading to drive commercial outcomes and strategic alignment across categories.

You will translate high‑level initiatives into actionable growth plans, coach category teams, and deliver end‑to‑end performance improvements through data analytics and strong stakeholder engagement.