Category Development Manager

3 days ago

New Zealand COUNTDOWN NZ SUPPORT Full time

**Ready to make an impact?**

We’re looking for a Category Development Manager to join our team here in Aotearoa reporting to our Merchandise Manager of Strategic Insight, Range and Space.

Joining our Strategic Insight, Range and Space team you’ll take accountability for leadership and mentoring, supporting the Category Development team to embed the use of customer and market insights in the development of customer centric category plans. You will also be an advocate for our Range Review toolsets, ensuring that we tailor our offer for customers in each and every store.

**About the Role | Mō te Tūranga**

You will be responsible for:

- Sourcing, interpreting and presenting data for use in Category Reviews and in large forums
- Identifying and communicating issues, trends and opportunities for category performance improvement, based on fact-based analysis and insights
- Showcase the impact and results delivered from understanding and questioning of customer data
- Develop and champion the usage of Category Review tools (including the end to end Range and Space planning ecosystem) and associated reports with internal and appropriate external stakeholders Coach and develop our Category Development Analysts in both effective analysis and storytelling whilst driving and project managing the end to end Category Review process

**About You | Mōu**

To succeed in this role you will need to be an excellent communicator, coupled with strong customer data experience and proven project management experience.

If you’re the sort of individual who strives to always do the right thing for customers, team, our communities, and our business then we ought to connect. To be successful in this position, you will ideally have FMCG/Retail category background, ability to derive and deliver insights from multiple datasets while utilising Quantium/Dunnhumby/Nielsen/IRI and the office suite.

Bring your inquisitive mindset and the ability to think outside the box to this exciting opportunity

**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

Countdown
Cartology, Vineonline & CountdownX
Primary Connect
Wholesale Distributors Limited (Fresh Choice)

We are proud to be a Work 180 endorsed employer for all women, view the great work we do here.

**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

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