Category Manager - Power Tools

What’s in this for you?                                                               

• Your portfolio: Power Tools – It’s the highest-profile portfolio in the group and it dominates the sales revenue and has the most strategic supplier partnerships within the organisation
• The privilege: to join a very fast-paced, people and customer-centric retail business, owned by Metcash and envied Australia wide in its core category
• Enjoyment & Rewards: Enjoy 5 weeks of leave after your first year, hybrid working conditions, entitlement to a paid parental leave program (for primary and secondary carers), retail discounts, discounted health insurance, gym and wellbeing membership discounts and many more benefits!
• The culture: Its 'down to earth', inclusive, values-based and it empowers its people at every level. Work-life balance and flexibility is practiced and expected at every level
• This package: Is set to attract and retain the markets best and is composed of a generous base, plus super plus bonus scheme
• Career progression:  At Total Tools (and Metcash), team sizes continue to expand, and new roles are continually created, resulting in new openings and opportunities arising frequently. Internal progression appointments are always the first port of call which is the reason for this vacancy!
• To be inspired: this is an organisation that attracts and retains some of the best retail minds and talent in the country
• Location: It’s easy to get ‘to and from’ and you can park with ease (and for free)
• The work environment is new school & flexible: Fresh, open and collaborative and set up to leverage the sharing and expertise that everyone brings when in the office

Your prospective employer: 

Total Tools are THE retailer to watch. Eye-catching, proud, bright, bold, and contemporary, this ‘loved’ specialty hardware and tool retailer is extremely dominant in its core market. With an incredibly loyal customer base and a well over one hundred stores, they offer superior service levels, extensive ranges and highly competitive pricing. With a vibrant culture built on value, integrity, partnerships, and respect, they are known to offer career and development opportunities for their performers, envied by many.   Success in the Merchandise Division is achieved through the application of astute category management, trading, and planning practices and the ability to translate trends to the needs of their customers. Suppliers are considered key partners and negotiations are all about ‘win-win’ outcomes. With sustainable growth being intrinsic to their on-going success, this presents as a ‘once in a lifetime’ opportunity to take a ‘front and centre’ role heading up the Power Tools category. This could be you…
 
Your role: 

Working to your strengths, you will continue to create and build a compelling vision for the Power Tools portfolio. More specifically you will:

• Bring your experience, leadership and credibility to the forefront in setting and executing the national strategic buying direction for the Power Tools portfolio
• Be pushing the boundaries of excellence by further introducing, developing, and executing first-class category plans, pricing, and product assortments including the development of exclusive branded products
• Be continually enhancing the value proposition that drives excellence in service and delivers strong sales and profit results
• Be providing leadership to the stores, developing and capitalising upon retailer and supplier relationships
• Be focused on growth and sustainability of the business through competitive and profitable promotions and complaint retailing standards 

Here’s what it will take:

• You are proven: You are an experienced, senior, accomplished and proven Category Manager, Product Manager or Buyer from either the Retail or Supplier side (or both)
• Category/Product experience: Power Tools, Hardware (or aligned) category/product management experience is a ‘nice to have’ however, not at all essential
• Your stakeholder and relationships management skills are ‘next level:’ You have a natural ability to influence and engage a diverse internal and external stakeholder network. You inspire with ease, and you can drive and lead change, with people and partners, always on your journey
• It’s a given you have skill sets in inventory management, negotiating, and building supplier relationships and you are always in it for a ‘win-win.’ It is, also your ‘eye for commercial ranging’ and helping your team to develop solution-based category plans that sets you apart
• You have ambition: your career is important to you, and you are recognised as a leader with a high level of capability
• You are authentic and down to earth: this oozes from your every pore
• You inspire: You have drive, determination and commitment that inspires others, and you are always ‘in it for the team’
• You take a non-hierarchical approach: you are prepared and comfortable getting your hands dirty as much as you are performing the strategic and high-level relationship management aspects of the role

Opportunities like this don’t come every day. Interest, confidential discussions, and further queries are welcome. Please contact Gabby Symons, MD, People Equity on [email protected] or via 0432 261 116. Otherwise, please apply ASAP. All direct approaches to Total Tools will be redirected to People Equity