Category Manager - Infrastructure

Farmlands Co-operative

Christchurch
Permanent
Full-time

24 days ago

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunityJoin our growing team at Farmlands as a Category Manager, spearheading this dynamic category, managing top brands and impactful products within the infrastructure, retail and power tool categories, making a genuine difference for our customers in the agricultural, horticultural and lifestyle sectors.The day to day includes:

Developing category plans and strategies for the development and inclusion of innovative and sustainable product items for Farmlands
Identifying market needs and opportunities
Overseeing all commercial engagements with nominated vendors
Working collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to support the achievement of planned category sales growth
Using technology and maintain and ensure compliance with systems and data to identify customer insights and to assist informed decision making

Mōhou ake | About youA skilled category manager, you'll be in your element building excellent relationships with our suppliers. You'll have a track record of developing strategy, achieving results, surpassing targets and generating commercial innovative ideas.You will also have:

Large scale buying experience in a category related role preferably within FMCG or a retailer
Strong understanding of farming operations and infrastructure
Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to effectively mine data and derive actionable insights
Strong account management, relationship building and client servicing skills
A creative and curious nature, with the ability to effectively problem solve

Mō ngā painga | About the benefitsYou'll be joining a successful team with a track record of achieving our targets. There is a genuine opportunity to make your mark within the role and make significant contributions.Working as a Farmlander you'll also be rewarded with:

Great reward package
Sick leave from Day 1
Paid birthday leave
Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave

Mō matou | About usBe part of a great New Zealand story! Te Whenua Tāroa - Farmlands was born from people joining together to do things differently. Fast forward from our humble beginnings in 1962 and we're New Zealand's largest farming co-operative with an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff!In addition to our strong core retail business, we also have a well-established shareholder card network (with over 75,000 shareholders and over 7,000 card partner locations), with operations dealing with feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, and a wide variety of other areas.Te Tono | How to applyApply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

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