Kaitaki Wehenga Category Manager

3 months ago

Wellington City, New Zealand Z Energy Full time

Kaitaki Wehenga Category Manager

Full-time

**Company Description**:
Z has a clear purpose: Powering better journeys, today and tomorrow. As one of New Zealand’s largest transport energy companies, we have a commitment to delivering safe, secure, and reliable transport energy - with the opportunity to deliver new journeys, with new energy solutions in a changing world.

We are proud to be the Kiwi contingent in the Ampol Group, an independent Trans-Tasman energy company, with trading offices across the globe, which are united behind our shared purpose. While many of the challenges and opportunities we face go beyond national boundaries, together we have the scale, influence, and capability to deliver for our customers, communities, and our people.

Our Kaitaki Wehenga Category Managers look after everything to do with the offering in our Z stores across Aotearoa ensuring that our ranges are up to date, appealing and meet the changing needs of our customers. We are excited to welcome a Kaitaki Wehenga Category Manager to our whānau to manage a key strategic growth category.

In this role you will hold end-to-end responsibility for delivering a range of products safely and successfully into our network. This is a true cross functional role that will see you work closely with our retailers, marketing team, suppliers, store development teams and more - your stakeholder management and communication skills will need to be on point to deliver relevant briefs, messaging and updates to a diverse group.

Calling on your Category Management skills you will love a deep dive into the data, reviewing the range quarterly, making range adjustments based on data and insights, identifying gaps and opportunities and keeping across promotions and pricing. As well as looking after products in your range you will also guide the sales channels, making recommendations and adjustments as needed.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key part in our growth and drive customer visitation across the Z network. Interested? Let’s kōrero

**This role can be based in either Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau or Wellington Te Whanganui-a-Tara.**

**You will have the opportunity to**
- Delivery of the assigned categories safely and successfully into the network through strong supplier and distributor relationships, cross functional engagement, product ranging and promotional activity
- To deliver on sales and margin targets and maximise category profitability
- Develop strategies in conjunction with the Head of Category Management focusing on core segments ensuring key insights are identified and utilised
- Work with data and insights via accessing channel/consumer/shopper insights, research and market data and make recommendations based on these
- Develop category plans and that meet sales and margin targets and deliver on these on time and in budget
- Conduct regular range reviews and make adjustments and recommendations from data and insights
- Work with a range of internal and external stakeholders and make a real impact in the future growth strategy at Z

**Qualifications**:
**What you’ll bring to Z**
- Experience as a Category Manager, knowledge of the grocery, QSR or the fuel industry is advantageous
- The ability to manage complex product categories, multiple profit and loss areas within these categories and to customize these to your clients
- Expertise in building relationships with internal and external contacts, forming partnerships that support business success and using cross-functional knowledge to add value
- Demonstrated experience in analysing and interpreting data from a range of sources to generate insights and drive Category performance
- Strong commercial and financial acumen in a fast-paced industry, identifying and delivering on growth opportunities

And of course, you’ll be passionate about what matters to Z, embracing and living our values to help us deliver on our aspirations and broader commitment to Aotearoa New Zealand.

**Additional Information**:
**What we can offer you**
- A competitive remuneration package including short-term incentive plan, medical insurance for you and your family, enhanced employer contribution for KiwiSaver
- Generous leave provisions including enhanced sick leave, parental leave benefits and the option to buy additional leave
- The balance of hybrid working, enjoy some of your week at home and some in our welcoming office space
- The opportunity to contribute and be part of a supportive team that is here to make a difference
- A chance to build your own capability through learning from some of the industry’s most knowledgeable people who have a desire to share their insights along with access to upskilling opportunities and career development across the organisation
- Two days a year to do Good in your Hood, though our volunteering scheme, a chance for you to help others in your community in a meaningful way to you

The base salary range for this role is $129,200 to $152,000

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