Company Description
With a proud history dating back 140 years, the Bosch Group now employs over 413,000 people across 60 countries incorporating 150 nationalities. As a leading IoT company, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, and connected manufacturing. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living and innovations for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” To this day, Bosch remains privately owned, with 94% held by a charitable trust. Bosch is a rather special company. With its more than 470 locations worldwide, the Bosch Group has been carbon neutral overall (scopes 1 & 2 of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol Corporate Accounting and Reporting Standard) since 2020. This is achieved with four levers: improving energy efficiency, generating energy from renewable sources, purchasing green electricity, and offsetting residual CO₂ emissions with carbon credits. Visit sustainability.bosch.com for further information on the Bosch Group’s sustainability strategy.
The Power Tools division is among the world market leaders for Power Tools, Accessories, Outdoor Power Equipment, Hand Tools and Storage for the Professional, DIY and Industrial sectors. With an amazing suite of brands including Bosch, Dremel, Diablo and sia Abrasives, the Power Tools division stands for innovation, safety and quality with a clear customer/user centricity. We develop, encourage and empower our associates to reach their full potential. Through our values-based culture we foster and engage a high performing organisation.
Bosch is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and encourage applicants of all backgrounds.
Job Description
Are you passionate about product strategy, category growth, pricing, and commercial execution?
We are seeking a driven and commercially minded Category Manager – Power Tools Accessories to join our Power Tools team. Based at our Clayton Headquarters, this exciting 12-month opportunity will see you take ownership of key accessories categories across Oceania, driving sales growth, market share, profitability, and portfolio performance through data-driven decision making and strong cross-functional collaboration.
This is a hands-on, high-impact role where you will take ownership of key Accessories categories across Oceania, working closely with Sales, Key Account Managers, Supply Chain, Finance and global stakeholders to drive profitable growth, support major retail customers and bring new products to market.
If you enjoy variety, solving problems, working with data and getting things done, this role offers a great opportunity to make a visible impact in a fast-moving category.
About the Role
As Category Manager, you will own the commercial performance of your assigned accessories categories, ensuring the right products, pricing, promotions, and lifecycle strategies are in place to deliver profitable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Category Strategy & Portfolio Management
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Own and manage assigned Power Tools Accessories categories across Oceania.
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Develop category plans that drive sales growth, market share, profitability, and ROI.
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Analyse market trends, competitor activity, customer requirements, and category performance to identify growth opportunities and range gaps.
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Define local portfolio priorities and execute product lifecycle activities including product launches, changeovers, successor planning, and end-of-life management.
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Collaborate with global and regional teams to ensure category alignment and execution.
Pricing, Promotions & Commercial Excellence
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Execute category pricing initiatives including competitor bench-marking, price reviews, margin analysis, and pricing recommendations.
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Support promotional planning and activation activities to maximise category performance.
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Manage bulk pricing structures, profitability analysis, and commercial pricing models.
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Provide pricing and category insights to support customer negotiations and business growth opportunities.
Sales & Key Account Enablement
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Develop customer-ready presentations, category reviews, training materials, and sales tools.
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Support Key Account Managers with ranging proposals, tenders, product recommendations, and value propositions.
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Deliver product knowledge and training sessions to Sales, Key Account, and Field Sales teams.
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Support launch activation activities and customer readiness programs.
Forecasting, Inventory & Demand Planning
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Build and maintain launch and promotional forecasts.
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Support S&OP processes through accurate forecasting and demand planning.
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Analyse inventory performance and develop actions to improve stock health and reduce overstock exposure.
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Support sell-off, buyback, and inventory optimisation initiatives.
Analytics & Category Insights
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Develop actionable insights through market intelligence, sales analysis, competitor bench marking, and customer data.
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Ensure category content, product information, and assets are accurate across customer and company touch points.
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Support business decisions through reporting, forecasting, and performance analysis.
Collaboration & Ways of Working
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Work closely with Sales, Key Account, Supply Chain, Finance, Marketing and global teams to deliver category outcomes.
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Bring a positive, practical and solutions-focused mindset to a fast-moving environment.
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Build strong working relationships and contribute to a collaborative, customer-focused team culture.
Qualifications
You are a positive, commercially minded and hands-on category or product professional who enjoys turning insights into action. You are comfortable working with data, partnering with Sales and key stakeholders, and juggling competing priorities in a fast-moving environment. You bring a can-do attitude, curiosity and the confidence to challenge, learn and get things done.
Essential Requirements
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Tertiary qualification in Marketing, Business, International Business, Commerce, or a related discipline.
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Experience in Category Management, Product or Portfolio Management, Marketing, Sales, or a related commercial role.
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Advanced Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills.
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Strong analytical capability with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into commercial actions.
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Excellent presentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
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Demonstrated ability to work independently and proactively drive outcomes.
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Strong commercial acumen and customer focus.
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Positive, self-motivated, and results-oriented mindset.
Highly Regarded
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Power Tools, Accessories, Hardware, Construction, Industrial, Trade or Retail industry experience.
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SAP experience.
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Product portfolio or lifecycle management experience.
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Experience working with major retail or key account customers.
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Strong attention to detail and ability to work across multicultural and cross-functional teams.
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Creative thinker with a continuous improvement mindset.
Why Join Bosch?
This is an opportunity to take ownership of a significant product category within a global market-leading brand. You'll gain exposure across sales, marketing, supply chain, pricing, and product management while influencing key commercial decisions that drive business growth.
We offer a collaborative team environment, ongoing development opportunities, and the chance to make a genuine impact within one of the world's most respected brands.
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12-month full-time opportunity
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Based at Clayton Headquarters
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Hybrid working model (4 days in office)
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Occasional domestic travel and flexibility required
If you're a commercially minded category professional with a passion for products, pricing, analytics, and growth, we'd love to hear from you.
Additional Information
We recognise that our employees are our greatest asset. Through the diversity of our business and commitment to personal and career development, we can provide you with new and exciting opportunities so you can achieve your full potential!
We offer our employees:
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The ability to work flexibly
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Training and development programs to help you reach your full potential
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14 weeks paid (or 28 weeks at half-pay) Parental Leave for primary carer (in addition to government paid parental leave)
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Superannuation on unpaid Parental Leave
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The option to purchase additional annual leave
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A wide range of Health and Well-being programs
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Support and counselling services with work or personal matters through our Employee Assistance Program
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Up to 50 weeks Income Protection for permanent employees
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Diverse and exciting career opportunities, both local and international
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Discounts on Bosch products and as well as products from affiliated brands
Your application
We are committed to building a sustainable, inclusive, and diverse workforce in all its forms. We value diversity in our organisation and in our recruitment activities and believe that every voice adds value. We actively pursue a recruiting strategy that works towards eliminating unconscious bias. To apply, please submit your cover letter and resume through the online application link.
Please note: You need to be an Australian citizen, or hold Australian work rights, to apply for this role.
