Category Manager - Desserts & Baking

• Lead the end-to-end strategy and execution of the Desserts & Baking category
• Full Time permanent opportunity based in Bella Vista
• Opportunity to collaborate with some of the brightest and best minds in Australia

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts, and unique perspectives across Australia and New Zealand. Connected by a shared Purpose - 'to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow'. That Purpose 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 dynamic, inclusive, and empowering workplace. 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

In this pivotal role, you will lead the strategy and execution of the dessert and baking category you will take ownership of financial performance and market share while coaching a team and collaborating cross-functionally to unlock growth opportunities.

• Develop and implement customer-centered category plans and reviews to meet KPIs across sales, profit, inventory, and market share.
• Negotiate effectively with suppliers regarding range, Cost of Goods (COGs), and promotional investments to secure a competitive advantage.
• Oversee the full "4 Ps" (Product, Price, Promotion, Placement), sourcing customer-centric products while ensuring all legal and statutory compliance.
• Partner with cross-functional teams—including Marketing, Online, Replenishment, and Insights—to execute seamless category strategies.
• Coach, manage, and develop your team members to foster high performance and resolve customer or store issues promptly.

What you’ll bring

• Proven buying experience in a large supermarket or FMCG environment (or readiness to step up from a high-performing Assistant Category Manager role)
• Strong financial and data literacy (including Excel/Google proficiency) to develop market-leading category plans, drive product innovation, and deliver continuous improvement based on commercial insights.
• A demonstrated ability to negotiate and influence stakeholders at all levels, combining excellent interpersonal skills with a collaborative cross-functional approach.
• A reputation as an outstanding leader and team player who can coach a high-performing team, fostering a culture where the customer is at the center of every decision.
• Highly organised, adaptable to change, and resilient, with excellent communication skills and a deep alignment with the Woolworths values and ways of working.

What You’ll Experience

• 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 commitment to flexibility through a hybrid working model which combines time spent at a support office or hub and time working from home, supporting both in-person connection and balancing the flexibility that remote working provides for our teams
• Parental Leave provision - applies to permanent team members, and excludes casual team Members, fixed term team members and contractors.

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.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.