Merchandising Strategy Analyst (Bella Vista)

**Merchandising Strategy Analyst
- Sydney
- Hybrid working available with 2-3 days a week WFH
- Work with a team that supports growth and career development Full time permanent opportunity available

**We are Woolworths Group We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose
- ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that 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 energetic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

**What you’ll do Working as part of a highly innovative and collaborative team the Merchandising Strategy Analyst plays a role in Leading the merchandising vision and multi-year strategy for categories with a focus on our key strategic pillars. You will also be responsible (but not limited to) the following
- Co-creation with key strategic partners across commercial and Merchandise & Customer Value (ie: Macro, Category Development) to deliver against our key strategic priorities (ie: Range Curation)
- Partnering with the Merchandising Optimisation Team to leverage technology within space optimisation, specifically through the Planogram Generator tool
- Partnering with the Merchandising Operations Team to identify store level opportunities with a focus on improving our store team experience and operational efficiencies in our complex category portfolio
- Creation of insights and data, demonstrating strong analytical rigour that inform and influence the current merchandise opportunities within a commercial strategy through product merchandising and ease in customer shopping experience Leading the conversation and building trust through insight and data to enable, influence and unlock commercial opportunities**What you’ll bring
- Passion for great customer experiences and stores. Curious to understand customer behaviour and its links to commercial and space optimisation outcomes
- Attention to detail and result-oriented mindset with strong governance and validation of all planograms before category review is published to stores
- Clear analytical thinking, with capability of breaking information into component parts, patterns and relationships
- Capable of interpreting data and deriving actionable insights for short and long term strategies A track record in demonstrating a proactive stakeholder management and networking**What you’ll experience We embrace diversity of thought and love to take on challenges with a pragmatic and innovative approach. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, care, curiosity, openness, and a proactive attitude. We continually seek ways to pair, collaborate, support, and learn from each other as a team!
- 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
- A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline
- with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network
- A progressive and flexible ‘work from anywhere' policy that gives you the opportunity to harmonise work, life and your wellbeing Parental Leave provisions and various leave types, including but not limited to Study Leave and Sports Representation Leave

**Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential. Apply on Kit Job: kitjobau.com/job/3rhyoz