Mo te whai waahi | About the opportunity Join 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 Mohou ake | About you A 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 Mo nga painga | About the benefits You'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 Mo matou | About us Be part of a great New Zealand story! Te Whenua Taroa - 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 apply Apply 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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