Senior Category Manager

This range is provided by People Equity. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more. Base pay range A$150,000.00/yr - A$165,000.00/yr Direct message the job poster from People Equity Managing Director/Owner - (Executive Search, Recruitment & Strategic Sourcing) - Retail, Consumer, FMCG & Services Lead your team & strategically shape a large portfolio in the Auto Aftermarket category Drive pricing, planning & growth across trade, retail & industrial markets Enjoy benefits that matter - inc extra leave, flexibility, career development Why You’ll Want This Role Leave you’ll value: 4 weeks paid annual leave plus the ability to take up to 6 weeks total each year. Parental leave: Up to 26 weeks paid for the primary carer and 8 weeks for the secondary carer. Real ownership: A highly visible, fully empowered leadership role — shaping the national strategy for one of the company’s most critical product portfolios. A business in growth mode: Significant investment in technology, innovation, and people means new opportunities, fresh challenges, and room to lead transformation. This is a place where performers can grow and influence at scale. People-centric culture: Work where values genuinely guide decisions, collaboration is real, and performance is recognised. Learn from the best: Partner with experienced industry leaders and mentors who value initiative and commercial thinking. South‑East location & flexibility: Modern, open, collaborative offices designed for connection — with balance built in for how you work best. Who you will be joining Join one of Australasia’s most respected and major suppliers of automotive and industrial parts, components and solutions, highly trusted by trade, retail, and industrial customers far and wide. With a robust national network and an excellent reputation for quality, service, range and reliability, this large network of businesses has built long term partnerships across their customer groups. You’ll be joining a business with the scale and strength of a market leader, but the agility and energy of a specialist operator — a place where initiative is backed, ideas are heard, and your impact will be felt. What you will lead As the Senior Category Manager, you’ll lead the team responsible for the strategy, performance, and profitability of a cornerstone product category within the national portfolio. Working to your strengths, it’s a role where you’ll blend strategic oversight with commercial execution — balancing vision, data, and delivery. This is a role with real scope — overseeing a high-volume SKU range (mix of private label and market brands) that will require strong commercial acumen, technical insight, and precision execution. You’ll drive the direction of product, pricing, inventory, and supplier partnerships while ensuring the program’s success across trade, retail, and industrial channels. How you will make an impact Lead the program: Set and execute the category strategy with strong leadership of your team — from product development and pricing to lifecycle management Build capability: Lead, mentor, and inspire your small team to deliver high performance and continuous improvement. Collaborate widely: Work with Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing to align plans and drive outcomes. Drive decisions with data: Use analytics and insights to refine product mix, optimise stock, and enhance customer satisfaction. Strengthen supplier partnerships: Negotiate, source, and manage relationships to ensure quality and commercial advantage. Champion change: Lead process and performance improvement initiatives that shape the future of the product and the business. What you’ll bring Sector experience: Proven success in a senior product or category management role within the automotive aftermarket, industrial, wholesale and/or trade sectors. Commercial rigour: Strong pricing, product, and margin management capability. Leadership impact: A confident people leader who develops teams and builds alignment across functions. Analytical strength: Data‑driven mindset with the ability to turn insight into action. Stakeholder excellence: Influential and collaborative across Supply Chain, Sales, and Marketing. Mindset: Strategic, proactive, and driven by improvement and innovation. A career here is more than a job — it’s a chance to lead a national product function at a pivotal point in its evolution. You’ll be part of a business that’s bold enough to back change, ready to invest in its future, and driven by people who care about doing incredible work. If this sounds like you, APPLY now or contact Gabby Symons at or 0432 261 116 for a confidential conversation. Seniority level Mid-Senior level Employment type Full‑time Job function Product Management, Marketing, and Purchasing Industries Wholesale Motor Vehicles and Parts, Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing, and Wholesale #J-18808-Ljbffr