We keep millions of people moving every day and continue to be Australia’s leading transport fuel supplier and convenience retailer. Our business is dynamic and often technical, and we rely on talented people who seek to find solutions. Whatever your journey, we’re the fuel that gets you there. Ampol, Australia’s own.

About Ampol:

We’re excited about the future of retail. We’re maintaining momentum towards market leadership in the evolving convenience marketplace, enhancing our customer offering. With more than three million weekly customer interactions, we have a huge opportunity to make an impact on our customers and across our 1,900 stores around Australia.

By partnering with brands, we know and love like the Ampol Metro partnership with Woolworths, Foodary and Boost, we are working together to define the future of convenience retail in Australia, making a big mark on an Australian Icon.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180 and are winners of an Employer Brand award through LinkedIn. Check out one of our key leader's career stories, supported by Ampol. 7 Leadership tips for women in male-dominated fields - WORK180

About the role:

The Trade Planning Manager is responsible for supporting the development and execution of the Retail Merchandise strategy through the delivery of key data and insights and managing key stakeholder relationships to deliver the trade plan on time.

Reporting to the Head of Merchandise Planning, this role takes ownership of the Retail Merchandise Promotional Programme, including the development of tools, systems, and processes to manage key commercial outcomes.

The Trade Planning Manager develops critical collaborative relationships with stakeholders including Merchandise buying teams, Retail Supply Chain, Marketing-Communications, Retail Operations and Finance, to ensure that insights are digestible and actionable, and processes are optimised.

This role also develops and supports key Retail Merchandise projects via the agreed Project governance framework.

Key responsibilities:

• Inform (through data, insights and recommendations) and govern pricing and promotional strategies
• Manage the analytic function for the Retail Merchandise department, through delivery of data and insights across key Merchandise Planning functions, notably price and promotion. This role has additional scope to support the Space and Range, Systems, and Buying teams across an array of analytic areas
• Manage the monthly Retail Merchandise promotional calendar, promotional performance and improvement of key merchandise processes and policies, including promotional process, retail pricing policy
• Work closely with Head of Merchandise Planning, GM Merchandise, Merchandise Planning Leadership team to support strategy development through data-driven decision-making
• Manage strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders to inform and execute the trade plan

As we grow, this role may also grow, and reasonable changes may need to be made in accordance with the needs of the business.

About you:

You will be a functional Data Analysis and Insights SME with previous experience in medium sized Multi-Site Retail, Petrol and Convenience, QSR or FMCG supported by a Tertiary qualification in economics, finance, accounting, marketing, commerce, or experience equivalent.

You will demonstrate experience in managing large organisational Strategic Programmes, including Retail Promotions, Pricing, Format Development, Range and Space and/or Analysis and Insights.

Key skills and experience:

• Analytical and strategic thinking skills, strong knowledge of MS Excel, including model/reporting development. Experience with dynamic dashboarding software such as PowerBI is also desirable
• Experience working with senior internal and external stakeholders
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, including production of board-level documents and presentations in MS Word and MS PowerPoint
• Ability to demonstrate creativity and innovation in applying solutions for the benefit of the stakeholder
• Experience leading teams and complex projects with multiple dependencies to delivery of actionable insights
• Experience in developing pricing and promotions tools and systems

Our benefits:

• Our total remuneration is competitive. This is across base salary, a performance incentive, employee share offers and a 25% discount on Fuel for two privately used cars!
• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.
• We value recognition. We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions
• Paid Parental Leave - up to 12 weeks paid Parental leave, and up to a year off (unpaid)
• BabyCare Package - financial and flexible support for parents transitioning back to work
• Need some wheels? Novated Lease options are available
• Invest in your future with the Employee Share Scheme
• Care for your Community. Spend one paid day a year volunteering with one of our Ampol Foundation partners.
• Ampol Limited Benefits | WORK180 Endorsed Employer

At Ampol we encourage vaccination against Covid-19 as an effective measure in helping to protect our people and our communities.

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.

Applications close Friday 16 September 2022.

Thank you to our prospective agency partners for your interest, we are not accepting CV’s at this time.