National Category Manager

Benefits

• Monthly bonuses linked to KPIs and profit sharing.
• Great company culture—supportive, energetic, and people-focused.
• Ongoing training, career progression and development opportunities.
• Onsite parking and modern facilities.

About Us

TigerPak is one of Australia’s leading distributors of packaging materials, warehouse consumables, and safety products. We are proud to be innovative, energetic, and people-focused, with a strong history of delivering exceptional customer service.

Our core values—Flourish, Serve, Sustain, Commit—guide everything we do. We believe in supporting our people to grow, serving our customers and each other, operating sustainably, and committing to excellence every day.

About the Role

Due to business growth we are seeking a hands-on, experienced candidate to fill this newly created role of National Category Manager.

Reporting directly to the Chief Operating Officer, this role will be the single accountable owner for the commercial category function — range strategy, supplier commercial terms and rebates — with demand input, purchase-order influence and stock-availability consultation into the Supply Chain-owned procurement and S&OP process.

How You’ll Live Our Values

Flourish: Grow your career with ongoing training, leadership development, and opportunities for advancement within TigerPak’s national network.

Serve: Lead your team to deliver outstanding service to our customers and support a positive, collaborative workplace culture.

Sustain: Champion safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible warehouse practices, helping us minimize waste and optimize resources.

Commit: Demonstrate reliability and dedication to your team, our customers, and TigerPak’s mission of operational excellence.

Key Responsibilities

• Overseeing sourcing and supplying of products within the category, ensuring quality and compliance with standards.
• Building and managing supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, and implementing a supplier relationship framework.
• Monitoring supplier performance against key performance indicators (KPIs) and long-term indicators (LTIs), providing detailed reports.
• Gathering and analyzing demand planning information to inform strategic planning and core product ranges.
• Leading project management of new product line implementations in collaboration with the TigerPak Network.
• Motivating and managing the team to exceed branch business plan expectations.
• Ensuring compliance with TigerPak people leadership processes and policies.
• Utilizing strong commercial acumen and analytical skills to drive value and benefits across the category.

About You

Essential:

• Demonstrated experience in category management in a wholesale, distribution, or FMCG environment
• Track record of supplier negotiation, contract management, and rebate program recovery
• Experience managing a team of category specialists

Desirable:

• Experience operating category management as a standalone function separate from procurement execution
• Exposure to Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central or comparable ERP category/rebate tooling

How to Apply

If you’re ready to join a company that values your growth, supports your ambitions, and is committed to making a difference, click “Apply” now.

Please note: All applicants must be eligible to live and work in Australia. A medical with drug and alcohol testing will form part of our recruitment process. We reserve the right to commence shortlisting immediately. No recruitment agencies, please.