Senior Category Manager

About the role

As our Senior Category Manager (Fresh Food), you will play a critical leadership role in accelerating our shift to a fresh food-led business. This role goes well beyond traditional category management. You will be responsible for navigating the end-to-end complexity of fresh food. Working within an agile squad, you'll lead category strategy, drive innovation, and shape a compelling, differentiated offer that wins with customers and delivers strong commercial outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Category Strategy & Transformation - Develop and execute multi-year category strategies that support our ambition to lead in fresh, quality convenience food
• Supplier leadership - Build deep, strategic partnerships with suppliers to enupplier Leadershipable innovation, ensure product quality, and create agile, responsive supply models
• Food Innovation & Development - Lead the development of new fresh food propositions, working cross-functionally to bring innovative, relevant offers to market
• Performance & Insights - Use data and customer insights to continuously refine range, pricing, and performance
• Leadership & Influence - Lead, coach, and influence cross-functional teams to deliver with pace and excellence
• Promotions & Trading - Design and execute pricing and promotional strategies that balance value perception with profitability
• Cross-functional Delivery - Partner with operations, supply chain, and marketing to land food initiatives seamlessly in-store
• What you bring
• Significant experience in food category management, buying, or procurement, with strong exposure to fresh or short shelf-life categories
• Proven ability to manage and thrive in a fast paced yet collaborative team environment
• A deep passion for fresh food innovation and customer-led thinking
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance growth, margin, and customer value
• Experience leveraging data and insights to drive decision-making and performance
• Advanced negotiation and supplier management capabilities, with a track record of building strategic partnerships
• Demonstrated leadership ability, with the capacity to influence, align, and energise cross-functional teams
• Clear, confident communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• If you're excited by being a big part of our food transformation and want to deliver strong commercial outcomes - this is your opportunity to make a real impact.

Benefits

Additional Information

Since 2024, 7-Eleven Australia has joined 7-Eleven International, becoming part of the world's largest convenience retail network-spanning 20 countries and more than 84,000 stores. But what's even more exciting is what's ahead. We are on a bold journey to redefine convenience retail in Australia-with fresh food at the centre of our strategy. We're significantly expanding and elevating our fresh offer, investing in new formats & product innovation to meet rapidly changing customer expectations. This isn't just evolution- it's a step change into becoming a food-led business. Fresh food brings both opportunity and complexity-from shorter shelf lives and supply chain intricacies to quality consistency, forecasting, waste management, and supplier partnerships. We're looking for leaders who thrive in this environment-who can navigate that complexity and turn it into competitive advantage. This is a rare opportunity to join a business unit at the forefront of transforming 7-Eleven , shaping the future of food in convenience, and delivering meaningful impact at scale. Why join us? Be part of a transformation that's redefining convenience through food. Vibrant office in Richmond - A collaborative, high-energy space designed to inspire Work your way - Flexibility to balance remote work with meaningful in-person connection Lead transformation - Play a senior role in building and scaling our fresh food proposition Food-first ambition - Work on one of the most exciting fresh food growth agendas in retail Make a difference - A paid volunteering day to support causes you care about Fuel your day - Free 7-Eleven coffee and snacks in the office Family support - Get up to 15 weeks of paid parental leave for the primary carer and up to 4 weeks for concurrent leave, so you can focus on what matters most Stay connected - Social Club and Open Committee events Grow without limits - Unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning We're a human-centred, agile organisation , where our people are at the core of everything we do. We empower our teams with autonomy, encourage experimentation, and create an environment where you can truly grow your career-while having fun along the way.

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