Business Manager

16 hours ago

Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Officemax New Zealand Full time

Lead & strategise to drive our busy B2B Merchandise team.
Develop capabilities & bring your commercial insights to partner and elevate our growth.Bring your innovative strategic thinking to develop and coach the team.Partner commercially across OfficeMax & be a part of our SLT.Highbrook location, hybrid working options, free parking onsite.The Role - Business Manager, MerchandiseLead, inspire, and motivate our Buyers and Buyers Assistants to ensure they are achieving and exceeding targets, executing their plan, and enjoying their work
OfficeMax is a B2B sales environment, with our Merchandise team owning range, and the relationships with suppliers, while partnering with Sales and Marketing to create our competitive solutions offerings - having this team humming is critical.Partner with Commercial Business Partners from across all business units to strategise insights and develop commercial plans.
Bring your previous management and team leadership, and expertise in strategic planning and negotiations (ideally from within a B2B environment), to engage, support, and coach the team, driving top performance ensuring successful and purposeful execution of the teams' category management plans.
In this role, you will report to our Director of Merchandise and will be a part of our Senior Leadership Team.Your key responsibilities are:Strategic PlanningLead Product Department strategic planning.Lead the high-level review of competitor strategies, demographics, product or technological innovations, national and international market activity, sector changes and activity, and emerging segments to guide the team's strategic planning process for categories and brand portfolios.Develop strong and mutually respectful strategic relationships with sector leads, key suppliers, and channel leads e.g., Wholesale and Export to drive the achievement of business targets.Oversee supplier strategy and contract negotiations to ensure compliance within agreed commercial parameters.Collaborate with Commercial Business Partner team to drive accurate measurement of commercial performance and execution of the strategic plans.Lead the Team in Execution of Product Department PlansReview the team's channel and category performance against strategy targets and direct timely category insights and escalations in line with the IBP Process.Work closely with the Sourcing team to ensure timely execution of the Sourcing Plan.Serve as the point of escalation for all supplier, range, and departmental process matters.Supervise the team's supplier evaluations to drive high standards of excellence and responsiveness in supplier performance.Oversee supplier RFPs, Tenders, and Contracts processes to ensure compliance with internal policy and audit requirements.Leadership, Culture, and EngagementDrive performance standards and behaviours that develop a consistent, cohesive, high-performing culture across the Buyer team.Develop leadership capability and talent pipelines within Merchandise to optimise internal succession.Drive the development of Buyer and negotiations.What you will bring:Tertiary qualification in Business, Brand Management, Product Design, or equivalent.5+ years' experience (minimum) in leading a team of Buyers or Category Managers.Demonstrated experience in complex Business to Business negotiations.Experience in system and process management e.g., S&OP.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.Strategic thinker with demonstrated operational excellence.Sustainability champion.Advanced commercial and numerical skills.Effective spoken and written communication skills.People and CultureA business that cares, take your birthday and a wellbeing day off on usStaff buying rates.Hybrid working arrangements with at least three days based in the office.Free parking onsite with a discounted café.Great people
A business you can be proud to work forOur people are genuine, and proactive solution finders.
We care about our colleagues, customers, and the company's success.
This is a business with heart and one you can feel proud to work forWe have a diverse culture, and encourage open and transparent communication throughout.
One of the key parts of our culture is that our people know how their work adds value to the wider business.
So you can leave each day feeling like you are making a difference, where your voice is heard and respected - always a good startBy joining OfficeMax, you are choosing a business that prioritises diversity of culture and thought.
You will bring your growth mind-set and enjoy the challenge of constant evolution.
No one day is the same
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