• Category Manager
• Manage our product range to ensure pet parents have the best in pet care
• Be part of our growth within the booming pet industry

Due to our continued growth and exciting period of change, we are on the search for a Category Manager.

Ensuring our valued customers have the products essential for the health & happines of their companion pets is our mission. The Category Manager plays a critical role in achieving this by selecting a product range that is current, well - researched, competitively priced and that enables pet parents are providing the best in pet care.

Scope of your contributions

From a business perspective, the role is responsible for liaising with our stores, suppliers and internal departments to build our pricing and promotional activity generating greater consumer appeal and enhanced sales and profit margins.

The specialist nature of the role, requires a Category Manager experienced in managing categories and portfolios through effective planning to ensure:

• Achievement of portfolio sales, margin and rebate budgets,
• Market leading structuring of the customer offer in the product portfolio through a thorough range review process and communication of those strategies and tactics within the business,
• Portfolio pricing strategies are in line with overall business pricing strategy and agreed competition is being regularly monitored and pricing issues are being acted on,
• Category reporting with insights turned into value adding actions,
• Effective management of product suppliers and associated Logistics/Supply Chain processes through effective partnering and negotiation,
• Innovative and commercially effective promotions are being proposed and implemented within the guidelines of the business promotional process.

As an experienced Category Manager

You bring:

• proven experience as category manager in a similar role
• solid knowledge of category management, marketing and sales principles
• understanding of data analysis and forecasting methods

The multiple sources of information and relationships that this role will manage suits a Category Manager who is reputed for being:

• customer aware - viewing everything we do through the ‘eyes of the customer' and appreciates the importance of balancing the needs of the business with our customers' needs
• a purposeful communicator - someone who skilfully adapts style of communication to suit diverse audiences in different settings
• analytical - able to analyse market data and consumer trends to provide insights into product selection and business strategies
• resilient - maintains clarity and confidence in managing setbacks and views all opportunities as learnings in refining our approach
• business savvy - a professional is able to align and prioritise work commitments and make sound decisions to meet organisational goals, visions and values

For more information, contact our Talent Manager Theresa Galea, via theresa.galea@bfpets.com.au or 0452 237 470.

All applicants are required to have the right to work in Australia. Agencies are not required to present candidates.