Category Manager

Your New Company:
The company is a fast-growing, digitally-led healthcare business dedicated to creating better health experiences and outcomes. The team operates with a focus on caring deeply, listening and learning, and doing the right thing, prioritised around customer and team success. Passionate professionals come together here to innovate, simplify health decisions, and deliver meaningful impacts for customers, partners, and communities.

Your New Position:

As the Category Manager - Pharmacy, reporting to a Senior Merchandise Manager, you will drive sales growth and profit improvement for a portfolio of scheduled and medicinal categories. This role requires a blend of meticulous attention to detail, commercial acumen, and strategic planning to optimise product offerings and enhance customer satisfaction.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Drive targets for sales, profit, GP, and price positioning while translating customer insights and data into actionable commercial strategies.
• Own the long-term strategic direction for the department while executing short-term operational goals across the portfolio to maximise market share.
• Develop and implement comprehensive commercial plans (including COGS, shrink, pricing, and promotional frameworks) and manage the department P&L to deliver sustainable growth.
• Cultivate market-leading partnerships with wholesale and pharmaceutical suppliers, collaborate with BDMs to achieve account sales targets, and conduct regular business reviews.
• Ensure strict adherence to all pharmaceutical and healthcare regulations in coordination with the regulatory affairs team and mitigate risks in evolving landscapes.
• Optimise supply chain operations, collaborate with planning teams to maintain stock availability, and leverage analytics to improve inventory decision-making.

Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Pharmacy, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of pharmaceutical and healthcare regulations (Essential)
• Experience within the Australian Pharmaceutical market is (Essential)
• Proven track record in wholesale, B2B, or pharmacy sales and account management, preferably within healthcare or pharma.
• Strong negotiation, sales, analytical, and problem-solving skills with experience in P&L management, data analysis, and reporting.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and work effectively both independently and as part of a team.
• Proficiency in Google Suite and a valid driver's license.

Benefits:

• Fully hybrid working with 3 days in office and 2 from home
• Above industry standard bonus
• Collaborative team culture with a strong focus on continuous learning, empowerment, and innovation.
• Purpose-driven work that makes a positive difference in the health and lives of customers and communities.

Your Next Steps:

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