We’ve been trusted to serve Aussie communities since 1914 and grown to become a top 30-listed on the ASX with 120,000 team members and a portfolio of iconic brands. At Coles Group, you’ll not only get to make a difference to millions of Aussie lives—you’ll also get to see your impact.

About the team

With three iconic brands (First Choice, Liquorland and Vintage Cellars) to our name, our Liquor team is well on its way to becoming Australia’s favourite drinks retailer, serving up everything from premium wines and craft beers, to spirits from local distilleries. We’re passionate about understanding what our customers enjoy, and have people working across supply chain, marketing, finance and strategy to make this happen.

About the role

Reporting to the Head of Trade Planning, you lead the development and execution of the Coles customer calendar Trade Plan within a category, identifying trading risks and opportunities.

As a Trade Planning Manager, you are an essential conduit between Category team Marketing, Digital, Store Operations and our Suppliers. You are basically the linchpin that ensures our annual customer/ trade plan is executed.

Partnering with key stakeholders in the business to develop the Customer first trade plan and develop themes and focuses for the category to deliver customer loyalty and engagement. You will manage category value index by banner with Business Category Manager to ensure Trade Plan is grounded in customer value metrics and ensure the trade plan is delivered through the line as per customer calendar.

You’ll also:

• Lead the development of the annual category trade plan process for your category
• Align promotional calendar with customer calendar to deliver an integrated plan
• Deep dive insights to understand opportunities for growth within each category
• Own the end to end execution from planning to in store execution

About you and your skills

We’re looking for a trade planning leader with proven experience in building and executing a trade plan, ideally gained in a retail or FMCG environment. Liquor experience preferred.

You’ll also need:

• strong communication skills and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at all levels and work cross-functionally
• high attention to detail, along with strong organisational and planning skills
• strong financial acumen with demonstrated experience in understating insights & trends to build a trade plan
• experience in negotiating and able to influence positive business outcomes.
• advanced Excel and analytical skills
• ability to present to stakeholders at all levels across the business with strong articulation of the what, why and how

Take your next step into something bigger, apply now

With us it’s not about the discounts (although you do get those), it’s about joining a team where your wellbeing and professional development is invested in and celebrating your contributions is the norm. And because everyone leads unique lives, we offer flexible work including work from home, additional leave and parental leave entitlements.

We’re continuing to build a gender equitable team, and a culture that’s just as diverse, inclusive and welcoming as the communities we serve. 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. Find out more in the ‘Our Recruitment Process’ section of our careers site.

Safer together

We’re committed to providing a safe environment for our team members and our customers, so you’ll need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 before joining the team, unless you’re medically exempt. You’ll also need to disclose and evidence your COVID-19 vaccination status as part of your application. Thanks for understanding.

Job ID: 63769

Employment Type: Full time

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