Assistant Category Manager
Woolworths Group- Permanent role based at our Favona office in Auckland, with hybrid flexibility
- Jump into a close-knit, high-performing team where your ideas actually count
- Bring your passion for building great relationships and making a real difference for our store teams and shoppers.
We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.
If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.
What you’ll do | Hei mahi
As an Assistant Category Manager in the Dairy portfolio, you will work alongside our Category Manager to drive category plans that put customers first, simplify life for our stores, and hit commercial targets. A big part of your role involves running an effective promotional plan to grow sales, profit, and market share while supporting the wider team development.
Key Responsibilities
- Help to shape our Dairy promotional strategy by getting the timing, depth and funding right so customers get genuine, market-leading value
- Turn everyday shopping data and commercial analytics into standout promotions that get customers excited and boost sales and profitability
- Bring campaigns to life across key touchpoints within our business including Marketing, Cartology, EVeryday rewards, Milk Run, Online and our internal support system
- Work directly with suppliers to negotiate promo plans that hit our targets and deliver wins for both sides
- Team up with our Supply Chain key stakeholders to keep everyone aligned and make sure every promotion runs without a hitch through forecasting and planning
- You bring relevant experience from a previous role, a similar commercial position in FMCG or have studied business or related subjects at a tertiary level
- You are comfortable digging into and understanding sales figures, using Excel, Google tools, or retail systems to spot trends and make smart business calls
- You can back yourself in supplier conversations, holding your ground when needed while keeping relationships strong and positive
- You naturally keep plates spinning, staying organised and managing your time well even when things move fast
- You genuinely enjoy working with people, bringing clear communication, a collaborative approach, and a positive attitude to the team
- You like sharing what you know and take pride in helping junior team members build their skills
Our Team Members Are At The Heart Of Everything We Do And We’re Always Looking For Ways To Support Your Career Journey And Reward Great Work
- A mentorship in running a business
- A commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
- High-impact role supporting our teams who enrich our communities.
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline - with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
- A range of programs to help you prioritise and manage your wellbeing, including 24/7 access to the Sonder app.
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.
We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.