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Build Your Team›Merchandising & Planning›Category Manager

Category Manager

A category manager who takes commercial ownership of a category end to end — range, margin, stock and trade — and is accountable for the number. Every one is trained through the Adminworks Academy and personally vetted by our founders, and joins your team as exactly that: your team.

Team

Merchandising & Planning

Seniority

Senior

Best fit

Retailers with several categories that each need focused attention

Timing

Category review delivered within the first month

Salary

AU$42-55k pa

What they can own.

01

Works in

Excel, Power BI, Tableau, your ERP, supplier portals, Shopify

What good looks like

01

Statement

A category that grows on purpose, with one person who can explain every line in it.

Why offshore works

Category management runs on data, supplier calls and a clear plan. All three work over video and shared reporting.

Brief to first day, without the drag

Nothing waits for the step before it to finish, so your new team member can start as soon as they're ready, not when the paperwork catches up.

Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
First day
01
Brief
02
Shortlist
03
Interview
04
Hire
01
Brief

We scope the role with you, in line with your organisation’s values and culture, and align on a budget.

02
Shortlist

We source, screen and interview, then send only the candidates we’d endorse, each aligned to your brief.

03
Interview

You meet the shortlist and choose who joins your team. We set the interviews up around your diary.

04
Hire

You choose the candidate, we onboard them to our platform and get their equipment ready. We formally connect them with you to set up system access ahead of their first day.

Phases overlap
Depending on how quick you need to move, the process usually takes 2-4 weeks.

A category without an owner grows by accident. We give it an owner.

The Adminworks standard - Category Manager

Common questions

Will they negotiate with our suppliers?

Yes, within agreed limits, and with you involved on the bigger commercial calls.

Can they own more than one category?

Yes, if the categories are related and the volume allows it.

What do they report on?

Sales, margin, stock position and sell-through by category, with recommendations.

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