Assistant Category Manager
HybridNorth Ryde, New South Wales, Australia
Job Summary
Support the Category Manager in all aspects of category management, including presenting sales, inventory, margin, and promotions versus budget alongside strategic brand plans. Conduct category analysis to ensure strategic objectives are met while assisting with promotional planning, reporting, and analysis. Contribute to ranging and promotions, manage the workload of Merchandise Assistants, and coordinate vendor new product submissions while developing strong relationships with suppliers. Collaborate with internal stakeholders across Stores, Supply Chain, Marketing, Private Label, and Space Planning teams to drive process improvements. This role offers exposure to end-to-end category management within a dynamic support office environment, featuring hybrid working options and a pet-friendly culture.
Required Qualifications
- strong experience in a similar support office buying role
- passionate about specialty retail with a true focus on building a buying career and wanting to progress
- detail focused
- super organised
- excellent analytical skills
- advanced in excel
- ability to pull data
- ability to build graphs
- Previous experience as an Assistant Buyer or Assistant Category Manager in a fast-paced retail support office environment
- Proven experience in multi-tasking and managing multiple stakeholders
- Outstanding communication skills
- outstanding attitude
- collaborative
- true team player
- at least 2-3 years or more experience, in a category team
- Previous experience in a Support Office buying role from a retail or FMCG environment
- Tertiary Qualification in Business Admin or similar
Desired Qualifications
- passionate about making the world a happier place through the love of pets
- passionate about specialty retail
- organised
- focused
- driven to have a strong buying career
- previous high volume retail buying experience
- Exposure to all facets of end-to-end Category management
- Opportunity to bring your dog to work with hybrid working options available (2-3 days in the office)
- The opportunity to work with an experienced Category Manager in a nurturing environment
- A great mentor, who is passionate about developing their team
- A dynamic Support Office environment where your input is valued and heard
- looking to grow in a very fast paced, dynamic environment
- Your passion for a career in retail buying will be evident through your personal commitment to ongoing growth
- Hybrid working options
- Pet Friendly office
- Amazing opportunities to grow your buying career
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