Onsite Senior Category Manager – Cordless Power Tools

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About the role

  • Senior Category Manager for Total Tools managing a significant portfolio of cordless power tools. Leading strategy and supplier partnerships while maximizing growth and market share in the industry.

Responsibilities

  • Own and lead one of Total Tools’ largest categories, overseeing full end‑to‑end category strategy, planning, and performance
  • Build and execute a long-term category roadmap driven by innovation, customer insights, and commercial opportunity
  • Manage strategic relationships with major brands and key suppliers, driving joint business planning, negotiations, and partnership outcomes
  • Lead pricing strategy, promotional planning, and range optimisation to maximise sales, margin, and market share
  • Analyse category performance, trends, and market dynamics to identify opportunities for growth and efficiency
  • Partner closely with Marketing, Supply Chain, Merchandise, and Store Operations to deliver cohesive and high-impact category plans
  • Champion category innovation: staying ahead of industry trends, emerging technologies, and new product releases
  • Represent the category at senior stakeholder forums, influencing decision-making across the Total Tools network

Requirements

  • Significant experience as a Category Manager or Senior Category Manager within a retail or FMCG environment
  • Proven success managing large, complex, high-value portfolios
  • Demonstrated ability to partner with major global suppliers and lead strategic commercial negotiations
  • Strong commercial acumen with experience owning P&L outcomes
  • Excellent analytical and strategic thinking skills
  • Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑moving, innovation-led environment
  • Strong influencing skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
  • Passion for tools, hardware, or high-innovation product categories (ideal but not essential)

Benefits

  • Extra Leave: 5th week of annual leave, 2 well-being days + 1 volunteer day
  • Career Growth: Endless learning and development opportunities
  • Parental Leave: 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid leave
  • Inclusive Culture: Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion
  • Neutral Pay Gap: Gender pay gap under 5% (WGEA 2024–2025)
  • Mental Health: Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia
  • Flexibility: Flex Ready and Family Friendly Workplace accredited

Job title

Senior Category Manager – Cordless Power Tools

Job type

Experience level

Senior

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

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