Category Manager

3 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Fletcher Building Full time

**General Information**:
**Job Type**

Permanent

**Category**

Merchandising & Category Management

**Business**

PlaceMakers

**Location**

Auckland

**Job Reference**

41418

**Posted Date**

22-Sep-2025

**Closing Date**

20-Oct-2025

**Description**:
**About the role**:

- We are looking for a dynamic and strategic Category Manager to join our team and drive the performance of our fastenings category.
- As the PlaceMakers fastenings Category Manager you are responsible for overseeing the success of this category by ensuring our range and offer aligns strongly to our Trade Customer base. Market analysis, supplier management, pricing strategy, and product selection are all critical to ensure we remain competitive and are meeting customer needs.

Key Responsibilities:

- Develop and execute strategic plans for the fastenings category to achieve sales and profit targets.
- Maximise revenue through effective cost of goods and terms of trade management.
- Optimise supply strategies for core categories to enhance commercial performance.
- Conduct regular category reviews and ensure product offers are performing.
- Collaborate with Visual Merchandising to optimise in-store displays.
- Grow key supplier partnerships through effective joint business planning

**This is a full-time permanent role offering 40 hours a week. Based full time from our Support office in Penrose.**

**Qualifications and Skills**:

- Experience in Category Management, ideally in a building products or related area.
- Proven ability to develop and execute customer centric category strategies and plans.
- A track record of driving improvements in customer outcomes.
- Highly developed supplier relationship and negotiation skills.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, and decision-making skills.
- Customer-focused approach with a strong commitment to meeting and exceeding customer expectations.
- Strong commercial business acumen with the ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders

**Our Benefits**:

- Competitive salary & Staff-buying privileges
- Genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group.
- Employment Education Fund
- Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Program.
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team

**Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.**
- We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand._

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