Your New Company

Your new company is one of Australia's most recognisable and trusted household retail brands. With a heritage spanning more than 50 years, this iconic business helps millions of families every week by delivering real everyday value, quality, and accessible solutions across the country.

Backed by the scale, resources, and stability of Australia's largest retail employer network, the organisation combines vast commercial reach with a collaborative, people-first culture where ambitious leaders are empowered to trade dynamically and make a measurable impact.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Head of Commercial, the Category Manager will take full commercial and strategic ownership of a high-growth, high-volume Technology Portfolio, spanning consumer electronics, home office, stationery, and audio-visual categories. This includes leading and managing a team of experienced professionals

This role is central to driving market competitiveness by curating a balanced product mix of top-tier national brands alongside proprietary, high-margin private label ranges.

Key Responsibilities

- Category Strategy: Define and execute a data-driven category vision by leveraging deep consumer insights, market shifts, and competitive trends.
- Sourcing & Supplier Partnerships: Lead end-to-end supplier management, robust commercial negotiations, and strategic sourcing across national brand partners and private label manufacturers.
- Range Curation: Direct seasonal range builds and product data management, ensuring product selections are balanced, commercially viable, and customer-focused.
- P&L; & Financial Performance: Take complete accountability for sales targets, margin delivery, inventory optimisation, and post-season commercial reviews.




- Pricing & Promotional Strategy: Formulate promotional, pricing, and margin architectures to stay ahead of the competitive retail landscape while protecting bottom-line profitability.

What You'll Need to Succeed

- Extensive Category Management Experience: A proven background managing sizable, complex retail categories with full P&L; accountability within consumer electronics/ technologies segment. (Essential)
- Private Label & Brand Acumen: Hands-on experience developing own-brand/private-label products while managing major national brand relationships.
- Sector Familiarity: Prior commercial buying or category management experience across technology, audio-visual, consumer electronics, or office supplies is highly regarded.
- People Leadership: Demonstrated ability to mentor, coach, and elevate category teams to achieve commercial outcomes.
- Commercial Rigour: Exceptional negotiation capability, sharp financial acumen, and the ability to convert market data into actionable retail strategies.

What Your Current Company Offers

- A work model of 3 days in office, 2 WFH
- Unrivalled career development and internal progression opportunities across a massive national retail network.
- Extensive Employee Discounts
- Comprehensive Well-being Support
- Access to competitive salary packaging, novated leases, additional superannuation options, and corporate travel discounts.
- Industry-leading leave policies tailored to support personal, parental, and family milestones.

At Randstad, we are passionate about providing equal employment opportunities and embracing diversity to the benefit of all. We actively encourage applications from any background.

qualification

- Bachelor Degree

working at

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📌 Senior Category Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Randstad Pty
📍 Sydney