64 Category Manager jobs in Australia

Description
Amazon Australia is looking for strategic thinkers who can own and grow major retail categories while building meaningful partnerships with top suppliers. You'll have the autonomy to drive business decisions using data, and shape the future of e-commerce in Australia. If you're passionate about delivering results, enjoy solving complex problems, and want to work in a fast-paced environment where you can make a real impact on how Australians shop, this role could be perfect for you.
This is both a strategic and hands on role responsible for managing and growing a product category's topline and bottomline within Amazon's Australian retail business, requiring strong analytical skills and data-driven decision-making. As a Senior Category Manager, you'll join our innovative Retail team at an exciting time of growth, where you'll shape customer experiences while developing meaningful partnerships that drive business success.
A critical aspect of this role is leading complex commercial negotiations with key vendors and strategic partners. You'll leverage your commercial acumen and negotiation skills to structure deals that drive mutual growth while optimizing business terms. This requires both strategic thinking and tactical execution, as you'll navigate senior stakeholder relationships while influencing decisions that impact category performance.
Working from our modern CBD office, you'll collaborate with marketing, finance, supply chain teams, and brand partners to drive category growth, balancing strategic planning with hands-on execution. The position involves building and maintaining relationships with major suppliers/vendors while driving selection expansion and category growth. You'll be empowered to own your category's growth while mentoring team members and fostering an inclusive environment that celebrates diverse perspectives.
Amazon values diverse experiences: experience in similar roles is beneficial but not required. Diverse backgrounds are valued, and candidates with transferable skills are encouraged to apply, even if not all preferred qualifications are met. We are hiring across the following business units and will help match your profile to one of these exciting categories during the hiring process:
- Consumables (e.g. Grocery, Beauty, Household)
- Fashion (e.g. Apparel, Luggage, Shoes)
- Electronics (e.g. Audio, Consumer Electronics, TV)
- Home & Living (e.g. Toys, Kitchen, Sports)
- Entertainment (e.g. Books, Video Games, Music, Digital Products)
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There are also a great range of benefits that make Amazon a great place to work, including our popular Dogs At Work program which has been proven to lower stress and boost morale and is now running successfully in our corporate offices around Australia.
Our commuter benefits scheme allows employees to save on the cost of getting to and from work while Amazon also offers subsidized health insurance for employees and their dependents on top of salary continuance (income protection), and life insurance.
Amazon has all kinds of jobs for all kinds of people, and prides itself on hiring individuals with all types of background and experiences and celebrates diversity of leadership and thought as a key component in its mission to create the most customer-centric company in the world.
This position requires full-time in-office presence 5 days per week at our CBD location
Key job responsibilities
- Drive category P&L performance through data-driven decision-making
- Build and nurture relationships with vendor partners to growth our joint business
- Lead complex commercial negotiations with key vendors and strategic partners
- Develop and execute negotiation strategies to optimize terms, pricing, and promotions
- Analyse market trends and customer insights to enhance shopping experience
- Lead cross-functional initiatives while maintaining clear communication
- Proactively identify customer and vendor pain points, create and implement data-driven business solutions
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience using data to influence business decisions
- 7+ years of with Excel experience
- Experience driving direction and alignment with cross-functional teams
Preferred Qualifications
- MBA
- Experience negotiating with internal and external stakeholders
- 7+ years of account management, project or program management or buying experience
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

**_Welcome to Warner Bros. Discovery. the stuff dreams are made of._**
**Who We Are.**
When we say, "the stuff dreams are made of," we're not just referring to the world of wizards, dragons and superheroes, or even to the wonders of Planet Earth. Behind WBD's vast portfolio of iconic content and beloved brands, are the _storytellers_ bringing our characters to life, the _creators_ bringing them to your living rooms and the _dreamers_ creating what's next.
From brilliant creatives, to technology trailblazers, across the globe, WBD offers career defining opportunities, thoughtfully curated benefits, and the tools to explore and grow into your best selves. Here you are supported, here you are celebrated, here you can thrive.
**Department:** Consumer Products
**Reports to:** VP, ANZ Consumer Products
**Your New Role**
The Category Manager, Fashion is responsible for developing and executing strategic licensing and sales plans across the Fashion category in Australia & New Zealand (ANZ).
This includes identifying growth opportunities, managing key licensee relationships, and ensuring financial performance.
The role collaborates closely with global category teams and internal stakeholders to align business strategy and drive brand growth.
**Key Responsibilities**
**_Strategy and Revenue_**
+ Develop and implement strategic licensing plans for the Fashion category across Mass, Specialty and Halo retailers
+ Build and execute category plans aligned with WBCP ANZ's growth objectives.
+ Apply competitive insights and industry trends to inform strategy and unlock new commercial potential.
+ Drive revenue and achieve quarterly and annual budget targets.
+ Manage and monitor revenue and expense budgets to ensure financial objectives are met.
+ Provide input and analysis to support high-level business decisions and strategic initiatives.
**_Category Management_**
+ Evaluate and manage existing fashion licensees, including renewal negotiations and day-to-day oversight.
+ Ensure licensees meet all contractual commitments, including marketing spend, demographic targets, financial reporting, retail activation, and product development.
+ Conduct quarterly business reviews with key licensees.
+ Regularly review royalty and sales reports to track performance and inform strategy.
+ Manage all Fashion DTR strategic partnerships
+ Assess potential new licensees and onboard as required.
+ Build strong relationships with retail category buyers to secure product and promotional placement.
+ Identify and establish retail opportunities to grow Warner Bros. fashion brands in-market.
+ Attend key industry trade shows locally and internationally.
**_Business Development_**
+ Identify new business opportunities, innovation and growth initiatives to drive incremental revenue.
+ Present current and new business opportunities to licensing partners with support from Retail & Marketing.
+ Leverage insights and research where appropriate to support business development goals
**_Stakeholder & Relationship Management_**
+ Liaise with internal Warner Bros. divisions and departments to maximize synergies across the business.
+ Work closely with Global Category and Franchise teams to ensure alignment and integration of initiatives.
+ Liaise with Franchise, Marketing, Retail, Creative, and Sales teams to ensure full alignment on sales and expense strategies.
+ Maintain effective relationships with key executives locally and internationally, including global licensees and senior management in Burbank.
+ Provide regular updates and insights to senior stakeholders.
+ Be an integral, passionate, and respectful member of the team.
**Work Experience**
+ Minimum 5 years of experience in sales and marketing, preferably in the Fashion industry.
+ Experience in both vertical and licensing business models.
+ Experience working with global consumer products companies preferred.
**Required Skills**
+ Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders across global and regional teams, licensees, and retail partners.
+ Strong commercial acumen with a proven ability to drive revenue growth, manage budgets, and support high-level business decisions.
+ Experienced in licensee and retail management, including contract oversight, performance tracking, and retail activation.
+ Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams).
+ Highly organized and detail-oriented, with strong project management skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines under pressure.
+ Strategic thinker with the ability to apply market insights, competitive intelligence, and global frameworks to local execution.
+ Collaborative leadership style, fostering alignment across internal departments and external partners.
+ Proactive and accountable, with a strong sense of ownership and follow-through on initiatives and partner relationships.
+ Adaptable and resilient, thriving in a fast-paced, evolving environment with a passion for innovation and brand growth.
+ Culturally aware and globally minded, with experience navigating diverse markets and stakeholder expectations.
+ Engaging presenter, capable of delivering insights and strategies to senior stakeholders and external partners with clarity and impact.
**How We Get Things Done.**
This last bit is probably the most important! Here at WBD, our guiding principles are the core values by which we operate and are central to how we get things done. You can find them at along with some insights from the team on what they mean and how they show up in their day to day. We hope they resonate with you and look forward to discussing them during your interview.
**Championing Inclusion at WBD**
Warner Bros. Discovery embraces the opportunity to build a workforce that reflects a wide array of perspectives, backgrounds and experiences. Being an equal opportunity employer means that we take seriously our responsibility to consider qualified candidates on the basis of merit, regardless of sex, gender identity, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy, parenthood, disability or any other category protected by law.
If you're a qualified candidate with a disability and you require adjustments or accommodations during the job application and/or recruitment process, please visit our accessibility page ( for instructions to submit your request.

Consumer Channel Sales (CCS) is a global team at Microsoft responsible for sales of the Devices and Creativity products inclusive of Windows, Surface and M365. CCS puts the consumer at the center, helping them discover, learn, and buy through direct and partner channels in over 120 countries around the world. Our team works with ecosystem partners and internal business groups to drive digital excellence and e-commerce capability, as well as accelerate cloud and subscription adoption. Together, we win by delivering compelling at-home and on-the-go experiences combining intelligent edge devices and services that create Microsoft fans for life.
In the Devices and Creativity, the priority is to help people make the most of their time within 4 focus areas: organize your life, protect what's important, connect with others, and bring out your best. The focus is on the Modern Life products - M365, Windows Consumer, Surface, and Accessories. The key priorities are to define and execute our consumer product and/solution go-to-market strategy; influence product roadmap, business models and strategy; and manage long term health of the business through actionable customer insights to and from partners.
We are looking for a **Senior Windows Category Manager for ANZ.** The Category manager drives the overall business focus on Windows 11 in the PC ecosystem and drives business by establishing strategic frameworks, enabling programs and execution across consumer channels optimized by geo, drive growth opportunities, and ensure CSO hits all KPIs.
Microsoft's mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.
**Sydney based role**
**Responsibilities**
Manages business operations within a category for ANZ, serving as a subject matter expert on a line of business. Manages reporting and fiscal forecasting for top-line and bottom-line profit and loss for a line of business. Serves as the primary liaison between the category region teams and the business group. As a part of the rhythm of the business, develops go-to-market (GTM) strategy and key performance indicators (KPIs) to deliver upon the priorities and initiatives cascaded from Worldwide Category. Lands and supports execution of category plans and investments with internal and external partners. In collaboration with internal partners. Contributes to category performance through identifying areas to increase audience size or value obtained from the audience
**Plan**
- Define & own implementation of product specific channel strategy and investments
- Design of product strategic programs, incentives, promotions, and upper funnel activities partnering with Business & Sales Operations (BSO) team and the product marketing teams
- Influence long range product and GTM planning
- Drive product/solutions consumer channel GTM partnering across internal stakeholders like CSO Finance, BSO, Channel Sales, BG GTM, OEM and Online Stores.
**Execute**
- Manage portfolio of investments, channels, motions to maximize short term results (rev, scorecard) and LTV.
- Establish and drive a consistent growth initiatives framework, defining and tracking a consistent set of KPIs and reporting rhythm.
- Pilot new GTM & Sales motions to future proof our business
- Create field/local enablement to execute the priorities (i) tools, process, stakeholder management and alignment across functions (ii) includes creation and localization of partner pitch deck/storytelling (iii) WW and regional seasonal guidance (iv) retail GTM readiness
- Direct To Consumer (not thru partner) product GTM e.g. PR, ATL, local owned & operated (ATL, BTL), partnerships and events in regions-
- Be the internal and external voice of the product/solution with 1st Party and 3rd Party partners in regions
- Leverage industry knowledge, channel insights, and customer understanding to drive strategic alignment, digital transformation, and land joint business objectives with partners
**Manage & Monitor**
- Drive Rhythm Of Business (ROB) framework and deliverables thru performance and planning cycles. Partner closely with finance to ensure planning across revenue and investments is harmonized for budget and forecast cycles.
- Define and implement annual success metrics, strategic indicators and investment effectiveness across regional and corp teams.
- Accountable to product rev, P&L and compensable metric results including forecasting.
- Lead investment and fiscal control and optimization. Ecosystem investment alignment to core priorities
- Drive strategic and agile tactical communication process of business performance.
- Generate business and competitive insights thru data analysis & visualization, from product and partner perspectives.
- Influence long range planning
**Qualifications**
**Required/Minimum Qualifications**
- 4+ years category management, product management, marketing strategy, business planning, product planning, or related work experience AND Bachelor's Degree in Business, Marketing, Communications, Economics, Public Relations, Engineering, or related field OR equivalent experience.
Additional or Preferred Qualifications
· 4+ years managing and expanding a category and attaining sales and profitability targets within a complex (e.g., multinational or matrixed) organization OR equivalent experience
· Strong understanding of ANZ PC ecosystem including knowledge of both retail, OEM and Silicon business models and GTM
· Entrepreneurial mindset and innovative thinking to identifying and executing business opportunities
· Background in Data and Analysis to be applied to the PC Ecosystem for market reporting, forecasting, Subject Matter Expertise and insight
· Ability to analyze sales data, draw relevant conclusions, develop accurate business plans and forecasts, and drive execution
· Understanding of budget, profit & loss, margin, investment, and operating expense accountability
· Ability to influence multiple stakeholder groups and connect with diverse audiences
· Thought leader, risk taker, and lifelong learner with an affinity and passion for consumer technology; Digital and social influencer in the market
· Have experience planning and executing marketing strategies and activities that drive business results while remaining true to the brand.
· Have experience translating Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) into actionable plans to accelerate or capitalize on growth opportunities.
Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. Consistent with applicable law, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations ( .

What you'll love about this job
+ Drive business results by providing key shopper insights based on business trends & category expertise
+ Utilizing strong data points to actionable insights
+ Unleash your strong Quantium, Circana & ACNielsen data insights ability
This is Energizer Holdings, Inc.
Energizer Holdings responsibly creates products to make lives easier and more enjoyable. To do this, we lean into our culture as an organization - we win together, while serving each other, with a willingness to act boldly, all while doing right. Our colleagues hail from all backgrounds, nationalities and walks of life, but our shared mission and purpose make us one team. Because we're a global organization, you will always have opportunities to learn, grow and develop in your career. We support flexible working arrangements wherever possible.
Position Summary
Our Category team plays a critical role in driving business results by providing key insights based on business trends and category expertise. As a Category Development Manager, you will collaborate with our sales and marketing teams to develop shopper strategies and solutions, insightful and actionable analysis, reports and presentations which will create a competitive advantage for both Energizer and our retailers.
Responsibilities
Accountabilities
+ Be the trusted category partner of choice with our retailers, through analysis of category and shopper dynamics, performance and trends which will unlock potential growth opportunities and retailer-specific recommendations.
+ Assist in building channel strategies by leveraging a broad range of shopper and category data and insights, both global and local, to proactively deliver category, segment and brand growth
+ Working with Sales and Marketing to develop optimal trade stories for product innovation, with recommendations on shelf positioning, distribution and category financial impacts.
+ Creates and maintains evergreen category foundation presentation decks that are insightful and action orientated.
+ Maintains all necessary category documentation, including pricing, ranging, competitive activity etc.
+ Monitors business plan delivery for customers, channels or markets with relevant performance indicators
+ Manages 3rd party data providers
What we are looking for
Required Skills and Experience
+ Degree or above in Business, Marketing or similar discipline.
+ Solid track record of working in consumer goods Trade Marketing /Category Management/ National Account Management/Brand or product management
+ Solid understanding of the role of shopper Insights, Analytics in Category Management and 4Ps activation plans
+ Outstanding verbal and written communication and presentation skills
+ Strong computer skills in spreadsheets, databases and presentation software
+ Good knowledge and experience of syndicated data (Circana, Quantium Shopper data, Dunnhumby, Shopper Intelligence)
+ Demonstrated competencies in collaboration, teamwork, critical thinking and achieving results in alignment with business goals
Come join us!
As the successful candidate, you will be presented with a competitive remuneration package along with participation in the annual bonus program. We offer a genuine flexible working environment; we are honest, inclusive and deliver on our promises
Energizer is an equal opportunity employer, and we prohibit discrimination based on age, color, disability, marital or parental status, veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected status in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and datacenter capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support the APAC data center operations space.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for General Contractor and Construction procurement category and collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon. You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.
Key job responsibilities
Manage General Contractor and Construction Procurement categories
Construction material supply chain sourcing and program management
Achieve cost savings through negotiations, value engineering through the supply chain, and strategic initiatives
Analyze category data and metrics to establish and implement procurement category strategies
Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers' priorities
Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
Develop mechanisms and metrics to track supplier performance related to delivery, quality, and cost
Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance
Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle
Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution
Some travel may be required, up to 25%.
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
Amazon values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship and Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Basic Qualifications
- 5+ years of relevant strategic sourcing including vendor negotiations, global contract management, process improvement, operational and financial analysis experience
- Experience in a procurement organization performing vendor management, contract management, negotiating complex purchases, and bidding
- Experience working effectively across cross-functional teams and partnering well with people at all levels within an organization, including coaching of junior staff
- 3+ years of procurement, purchasing, supply chain related work in a procurement organization experience
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, or a related field
- Experience in program, project, product management, or leading a product implementation process
- Experience in data centers, infrastructure service providers, or related technology companies
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description
Are you ready to shape the future of Amazon's construction procurement landscape in Australia? Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Senior Category Manager to lead strategic construction procurement activities across our diverse portfolio of multi-million-dollar real estate projects.
As a key member of our Construction Category Procurement Pillar, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Amazon's growth and innovation in Australia.
We're looking for a dynamic leader who thrives in our fast-paced, results-driven environment. This role offers unique opportunities to influence major construction projects, drive sustainable procurement practices, and collaborate with world-class professionals across Australia. If you're a self-starter who excels in complex, challenging environments and has a passion for construction procurement, this role could be your next career milestone.
This role offers exceptional visibility with senior leadership and the chance to make lasting improvements to Amazon's construction procurement ecosystem. Your success will directly contribute to Amazon's ambitious growth plans, competitiveness and environmental commitments across Australia.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and execute construction category sourcing strategies across different supply chain tiers (General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs) and geographies across Australia
- Take responsibility for increasing Amazon's competitiveness and maintain continuity of supply and mitigate risks across geographical and business unit boundaries, defining opportunities to suit the particular needs of Amazon business
- Focus on deep diving construction categories and regions to add value to the overall procurement process by identifying synergies, benchmarking, innovation, eliminating waste and identifying economies of scale, thus increasing our competitive advantage
- Drive cost optimization through negotiation, standardization, value engineering, and supply chain improvements
- Build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners that enables effective collaborative working and a positive and productive working environment own strategic supplier relationships
- Negotiate, execute and manage framework agreements
- Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Amazon's Climate Pledge
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership to inform decision making
- Own the individual targets and goals identified across the construction category scope as well as identifying and delivering incremental value and process improvements
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and improving tools and processes to better support the Procurement Life-cycle
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership to inform decision making
A day in the life
- Lead procurement processes including prequalification, onboarding, tender management, evaluations, contract negotiations and award recommendations, delivering to tight timescales, being technically and commercially accurate and to manage several schemes simultaneously
- Drive procurement of innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective construction services to help our Operations teams succeed and delight Amazon.com customers with speed, selection and convenience
- Serve as the key interface between project delivery and any internal central core team from Design and Construction, Real Estate and Legal partners and the senior leadership of external supply chain (General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs)
- Support supplier performance management together with Design and Construction partners
- Provide insight and knowledge of the construction industry and supply chain and in turn develop procurement strategies to support/inform strategic decision making
- Prepare high quality white papers and anticipate objections to proposed procurement approach and gain buy-in from decision makers, including managing differing perspectives to a recommended position. Influence decision-making at senior leadership levels
- Adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management to rapidly meet customer needs
About the team
You'll join a growing team where your strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership skills will be paramount. Working in an environment that encourages autonomy and creative problem-solving, you'll partner closely with Design and Construction, Real Estate, Legal, and Finance teams to shape and execute innovative category strategies.
Your expertise will be crucial in delivering measurable value creation, driving sustainability initiatives, and establishing best-in-class procurement practices across our Australian operations.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in procurement, contract and/or commercial management experience within construction
- Experience developing strategies for procurement of various construction supply chain tiers (General Contractor, Tier 2/3 Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs)
- Understanding of the construction industry contracts and procurement processes
- Experience in negotiating various types of large-scale construction contracts
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills to manage complex relationship interfaces.
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree qualified in relevant construction related discipline e.g. Engineering, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architect, Project Management, Quantity Surveying
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Description
AWS Infrastructure Services owns the design, planning, delivery, and operation of all AWS global infrastructure. In other words, we're the people who keep the cloud running. We support all AWS data centers and all of the servers, storage, networking, power, and cooling equipment that ensure our customers have continual access to the innovation they rely on. We work on the most challenging problems, with thousands of variables impacting the supply chain - and we're looking for talented people who want to help.
You'll join a diverse team of software, hardware, and network engineers, supply chain specialists, security experts, operations managers, and other vital roles. You'll collaborate with people across AWS to help us deliver the highest standards for safety and security while providing seemingly infinite capacity at the lowest possible cost for our customers. And you'll experience an inclusive culture that welcomes bold ideas and empowers you to own them to completion.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a dynamic, growing business unit within Amazon.com that provides a broad set of infrastructure services including computing power, storage options, networking and databases available on demand. We are the leader in cloud computing and our pioneers are embracing innovation, building the future, and making history! The Infrastructure team provides AWS and Amazon.com with the compute, network and Data Center capacity that are the foundations of the retail and cloud business. We are seeking a Procurement professional to support our Data Center Capex Services Procurement space as we deliver infrastructure capacity for our customers.
As a Procurement Category Manager, you will create and implement sourcing strategies for complex categories in the Design engineering, Professional Services (Consultancy Procurement) domain for APAC collaborate with internal business partners and suppliers to reduce risks and costs for Amazon, while delivering value to our customers . You will develop mechanisms and metrics to hold suppliers accountable for performance and delivery. Additionally, you will drive results through methods that include go to market strategies , competitive bidding, negotiating, and analyzing data and market trends for your category. You will also create regional/global Procurement processes and tools to drive innovation across teams.
The ideal candidate thinks long term, drives multiple initiatives, and communicates appropriately and influences customers and suppliers at all levels. You must be collaborative, but also work with significant autonomy. To be successful in this role you must be highly analytical; think strategically and globally; have a sense of urgency to meet customer timelines; exhibit curiosity and learning drive; succeed in a fast-paced environment; engage and influence key stakeholders; and have a high level of customer focus and business judgement. Also, you must have a demonstrated track record of managing multiple projects and driving them to completion to meet business objectives. It will be critical to embrace and model Amazon's Leadership Principles and have an entrepreneurial spirit with a "get it done" mentality.
Key job responsibilities
- Manage at-least 2 complex consultancy procurement categories covering design engineering, concept to detailed engineering scope for APAC, within the Professional Services procurement team
- Achieve cost savings through standardization, bidding, negotiations and strategic initiatives/programs to unlock value.
- Understand customer requirements and analyze category data to establish and implement robust regional procurement category strategies that deliver value to the business
- Understand trends in customers' needs and concerns across categories and regions to influence customers' priorities, mentor team members.
- Provide in-depth knowledge about the supply market and supplier capabilities, technically and geographically, to the business.
- Develop mechanisms and design metrics to track supplier performance, SLA's related to delivery, quality, and cost
- Create supplier scorecards to measure and track supplier performance.
- Lead business reviews to discuss best practices and issues and to ultimately improve supplier performance and strengthen business partnerships
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and/or improving tools or processes to better support the Procurement Lifecycle
- Provide support throughout the contracting process, as well as management of contracts post-execution
About the team
About the team
About AWS
Diverse Experiences
AWS values diverse experiences. Even if you do not meet all of the preferred qualifications and skills listed in the job description, we encourage candidates to apply. If your career is just starting, hasn't followed a traditional path, or includes alternative experiences, don't let it stop you from applying.
Why AWS?
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world's most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. We pioneered cloud computing and never stopped innovating - that's why customers from the most successful startups to Global 500 companies trust our robust suite of products and services to power their businesses.
Inclusive Team Culture
AWS values curiosity and connection. Our employee-led and company-sponsored affinity groups promote inclusion and empower our people to take pride in what makes us unique. Our inclusion events foster stronger, more collaborative teams. Our continual innovation is fueled by the bold ideas, fresh perspectives, and passionate voices our teams bring to everything we do.
Mentorship & Career Growth
We're continuously raising our performance bar as we strive to become Earth's Best Employer. That's why you'll find endless knowledge-sharing, mentorship and other career-advancing resources here to help you develop into a better-rounded professional.
Work/Life Balance
We value work-life harmony. Achieving success at work should never come at the expense of sacrifices at home, which is why we strive for flexibility as part of our working culture. When we feel supported in the workplace and at home, there's nothing we can't achieve.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years of relevant experience in an international Procurement organization performing category management, contract negotiation and bidding
- Creating and implementing category strategies, develop pricing models, and has influence across all levels of an organization
- Track record of delivering complex or large-scale projects across multiple teams and functions
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Business, or relevant business discipline from an accredited university
- Experience in data centers, engineering, an infrastructure service provider or similar technology company
- Ability to communicate and report on market intelligence data, including commodity trends and labor indexes
- Demonstrated success in driving strategies and analyzing market trends and developing market intelligence to communicate across the organization
- Experience with creating Procurement systems and tools
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
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Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
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Description
Are you ready to shape the future of Amazon's construction procurement landscape in Australia? Amazon's Global Procurement Organization (GPO) is seeking a Senior Category Manager to lead strategic construction procurement activities across our diverse portfolio of multi-million-dollar real estate projects.
As a key member of our Construction Category Procurement Pillar, you'll have the opportunity to make a significant impact on Amazon's growth and innovation in Australia.
We're looking for a dynamic leader who thrives in our fast-paced, results-driven environment. This role offers unique opportunities to influence major construction projects, drive sustainable procurement practices, and collaborate with world-class professionals across Australia. If you're a self-starter who excels in complex, challenging environments and has a passion for construction procurement, this role could be your next career milestone.
This role offers exceptional visibility with senior leadership and the chance to make lasting improvements to Amazon's construction procurement ecosystem. Your success will directly contribute to Amazon's ambitious growth plans, competitiveness and environmental commitments across Australia.
Key job responsibilities
- Develop and execute construction category sourcing strategies across different supply chain tiers (General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs) and geographies across Australia
- Take responsibility for increasing Amazon's competitiveness and maintain continuity of supply and mitigate risks across geographical and business unit boundaries, defining opportunities to suit the particular needs of Amazon business
- Focus on deep diving construction categories and regions to add value to the overall procurement process by identifying synergies, benchmarking, innovation, eliminating waste and identifying economies of scale, thus increasing our competitive advantage
- Drive cost optimization through negotiation, standardization, value engineering, and supply chain improvements
- Build effective internal and external relationships with colleagues, suppliers and partners that enables effective collaborative working and a positive and productive working environment own strategic supplier relationships
- Negotiate, execute and manage framework agreements
- Support sustainability initiatives aligned with Amazon's Climate Pledge
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership to inform decision making
- Own the individual targets and goals identified across the construction category scope as well as identifying and delivering incremental value and process improvements
- Innovate within the procurement space, automating and improving tools and processes to better support the Procurement Life-cycle
- Provide market intelligence and strategic insights to key stakeholders and procurement leadership to inform decision making
A day in the life
- Lead procurement processes including prequalification, onboarding, tender management, evaluations, contract negotiations and award recommendations, delivering to tight timescales, being technically and commercially accurate and to manage several schemes simultaneously
- Drive procurement of innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective construction services to help our Operations teams succeed and delight Amazon.com customers with speed, selection and convenience
- Serve as the key interface between project delivery and any internal central core team from Design and Construction, Real Estate and Legal partners and the senior leadership of external supply chain (General Contractors, Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs)
- Support supplier performance management together with Design and Construction partners
- Provide insight and knowledge of the construction industry and supply chain and in turn develop procurement strategies to support/inform strategic decision making
- Prepare high quality white papers and anticipate objections to proposed procurement approach and gain buy-in from decision makers, including managing differing perspectives to a recommended position. Influence decision-making at senior leadership levels
- Adapt and sometimes take different roles from strategy development to project management to rapidly meet customer needs
About the team
You'll join a growing team where your strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership skills will be paramount. Working in an environment that encourages autonomy and creative problem-solving, you'll partner closely with Design and Construction, Real Estate, Legal, and Finance teams to shape and execute innovative category strategies.
Your expertise will be crucial in delivering measurable value creation, driving sustainability initiatives, and establishing best-in-class procurement practices across our Australian operations.
Basic Qualifications
- 10+ years experience in procurement, contract and/or commercial management experience within construction
- Experience developing strategies for procurement of various construction supply chain tiers (General Contractor, Tier 2/3 Subcontractors, Suppliers, OEMs)
- Understanding of the construction industry contracts and procurement processes
- Experience in negotiating various types of large-scale construction contracts
- Strong inter-personal and communication skills to manage complex relationship interfaces.
- Willingness to travel up to 10%
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree qualified in relevant construction related discipline e.g. Engineering, Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Architect, Project Management, Quantity Surveying
Acknowledgement of country:
In the spirit of reconciliation Amazon acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of country throughout Australia and their connections to land, sea and community. We pay our respect to their elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples today.
IDE statement:
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit for more information. If the country/region you're applying in isn't listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

Assistant Manager, Category Merchandising
**Assistant Manager, Category Merchandising**
**Values & Innovation**
At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.
Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.
Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.
If you are a current Under Armour teammate, apply to this position on theInternal Career Site Here. ( of Role**
The **Assistant Manager, Category Merchandising** is responsible for leading the Men's Apparel merchandising division in Australia. The position involves building the optimal product range, defining retail prices, determining segmentation, and setting launch dates for all articles in the portfolio. The role will work closely with all sales channels to ensure they are supported from both a range and margin perspective, enabling them to achieve their seasonal targets.
**Your Impact**
**Strategy**
- Develop the assortment strategy, product selection, and category plans to drive market trends, generate sales, and increase category demand.
- Define channel segmentation across retail, e-commerce, and wholesale accounts, establishing the overall product category mix, margin, and pricing strategies.
- Carry out other duties as directed by the manager to support changing business needs.
**Driving revenue**
- Manage the product lifecycle across channels in coordination with Sales Channels and Planning.
- Utilize sales, sell-through, inventory, and margin analyses to guide merchandising plans and boost sales.
- Leverage pre-lines with wholesale accounts to identify gaps and uncover opportunities to drive revenue.
- Maximise revenue opportunities through long-term strategy, while ensuring that wholesale accounts and direct-to-consumer channels achieve their goals and financial targets.
**Commercial insights and market trends**
- Establish Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate category management and product assortment.
- Identify local consumer trends, market requirements, and opportunities within key accounts to influence Regional and Global teams on future developments.
**Cross-functional collaboration and team management**
- Work with strong attention to detail to effectively update and communicate project plans and critical tasks with relevant internal and external stakeholders, up to and including executive level. Specifically, collaborate with Marketing and Wholesale during sell-in to deliver key seasonal messages to accounts.
- Build strong working relationships with internal and external teammates to foster trust and credibility.
**Data management**
- Maintain and update product master data and buy overview files on an ongoing basis to ensure data integrity.
**Qualifications**
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in merchandising
- Focus on financial success, with the ability to formulate strategies based on market needs and company goals
- Strong logical thinking, analytical skills, and proficiency in Excel
- Demonstrated understanding of budgetary and financial concepts
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Presentable, diligent, and positive working attitude; able to multitask and pay attention to detail
- Strong understanding of brand and product
- Proven track record in achieving sales targets, budget development and tracking, and demand forecasting; persistent and resilient in pursuing objectives, willing to take on new challenges and resolve issues
- Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain sustainable working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
**Workplace Location**
+ **Location:** Sydney
**Relocation**
+ No relocation provided
**Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity**
At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour seeks to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people representing a wide variety of backgrounds and perspectives. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact our Human Resources team via
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Location:
Alexandria, NSW, AU, 2015
Business Unit: Corporate
Region: APAC
Employee Class: Full Time
Employment Type: Salaried
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