Category Manager – Household
Metcash
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Macquarie Park • Australia
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About the role
- Activate and execute national Household and Laundry strategies across the network
- Ensure Household range aligns with market expectations while seeking differentiation opportunities
- Implement a competitive pricing program across relevant SKUs
- Develop and execute marketing and promotional plans that complement the Non-Food strategy
- Leverage market insights and analytics to maximize sales and profit, managing GP across defined categories
- Engage and collaborate with key stakeholders to deliver strategy and programs effectively
- Monitor competitor activity to enable independent retailers to respond to market changes
- Manage and present category performance, trends, and growth opportunities to internal teams and retailers
Requirements
- Extensive FMCG experience (e.g., Buying), with sound knowledge of supermarket retailing and supply chain efficiencies
- Strong and collaborative leader with the ability to inspire and guide teams
- Excellent understanding of promotional processes, category management, pricing strategies, and profitability drivers
- Proven ability to lead teams through change while coaching to leverage talent and capability
- Strong data and analytics background with the ability to build and execute effective strategies
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills to partner with internal teams and external stakeholders
Benefits
- Extra Leave: Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days, plus 1 volunteer day annually
- Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
- Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave for primary carers
- Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion
- Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024–2025)
- Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia
- Flexibility: Flex Ready and Family Friendly Workplace accredited
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
category managementpricing strategiespromotional processesdata analyticsmarket insightssales maximizationprofit managementsupply chain efficienciesFMCG experiencemarket differentiation
Soft skills
collaborative leadershipteam inspirationchange managementcoachingcommunication skillsrelationship buildingstakeholder engagementstrategic executionanalytical thinkingteam guidance