Assistant Category Manager - Health and Beauty, Auckland

Career Opportunities: Assistant Category Manager - Health and Beauty (1022021) Requisition ID 1022021 - Posted - New Zealand - Full-time - Commercial We are Woolworths Group 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'.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. About the Role | Mō te Tūranga Our new Assistant Category Manager - Health and Beauty will be accountable for driving the buying and merchandising processes across a broad range of products we offer to Woolworths consumers. The key to this role will be managing effective relationships with vendors and negotiatingwith them as well as developing and procuring the right products to drive our business in line with our Category merchandise needs and strategic objectives.This role will suit someone with some retail based experience, ideally from within FMCG and who will have a desire to become an expert Category Manager. You will have good commercial acumen and previous experience driving new or challenged business initiatives within Woolworths with a proven track record of engaging and influencing key stakeholders of the business.Responsibilities: Delivering customer focused strategy through effective management of product, price, promotion and placement Maintaining awareness of product trends, availability, and customer preferences Understanding of buying and selling patterns, impacts on the category Maintaining high level relationships with vendors and partnersCollaborating across functions to ensure efficient, on time delivery of products Developing longer-term plans and recommendations across products/categories Managing and controlling sales to budget Assisting in Category reviews and buying projects As a Woolworths team member you will receive a generous salary as well as:Supportive team environment Ongoing development within an ANZ team and access to COE/specialist career opportunities Global and local career opportunities Grocery discount card - 5 -10% off your groceries! Half price online delivery and free online delivery for new parents Employee Assistance ProgramDiscounts on health insurance, dental, optometrists, gym memberships, JB Hi-Fi, PB tech and many more! Working with Woolworths NZ | Me mahi tahi tatou ki Woolworths NZ With over 185 stores and 20,000 team members across Aotearoa, we've made it our mission to make Kiwi 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. 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 tatouEveryone belongs at Woolworths Group Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. 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.#J-18808-Ljbffr