Category Planning/Strategy Manager
Support a Retail Business Intelligence Team that empowers Kaufland Australia departments with relevant insights and analysis.
Summary about this job
Strategy & Planning
Company: Kaufland Australia Pty Ltd
Location: Melbourne
Work type: Full Time
Salary: Salary Package + Additional leave with service
Phone: +61-8-8756-5068
Fax: +61-3-2672-5526
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Detail information about job Category Planning/Strategy Manager. Terms and conditions vacancy
- Work with one of the world's largest Retailers!
- Close knit and vibrant team
- Additional Annual Leave with Service
ABOUT THE COMPANY
Kaufland is a subsidiary of the Schwarz Group, the world's fourth largest retailer. We are a grocery chain that is committed to providing our customers with a large selection of reasonably priced products and produce including major name-brands and our range 'K-Classic' brands.
Kaufland operates more than 1,230 stores in Germany, the Czech Republic, Poland, Bulgaria, Croatia, Romania, and Slovakia employing well over 150,000 employees. We are happy to announce that we have now arrived down under!
ABOUT THE ROLE
Due to ongoing growth and expansion we have an attractive opportunity for an experienced business intelligence professional to continue their career with us and grow with the company! This strategic role will ensure that we have the business intelligence insight to succeed in our newest market – Australia. If you are passionate about analytics and have the drive for strong commercial outcomes, this is a role for you!
WHAT YOU NEED
- 5+ year's in a similar role;
- Strong analytical and numeracy skills;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Exceptional influencing skills to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders;
- Previous exposure to analysing external data including consumer behaviour and retail panels;
- Experience working within large, complex, cross functional teams;
- Thorough experience working with senior executives of a business;
WHAT YOU WILL DO
- Partner with Buyers across Food and General Merchandise categories and provide actionable insights to grow our business;
- Collaborate with commercial teams to formulate product ranging and pricing strategies;
- Monitor and report category performance by leveraging internal and external data sources;
- Build and maintain product ranging tools, including establishing scalable processes across the commercial team;
- Become a change agent, who will lead process improvement projects from inception to completion;
- Influence the executive leadership team by providing data driven insights;
COMPANY CULTURE
Our culture supports people to be their authentic self. Our small local team faces a new challenge each day; no two days are the same. Be prepared to enter an environment that has a 'start-up' feeling and a team that supports each other professionally and socially. We support our staff through clear communication, challenging work, role modeling, regular feedback, and trust. We believe that when our people grow our Company grows.
WHAT YOU GET
- A professional work environment;
- Close knit and vibrant team;
- Additional annual leave after your first year of service;
- Opportunity for career progression as the company grows;
- Travel opportunities;
WHAT DO I DO NEXT?
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