Fantastic opportunity to protect and grow a category portfolio in Convenience retail

· At least 5 years’ experience in category management
· Sydney CBD-based, with occasional domestic travel
The exciting, new Caltex vision is the ‘Freedom of Convenience’, to be the market leader in complex supply chains and the evolving convenience marketplace, by delivering the fuel and other everyday needs of our diverse customers through our networks.
Caltex aspires to lead the convenience marketspace through an inventive, collaborative, and customer-centric approach to category management. We are looking for a category manager who can strengthen and evolve a category portfolio in excess of $250m in convenience retail sales (not including fuel).
The opportunity
We are seeking a highly capable Category Manager who can put themselves in the shoes of our customers to turn customer needs into product vision, category plans, pricing files and promotional planning, through their creativity and market insight.
Essential to this position, is to engage with and create win-win relationships with our suppliers, store managers, business managers, and importantly, our Caltex franchisees.
Experience required
We are looking for someone with at least 5 years’ proven experience in category management or promotional and marketing activity in a supermarket or related industry.
In addition, you will have a working knowledge and experience in the following:
· supplier negotiations
· developing collaborative working relationships with suppliers
· effectively bridge day-to-day category management with consumer sales strategy
· developing marketing, promotions, pricing and merchandising tactics and strategy
· contributing to the supplier sourcing strategy
· using consumer data to comprehend retail financial indicators
· category tracking and reporting
Put your career in motion… we’re with you all the way.
We’re Australia’s leading transport fuel supplier and convenience retailer, so that means we can offer you exciting, challenging and rewarding roles with genuine opportunities to grow your career as we continue to grow our business. Best of all, we’re owned and managed right here in Australia which makes it easier to get things done and make a real difference. So no matter where your talents lie, you can put your career in motion with Caltex.
Caltex Australia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which we work. As part of our efforts to leave a sustained positive footprint in the communities and broader economies in which we operate, we strongly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply.
Next Steps
Caltex is renowned for an excellent team environment and passion for customer service. If this is what you are looking for, please visit our Careers website at www.caltexcareers.com.au. Applications close, close of business, Monday, May 2nd 2016.