Category Development Analyst (Bella Vista)

**Hybrid working available with 2 days a week WFH**
- **Role will be based at our Norwest Support Office 3 days a week as per the hybrid policy**

**Welcome to BIG W**

For over 50 years, we’ve been helping Aussie families find those little wins. Who makes it all happen? Our team. They’re our biggest asset, the heart of everything we do. From new ideas to big energy and genuine care, they bring it every day, on every shift, at every shelf and in every customer moment.

We’re part of the largest Australian employer group, a community icon, and our scale opens the door to career possibilities as big as your ambition. Whether you’re on the shop floor, in one of our dynamic support offices, or a bustling distribution centre, we’ll back you to grow, make an impact, and feel proud to be part of something that truly matters.

Think you’d look good in blue? A career at BIG W could be the perfect gig for you.

**What you’ll do** Part of the Category Development team, this role is responsible for partnering across the commercial (buying) teams to deliver on refreshed category plans, improved financials through COGS negotiation support and driving strategic initiatives to deliver on our customer promise. Successful delivery in this role will be underpinned by effectively leveraging our data to create insights to inform and reshape our customer offer and drive growth, identifying and generating opportunities for value creation with suppliers.

As a key member of the Category Development team, you will support our commercial (buying) teams by turning data into actionable insights. You will learn the fundamentals of category analysis and play a vital role in helping us understand our customers and improve our product ranges.

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

- Support Category Managers and Planners by extracting data and providing analysis to inform category strategy.
- Assist in analysing customer behaviour, market trends, and category performance to uncover opportunities for growth.
- Contribute to projects by preparing reports, building dashboards, and presenting findings to the team.
- Help prepare the data and analysis required to support the category teams in supplier negotiations.
- Develop your skills in structured problem-solving and learn how to translate complex data into straightforward, clear recommendations.
- Support Category Managers in assessing supplier proposals.
- Participate in the creation of ranging analytics tools and roll-out of best practice Buying processes.
- Support with recording outcomes of closed supplier negotiations.

**What you’ll bring**

We are looking for someone with a strong analytical mindset and a genuine desire to learn and grow. You don't need to be an expert yet, but you should have a solid foundation and a proactive attitude.
- A developing commercial acumen with a keen interest in the retail industry.
- Positive communication skills, with the ability to explain analytical concepts clearly.
- A high level of attention to detail and the ability to present information neatly and accurately.
- A structured approach to problem-solving and the ability to work with complex information.
- A Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Finance, or a related field; or 1-2 years of experience in an analytical role.
- Strong skills in Microsoft Excel are essential. Basic knowledge of SQL is a big advantage, but not required.
- A curious, proactive, and collaborative mindset.

**What you’ll experience**
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline
- with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
- Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families
- A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you
- Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work
- Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc

**We are Woolworths Group**

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose
- 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments, and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you're excited to turn today's blue-sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you'll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work, and opportu Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3qz9kt