General Information
Job Type
Permanent
Category
Merchandising & Category Management
Business
PlaceMakers
Location
Auckland
Job Reference
41278
Posted Date
18-Aug-2025
Closing Date
15-Sep-2025
Description
About the Role:
As an Assisting Category Manager, you will be supporting the Category Manager with the development and implementation of strategic plans across PlaceMakers. Ensuring strong supplier partnerships and executing high-quality category initiatives across the PlaceMakers network.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop and manage category strategies to achieve sales and profit targets
- Provide guidance to the Category Manager on pricing movements and make recommendations where required
- Develop and maintain promotional plans in conjunction with Suppliers and provide quality briefings to the marketing team for activation requirements
- Work through solutions with suppliers and keep communication channels open with relevant parties
- Foster strong supplier relationships and exceptional internal stakeholder relationships
- Drive strategic supply decisions to optimize commercial performance
- Conduct market research to identify new or alternative product ranges and suppliers
- Ensure all supplier agreements are in place, reviewed, and renewed.
This role is based full time from our Support office in Penrose. Offering 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday
About You:
- Self-starter with a commitment to high performance and a passion for driving business success.
- Excellent people relationship and communication skills
- Category or product management experience is ideal, however not essential
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills with keen attention to detail
- Proven ability to develop promotional campaigns on a national scope.
- Knowledge of distribution, retail, and/or the building industry is desirable.
Our Benefits:
- Staff-buying privileges
- Genuine development opportunities within the wider Fletcher Building Group
- Employment Education Fund for you and your family
- Health and wellbeing initiatives, including free flu vaccine, access to physio and discounted medical insurance
- Be part of a diverse and inclusive team
Join Us: We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. If this role interests you but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.
Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.
We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.