Category Development Lead

at  Woolworths

CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT LEAD - SYDNEY

• Hybrid working available with 3-4 days a week WFH
• Work with a team that supports growth and career developmentFull time permanent opportunity available

WHAT YOU’LL EXPERIENCE

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!

• 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
• 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 progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere’ policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeingParental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

The Category Development Lead is responsible for the end-to-end delivery of customer-focused department plans, category plans and range reviews for our Merchandising Managers and Category Managers, driving continuous improvement while providing analytical support including developing business improvement opportunities and generating proactive & actionable insights.

You will identify key strategic priorities for departments and categories in business plans, category plans and range reviews using quantitative and qualitative research; including customer behaviour, market trends, category performance, pricing, supplier dynamics.

• Drive change with cross-functional squads on strategic growth areas to land a customer first outcome
• Use analytical tools to drive insights; including category and customer segmentation, clustering, commercial investment calculations
• Consult and collaborate with cross functional stakeholders across the business to deliver desired outcomes

• Demonstrate continuous improvement and evolving category development process in line with the company’s strategic objectivesCoach and develop junior members of the team