Category Manager

Are you ready to step up in your FMCG career?
- Join the fast paced world of Merchandise Opportunity to work in a challenging portfolio and broaden your category knowledge

**Ready to make an impact?
**Joining the team is the perfect opportunity to take on a large portfolio where no two days are the same. As part of the wider Merchandise team we value a team first approach. We are a busy team who have a passion for all things fresh We thrive on working collectively and collaboratively with our suppliers and store teams to reach our goals and strategies to ensure that the appropriate service levels and quality is achieved.

**About the Role | Mō te Tūranga**
As a Category Manager, you will be negotiating with vendors to develop or procure a product and lead the buying and merchandising processes. At the heart of this role we focus on putting our customers, team and suppliers first whilst delivering great solutions around our category strategies through procurement, promotions, price and placement - a challenging but rewarding role and one where you’ll really make a difference in the lives of our customers. In this role, there will be a focus on negotiations across total Fresh categories as opposed to managing a portfolio of products.

Key accountabilities:

- Identifying the business’s merchandise needs and understanding the buying/selling patterns to be able to provide insight on planning and activities
- Maintain awareness of product trends, availability and customer preferences
- Build strong, productive relationships with both internal and external stakeholders and maintaining these relationships Development of strategic plans including recommendations to changes to drive the success of the category

**About You | Mōu**
To succeed in this role you’ll be highly collaborative, a natural problem solver and commercially driven. You’ll be comfortable in your knowledge and ability to build strong partnerships with our suppliers and have a strong level of financial and commercial acumen.

If you have a passion for food and 3+ years of recent experience in a comparable buying and category role these roles will challenge and excite you as we all help shape the future of our business.

**Working with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ**

Our purpose is to make Kiwis' lives a little better every day.

We’re friendly, down-to-earth, and energetic - we work hard but we have a great time doing it, and we love what we do. There is plenty of scope for new ideas, lots of room for you to add value, and importantly, you’ll be working with a business that touches the lives of three million New Zealanders a week. We offer a diverse range of career opportunities across our ecosystem

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**Come as you are | Nau mai, whakatau mai**

We’re an equal opportunity employer and are committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all.

If you’re smart and good at what you do, let’s work together | Me mahi tahi tatou