Category Manager

Join Total Tools as a Category Manager – Drive Growth with Industry-Leading Brands!

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for merchandise management and supplier partnerships? Total Tools, a leader in trade and industrial quality tools, is seeking a dynamic Category Manager to join our team. With a wide product range supported by long-term supplier partnerships, we serve a diverse customer base across housing, refurbishment, renovation, service, maintenance, and infrastructure industries.

About the opportunity

As a Category Manager, you will play a pivotal role in formulating and executing merchandise strategies that align with Total Tools’ corporate objectives. You will work collaboratively across teams to develop and implement product programs, drive sales and margins of local and exclusive brands, and contribute to our network-wide merchandise success.

What you will be doing

• Develop and execute category business strategies to maximize sales, profitability, and brand penetration.
• Manage supplier relationships to secure the best terms and drive product innovation.
• Conduct category range reviews to identify opportunities and set merchandising standards.
• Monitor competitor activity and pricing to maintain Total Tools’ market advantage.
• Lead promotional and sales campaigns to boost category growth.
• Support stores with category plans, training, and feedback integration to enhance performance.
• Ensure all products comply with Australian mandatory standards and regulations.
• Coach and develop junior team members as needed.
• Travel interstate and overseas as part of your role.

You’re likely a match if you are/have

• Previous experience in Category or Product Management in Tools or ideally within retail or trade industries.
• Strong commercial acumen, negotiation skills, and strategic business abilities.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and merchandising skills.

What’s on offer 

• We’re proud to offer a workplace that supports your well-being, growth, and belonging: 
• 🏖️ 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 

Joining the Total Tools Family   

At Total Tools & Hardware Group, we’re more than just a group of hardware and tool retailers — we’re a national network helping build stronger communities. Backed by trusted brands like Mitre 10, Total Tools, and Home Timber & Hardware, TTHG supports independently owned, joint venture, franchisees and company-owned stores across Australia. With a strong focus on local ownership and expert advice, we give tradies, builders, and DIYers the edge they need to tackle any job — big or small. Whether it’s trade-quality tools from Total Tools or reliable hardware from Mitre 10 and HTH, TTHG is the powerhouse behind the stores that keep Australia building. 

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