SENIOR CATEGORY MANAGER - EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST
- Lead category, merchandise or buying activities across product ranges to drive sales, margin and profitability.
- Manage supplier relationships, commercial negotiations, category strategy, range and inventory, promotions, pricing, product development and space planning.
- Use data and market insights to identify growth opportunities, influence stakeholders and develop high-performing teams.
Build the categories that keep Australia and New Zealand moving.
At GPC Asia Pacific, we're always interested in connecting with experienced merchandise, category and buying professionals who can help drive commercial success across our iconic brands, including Repco and NAPA.
This is an Expression of Interest for future opportunities within our Merchandise team, across a variety of product categories/ranges, based in Rowville, Victoria, or Brisbane Airport, Queensland.
What we're looking for:
You'll likely bring experience in:
- Category Management, Merchandise/Product Management or Buying
- Supplier relationship management and commercial negotiations
- Category strategy, range & inventory management, promotions and pricing
- Product development and space planning
- Driving sales, margin and profitability outcomes
- Identifying growth opportunities through data and market insights
- Influencing stakeholders and delivering commercial results
- Leadership skills and ability to develop high performing teams
Experience within retail, FMCG, hardware, wholesale, automotive, industrial or other product-led environments will be highly regarded.
Why GPC?
- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group
- Private health insurance discounts
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid volunteer leave
- Parental leave top-up benefits
- Career opportunities across a large international organisation
GPC Asia Pacific
With more than 8,000 team members across Asia Pacific and over 60,000 globally, we're one of the region's largest automotive aftermarket and industrial parts businesses.
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