As a Category Manager, you’ll be at the heart of the action - analysing performance, launching ranges and working with teams across Buying, Marketing, Operations, Visual Merchandising and Planning to bring products to life. From weekly reporting to campaign execution, you’ll use data, insights and market trends to make decisions and contribute to the ongoing success of your category.

Key Responsibilities

Category Strategy, Analysis & Performance

• Conduct weekly category performance analysis to uncover trends, evaluate results and identify opportunities for growth.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align product selection, pricing and promotional planning.
• Conduct competitor analysis to stay informed of market activity and trends.

Inventory & Range Management

• Collaborate closely with the Planning team to ensure optimal stock availability, strong sell-through performance and smooth execution of new range introductions and exits.
• Play a key role in the S&OP cycle for your category.

Merchandising & Marketing

• Lead the development and execution of marketing strategies to support both new product launches and ongoing category promotion — coordinating trade plans, campaigns, visual merchandising and operational communications.
• Develop and manage floorplans to ensure effective merchandising.

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for a commercially minded and collaborative Category Manager who thrives in a fast-paced retail environment. Ideally, you’ll have:

• A bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Business Administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience in Category Management or a similar role.
• Strong analytical skills. 
• Proven experience in range management and inventory optimisation.
• Familiarity with S&OP planning and inventory management processes.
• Great communication skills.
• A solid understanding of marketing and promotional strategies relevant to retail.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other data analysis tools.

About us: 

We are a motivated team with over 50 years’ success in the retail industry and continued expansion planned nationally. With a great workplace culture, we value the unique ideas, capabilities and experiences our people bring to their jobs. We believe this strengthens our ability to deliver on our goals – innovation, growth, and our focus on customers.

At the Amart Furniture Store Support Centre, we promote the flexibility of working from home and the office and a genuine work-life balance. We are an agile workplace with our office based in Rochedale.

We offer: 

Training and development – We believe that in life you never stop learning. The same applies when you work here – from your first day and throughout your career

Reward and Recognition – We acknowledge and reward the hard work of our people

Career development – We actively encourage our team to further develop themselves in their current role and to learn the skills required to become a leader in our business

Real Career Opportunities – We offer genuine career opportunities in roles across Australia

Employee Discounts – We don’t just transform the homes of our customers; our team enjoy industry leading discounts across our entire range too

Community Involvement – We believe in giving back to the community through our partnership with Ronald McDonald House Charities (RMHC). From fun runs, to “Make A Meals” for families at a House, through to furniture donations, workplace giving, and customer donations, RMHC is a big part of our DNA.

INTERESTED?

Where could a career with Amart Furniture take you? We invite you to submit your application now and find out.