Through an internal promotion, an opportunity has arisen to lead one of GPC's core automotive categories. As Merchandise Manager - Workshop Consumables, you will have end-to-end accountability for category strategy, sales, profitability and team leadership.
This opportunity would suit an experienced, commercially driven Category or Merchandise Manager from a high-volume retail, trade, FMCG or wholesale environment. You will bring strong category management expertise, commercial acumen, people leadership and supplier management capability, with a proven track record of turning strategy into execution and delivering profitable growth.
Duties and responsibilities include:
- Working across both Retail and Trade channels, supporting both Repco NAPA businesses across Australia and New Zealand.
- Building strong supplier and internal stakeholder relationships
- Leading and developing a small category team
- Setting and executing category strategy
- Identifying market and product growth opportunities
- Delivering sales, margin, and profitability targets
- Managing category budgets and pricing strategies
- Conducting range reviews and assortment optimization
About you:
You are a commercially astute leader with a strong track record of driving sales, profitability and category growth and building strong, strategic supplier partnerships. You bring energy, curiosity and a genuine ability to connect with people, balanced with strong strategic and analytical capability. A confident communicator, you lead and engage teams and stakeholders to deliver exceptional customer and commercial outcomes.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Commercially astute with demonstrable previous experience in Category Management roles.
- The ability to effectively balance competing priorities and drive performance across both Retail and Trade channels.
- Strategic, customer-focused thinking and strong planning capability.
- Strong leadership skills and a proven ability in developing high-performing teams in Category Manager or Merchandise Manager roles.
- Energy, enthusiasm, and a positive approach that helps engage and inspire those around you.
- Creativity and a willingness to challenge conventional thinking to unlock new opportunities.
- Excellent communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills.
- A curious mindset and a drive to identify new opportunities for growth and improvement.
- Resilience, adaptability, and tenacity in delivering results.Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, supported by attention to detail.
- Collaborative leadership style and commitment to achieving shared business outcomes.
- Build genuine relationships while fostering an enjoyable and high-performing team culture.
Looking after you:
We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:
- Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
- Employee assistance program
- A highly safety conscious work environment
- We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
- Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
GPC Asia Pacific
Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA & McLeod Accessories.
Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.
With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won't leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com
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Merchandise Manager Workshop Consumables - GPC Asia Pacific in Brisbane employer: GPC Asia Pacific
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