Business Category Coordinator - Soft Drinks

We’ve been proudly serving Australian communities since 1914 and have grown to become a top 30-listed company on the ASX with a portfolio of iconic homegrown brands. At the heart of our continued success is over 115,000 team members working across the country, all contributing to bringing our customers smiles. You’ll not only get to see your work make a difference, you’ll be part of a team working together to help Australians eat and live better every day.

About the team

Our Commercial team is a large, but a close-knit group of trading experts, who are ready to shape the future of Coles. We pride ourselves on the long-lasting supplier relationships we build, the new ideas we develop and how passionately we work to help Australian eat and live better every day. And the best part? We’re all so different. We bring diversity of thought, backgrounds, and experience to every Business Unit across Coles Supermarkets and Liquor.

About the role

We currently have an opportunity for a Business Category Coordinator to join the beverages (Soft Drinks, Energy, Iced Tea & Cold) team.

Reporting to the Senior Category Manager and supporting the broader team, your time will be spent managing range reviews, supplier relationships, queries from customers and stores, and other tasks to support on the wider Coles Beverages strategy.

On a day-to-day basis you'll:

• Ensure all master data elements are loaded into the relevant enterprise system accurately and support our data integrity
• Support the end-to-end promotional planning including forecasting, execution, and tracking performance
• Partner and support in key category projects and marketing requests for promotional activity
• Manage ad hoc category administration projects
• Respond to category related queries from customers, suppliers and stores

About you and your skills

You'll bring genuine enthusiasm and desire to learn and grow into this role and have impact in the work you do. This role will leverage your keen eye for detail and your ability to understand data.

You will have:

• Strong customer service and administration background
• Commercial mindset and ability to think laterally
• Proactive nature which drives you to go above and beyond to get the job done
• High attention to detail in everything that you do
• The ability to support the team in the smooth administration of the categories
• Strong stakeholder management skills

What’s in it for you?

• Flexible working options: We know that work is only one part of your life, so we actively encourage a positive work-life balance and provide hybrid working options to help you achieve it.
• Office perks: Take advantage of our gym facility and fitness classes, free parking, BBQ area, mini-Coles supermarket, fooderie hub where you can sample new products before they hit the shelves, school holiday program and so much more when you come in.
• Discounts: Eligible team members receive 5% discount all year round on your Supermarket and Liquor online and in-store purchases. We also offer additional periods of double discount (10%) at various times throughout the year. As well as hotdeals exclusive to team members that translate into additional savings.
• Reward through recognition: Give and receive recognition, linked to our Coles values, through our digital recognition platform ‘mythanks’. You can accumulate points to redeem in the online shop for exciting gifts and electronic gift cards from an extensive range of retailers.
• Opportunities for learning and development: No matter where you start within our diverse business, you’ll have experiences, exposure, and education to satisfy you. Discover and explore a variety of career development programs and job-specific training.
• Paid parental leave: We understand how important your life outside work is and offer permanent team members paid parental leave to support you in balancing work and family.
• Investment in your future: Our annual team member share plan offer allows eligible team members to make regular pre-tax salary sacrifice deductions to purchase Coles Group shares.

About the recruitment process

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that is just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. We are committed to creating a workplace that is safe and respectful for our team. We encourage applications from people of all ages, cultures (including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples), abilities, sexual orientation and gender identities.

We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support candidates with disability. For further information and additional contact details visit the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site or email [email protected]

Job ID: 200433

Employment Type: Full time