Job Description
We are welcoming expressions of interest from commercial and highly motivated Assistant Category Managers to join our eCommerce industry-leading team!
Our Assistant Category Managers play a key role in facilitating the growth and innovation of each category within our Purchasing team! Whether it’s through integral administrative tasks, reporting, or keeping your finger on the market pulse, you will help ensure we source the most in-demand and exciting products to continue to delight our customers!
Whether you're a recent graduate looking to take the first step in your buying/sourcing/purchasing career or have been working in buying or similar capacity and are looking to diversify your experience, this role could be the perfect fit!
Apply today and kick start your eCommerce career with the pioneers of eCommerce in Australia and New Zealand, a terrific team, and exciting and rewarding culture.
You'll be responsible for:
- Market research and analysis
- Sourcing new and exciting products and presenting shortlists to Category Managers
- Assisting the Category Managers in day-to-day activities and administrative tasks
- Identifying trending in-demand products
- Preparing and reviewing product listings and promotional materials in the most effective and timely manner
- Monitoring the performance of various product ranges and recommending actions based on insights
- Assisting the Sales, Support, Marketing, and other teams with the questions related to the product
- Preparation and updating multiple reports for the team
To be successful in this role, you should be:
- University Degree qualified in a relevant field (Commerce, Business, Finance, or similar)
- Highly analytical and ready to delve into data - being able to evaluate offers and products quickly to determine if they’re of value to our customers is key
- Willing to learn the art of being a strong negotiator who’s ready to fight for the best commercial outcomes so that we can offer market-leading pricing to our customers
- A multi-tasking ninja - we expect you to juggle 50 different tasks at once without dropping the ball (we’re not kidding).A whiz with Microsoft Excel (we’re talking VLOOKUP and pivot tables, not SUM and AVERAGE - and we will test your capabilities)
- Tech-savvy and ability to use various IT and cloud-based tools to improve efficiency and productivity
- Ready to challenge, be challenged, and work within our highly disruptive business model.
Why Kogan.com?
- Work with an incredible team to solve important challenges, helping to drive Australia and New Zealand’s eCommerce future
- A hybrid work model and support for flexibility
- Your role has a lot of ownership, autonomy, and little red tape
- You’ll be empowered to achieve positive outcomes and your work will have a real impact
- You’ll be at the forefront of the eCommerce industry with us and be part of a company that is the pioneer of eCommerce in Australia
- Be an Entrepreneur, playing a hands-on role in shaping our strategy at our HQ
- A range of employee benefits such as; complimentary Kogan First Membership, team exclusive discounts, Health & Wellness program, Learning & Development and Lunch & Learns, Hackathons, Team member referral program, Company, and team events and celebrations, community engagement (volunteering) and extensive career development opportunities plus loads more!
To apply
Express your interest in this opportunity by uploading your CV and Cover Letter, outlining your interest in the position and how you think you can help grow the Kogan business.
Hot tip, generic Cover Letters won’t cut it here! Stand out with an application that shows a deep knowledge of the Kogan.com business and how we operate, to allow yours to be looked upon more favorably.
Innovative thinking got our business to where it is now, so it makes sense that we look for like-minded problem solvers! As the first step in our process, all new candidates will be sent for testing, so be sure to keep an eye out for it!