Category Coordinator

Joining the Metcash Family

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.

Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future.

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity as a Category Coordinator who will support the Category Manager in planning, building and delivering a shopper led channel specific trade plan. The Category Coordinator will provide administrative category management support across ranging, product lifecycle, pricing, promotions, and managing the supplier relationship. 

In this Role

• Support the category manager in delivering on retail sales and income budget and drive improvements in COGS.
• Support Trading Managers in all aspects of day-to-day sourcing, pricing, promotion, costing and supplier management activities. Support Trading Manager with analysis on category management activities
• Check and via MDG process all relevant paperwork as per required timelines, including promotions, new lines, deletions, supplier changes, price changes, pallet configurations, product amendments
• Provide MDG with validated pricing and new line data
• Manage the category promotional using MetProms
• Analyse and provide insight for sales and income opportunities (for Metcash and Retailers) on suppliers and competitors

You’re Likely a Match If

• You have experience in (or a strong understanding) of retail and/or FMCG
• Uses data and analytic skills in Excel, Power BI, CRMs/planning tools, and Circana (or industry similar tool)
• Have basic negotiation skills working with external stakeholders
• Understands the Category Management and 4P principles.
• Basic understanding of category and shopper insights, with ability to turn these into actionable plans. Customer focused and collaborative, with demonstrated ability to influence in an internal matrix structure and with external stakeholders
• Commercial Acumen with an understanding of how they influence success in Category Management
• Proven record of delivering priorities in a time pressured environment and adapting to change

Life at Metcash

🌈 Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace!

🌟 Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year.

🌿 Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually.

🌐 An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

💼 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.

🏆 Proudly awarded the “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”.

🌍 Recognized as the 74th in the "Equileap Top 100" globally for initiatives on gender equity.

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023

🥇 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.

💸 Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”.

About Us

Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue 1 exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company.

We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.

We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Join us and become part of something bigger!