Private Label Manager

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're hunting for a dynamic Private Label Manager to join our team and create shopper-led, category-specific plans that will leave our customers dazzled. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, involves sourcing and negotiating the best deals with national and local suppliers, ensuring our Private Label value proposition is competitive and top-notch. Get ready to drive innovation, differentiate products, and build robust supplier relationships while boosting sales per square metre for the IGA supermarket network!

In this Role

• Mastermind the Private Label sales and income budget, ensuring top performance
• Oversee Metcash-owned brands, managing direct sourcing and exclusive goods
• Negotiate COGS like a pro to maximize margins for Retailers and Metcash
• Optimise sourcing and tendering of existing products to enhance profitability
• Collaborate with the National Category Manager to develop and align Private Label ranges and pricing plans with strategic priorities
• Build and maintain stellar supplier relationships, ensuring the best commercial outcomes and driving category growth strategies

You’re Likely a Match If

• Proven ability to work with suppliers for mutual growth
• Experience in Category Management and Product Development
• Deep knowledge of Shopper and Category trends with a track record of applying them in a similar FMCG environment
• Customer-focused and collaborative, with the power to influence both internally and externally
• Intimate understanding of the success drivers in Category Management
• Exceptional project management and planning skills, thriving on timelines
• Demonstrated ability to deliver category strategies and plans that are clearly communicated, embraced, and executed
• Proven track record of being an exceptional negotiator

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”.

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2023-2024

🥇 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 exceeding $18 billion in FY24. 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!

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