Category Assistant - Pharmacy Business Development

At Wesfarmers Health we strive to make health, beauty and wellness experiences simpler, more affordable and easier to access for all Australians.

Our portfolio includes well-known names like Priceline and Priceline Pharmacy, as well as our medi-aesthetics brands, Clear Skincare Clinics and SILK Laser Clinics. In the digital space, we’re proud to have SISU Health and InstantScripts - and most recently, we’ve launched our newest beauty retail brand, atomica.

About us:

What began in 1910 as a small co-operative of just three pharmacies has grown into Wesfarmers Health - a leading Australian organisation in health, beauty, and wellness.

Today, Wesfarmers Health proudly employs over 3,600 team members, all committed to delivering accessible, innovative, and trusted health and beauty services to Australians nationwide, across retail, medi-aesthetics, digital health, and wholesale and supply chain operations.

What you’ll do:

We’re looking for a Category Assistant to join our team on a 12-month fixed-term contract. In this role, you will support our Pharmacy Business Development Category Managers across our banner brands and member programs, including Soul Pattinson Chemist, Pharmacist Advice and Club Premium, helping keep key category activity moving through the merchandise operating rhythm.

In this role, you will support supplier administration, promotional activation (including catalogue checks), range review processes, reporting cadence and data hygiene. You will also help coordinate Joint Business Plans (JBP) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR), and support the retail media opportunity pipeline (tracking and pack support) and other income opportunities, aligned to the operating model.

What you’ll be doing:

Support Category Managers to deliver category and banner outcomes through day-to-day coordination across the category operating rhythm

Administer key promotional activations, including accurate pricing and promotional deal activation, and catalogue checks to ensure accuracy and zero compliance issues (assortments, pricing, deals and claims)

Maintain the promotional calendar and mud map administration through trackers, critical dates, status updates and action logs

Ensure responsiveness to internal and external stakeholders to drive prompt resolution and action on promotional and catalogue issues

Support range review and ranging readiness activities by coordinating supplier, space and inventory inputs and escalating risks early

Maintain and update range review trackers, supplier and article lists, and implementation status

Support supplier relationship administration through timely communication, coordination, and accurate recording and archiving of supplier agreements and information

Support Joint Business Plans (JBP) and Quarterly Business Reviews (QBR) through coordination of packs, actions and follow-ups

Maintain trackers and pack support for supplier-funded opportunities including retail media, conference sponsorships, in-store secondary display packages and training and education events

Collate post-activity reporting inputs to support supplier recap packs and internal performance reviews

If you’re organised, analytical, a great communicator, and eager to grow your career in retail, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll bring:

Minimum 2 years’ experience as a Category, Buying or Merchandise Assistant

Desirable experience in the pharmaceutical industry

Basic understanding of category/merchandise processes and strong attention to detail in a deadline-driven operating rhythm

Sound analytical and data management skills (including maintaining trackers and producing accurate reporting inputs)

Strong stakeholder communication and follow-up discipline with suppliers and internal teams

Strong organisation, time management and ability to manage competing priorities

Strong Microsoft Office capability (Excel proficiency required)

Tertiary Qualification (Business, Finance, Procurement, Marketing or Retail) or equivalent practical experience

Why us?

Access to employee benefits across Wesfarmers including team member discounts at Bunnings, Kmart, Target, Officeworks, OnePass, Priceline, atomica and Clear Skincare Clinics

Ongoing professional development and career opportunities across the Wesfarmers Health Division and the broader Wesfarmers Group

Novated leasing options

Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - available to all team members and their immediate family members, 24/7, 365 days a year

Beautiful outdoor terrace for work and recreation

Food, coffee and health & wellbeing facilities onsite including a landlord operated gym

Dedicated end of trip facilities (cycle racks, showers, lockers)

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Applicants

Wesfarmers Health aims to become an employer of choice for First Nations Australians, through investments that attract, empower and retain First Nations team members within our stores, distribution centres, clinics and corporate offices.

As part of the Wesfarmers group, we provide authentic support through a diverse range of programs and initiatives, designed to empower you on your journey towards personal achievement and professional advancement.