Job Family Group:

Retail Group

Job Description:

At bp, we’re re‑imagining convenience and food retail to deliver great customer experiences while driving sustainable, profitable growth. We’re looking for a Food Category Team Lead to shape and lead our food category strategy across Australia.

In this role, you’ll combine commercial acumen, customer insight, and data‑driven decision‑making to optimise assortment, performance, and partnerships—playing a pivotal role in how customers experience food at bp every day.

What you’ll do

Lead the development and execution of food category strategies, aligning product assortment, pricing, promotions, and merchandising with customer needs and business objectives.
Use customer data, analytics, and market insights to identify trends, growth opportunities, and performance levers, translating insights into clear commercial recommendations.
Build and manage strong supplier partnerships, leading negotiation planning, joint business plans, and ongoing relationship management to deliver shared value.
Drive category performance through budget ownership, KPI management, and continuous improvement supported by Agility core practices.
Collaborate closely with operations, marketing, and supply chain using digital collaboration tools to ensure consistent and effective execution in store.
Lead, coach, and develop team members, embedding knowledge sharing, retail training, and customer‑centric thinking across the category.

What you’ll bring

Proven experience in retail category management within the food sector, with a demonstrated ability to drive profitable growth.
Strong commercial acumen, supported by advanced analytical thinking, customer data knowledge, and data visualisation skills.
Experience applying Agility core practices in fast‑paced, evolving retail environments.
Effective communication and influencing skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at multiple levels.
Track record in supplier negotiation, partner relationship management, and retail territory development or expansion.
Passion for building capability through coaching, retail training, and continuous learning.

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued
Possibility to join our social communities and networks
Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
Life and health insurance, medical care package
And many other benefits!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us to request any accommodations!

Travel Requirement

Up to 25% travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

This role is not eligible for relocation

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, Agreements and negotiations, Analytical Thinking, Business Acumen, Commercial Acumen, Communication, Continuous Improvement, Continuous Learning, Creativity and Innovation, customer and competitor understanding, Customer centric thinking, Customer data knowledge, Data Analysis, Data visualization and interpretation, Decision Making, Digital Collaboration, Digital Fluency, Industry knowledge and advocacy, Integrated pricing, Knowledge Sharing, Leading transformation, market, Negotiation planning and preparation, Offer and product knowledge {+ 13 more}

Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of protected characteristics like race, religion, color, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.