Merchandising Strategy Lead - Sydney, Australia - Woolworths Limited

Description

Career Opportunities: Merchandising Strategy Lead

Requisition ID 965084 - Posted - Woolworths Supermarkets - NSW - Full-time - Commercial

• Flexibility and work-life balance policies that will help you thrive
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia
• Work with a team that supports growth and career development

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.' It's that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you'll do

Within this role, you will be working with the Merchandising team along with the Merchandising Solutions Team, this role is responsible for delivering efficiencies across our tools, ensuring all processes and procedures are maintained and updated. In this role, you will work alongside other Merchandising Leads, responsible for the training of the Merchandising team and ensuring any new capabilities are embedded into our ways of working. This role will be required to work cross-functionally within internal stakeholders.

• Coach and develop a team of analysts, specialists and/or merchandisers to operate as a high performing team and enabling a team culture of empowerment
• Deliver & embed commercial and merchandise strategy through product merchandising & space optimisation
• Leading, supporting and ensuring the effective delivery of key strategic range and space initiatives, projects
• Leading the conversations and effectively partnering with all relevant partner

What you'll bring

• A minimum of 3 years experience in relevant roles (eg: merchandise specialist, category analyst, category executive, sales analyst, account executive) OR Bachelor Degree in Business, Marketing, Finance or related subject or equal professional experience
• Understands the FMCG industry and commercial processes
• Strong business acumen with a track record in demonstrating a proactive stakeholder management and networking to build working relationships to deliver results
• Clear analytical thinking, with capability of breaking information into component parts, patterns and relationships
• Capable of interpreting data and deriving actionable insights for short and long term strategies

What you'll experience

We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team

• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
• A progressive and flexible 'work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing
• Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

* Applications for this role will close at midnight on Sunday 28th April 2024.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team's diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process. #work180 #LI #LI-Hybrid