Be the face and voice of our pet brands, and take them to the next level.

Gibco Trading is looking for a driven, pet-industry-savvy Category Manager to lead our portfolio of pet brands. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants real ownership: you’ll shape where our brands go next, build strong relationships with retailers and suppliers, and bring new products to market.

If you also have a design or product development background, we’d love to hear from you. There’s a real opportunity to combine category leadership with creative input on product and brand presentation.

About us

Gibco Trading is a growing, diversified wholesale and online retail business, specialising in building brands in the pet and homewares space.

About the role

You’ll be the go-to person for our pet brands, inside and outside the business. Your role covers:

- Category and brand leadership. Develop and deliver the strategy for our pet brands, including range, pricing, promotions and online growth.
- Retailer relationships. Be the key contact for retail partners: present new products and ranges, prepare costings and submissions, negotiate, and collaborate on plans that grow sales.
- Current brand and product development. Support the directors in developing and launching new consumable and general merchandise brands tailored for specific markets. Turn customer insights, pet needs and emerging trends into commercially viable products, from initial concept through to finished range.
- Supplier liaison. Work with new and existing suppliers on sourcing, costings, quality and timelines.
- In-store brand representation. Get out into stores to support launches, check how our products look on shelf, and build relationships with store teams.




- Brand consistency. Partner with marketing to make sure our brands look, sound and feel consistent across packaging, marketing and retail.

About you

Essential:

- Category management, brand management or buying experience in the pet industry, gained with a supplier, wholesaler, retailer or pet brand (or in a closely related FMCG category)
- Established relationships with, or a solid understanding of, the Australian pet retail landscape
- Confidence presenting and negotiating with retailers, store teams and suppliers
- Commercial know-how: a track record of managing category performance end to end, including analysing sales and retailer scan data, building accurate forecasts, protecting margin, and using the numbers to make a strong case to retail buyers
- A passionate pet person with a genuine interest in creating better products for pets and their owners
- Highly competent in Microsoft 365, and confident using AI tools to work smarter
- Willingness to travel to stores, meetings, trade shows and events as required

Highly regarded:

- A background in graphic design, packaging design or product development
- Skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign) or similar
- Experience taking products from concept to shelf

Design skills are a big plus, but pet industry experience and the ability to lead the category are our priorities.

Why join us

• A chance to put your stamp on a growing national brand portfolio

- A varied role combining brand leadership, retail relationships and product creation
- A close-knit team where your ideas are heard and acted on
- A salary package that reflects your experience and the scope of the role
- A pet-friendly office

📌 Category Manager - Pet Brands (Epping)
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