The Role: 

Reporting to the Merchandise Manager, the Merchandise Assistant will support the Category Team in the growth and profitability of a specific category, whilst having a strong focus on marketing activities, administrative processes, and data analytics. 

This position is a Secondment role for 12 months.

Duties include: 

• Support all members of the category team
• Assist with loading of images and catalogue layouts
• General marketing support
• Administer processes relating to the category
• Manage product data related activities including vendor cost changes, clearance excess reporting, product data and pricing maintenance
• Assist with retail and trade promotional builds and ensure deadlines are met
• Assist with event and promotional planning
• Data base management
• Compile weekly reporting 

About You:  

• Previous marketing administration experience
• Familiar with marketing principles or exposure to retail/trade marketing
• High level excel skills
• Retail experience desirable
• Strong organisational skills and able to juggle a number of constantly changing priorities
• Good attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Able to work effectively without close supervision, with a flexible approach
• Studies in marketing/merchandise an advantage

Looking after you:
We are committed to ensuring our people are well looked after. In addition to a rewarding and challenging career, we will provide:

• Staff discounts across the GPC Asia Pacific group of Companies
• Private health insurance discounts
• Employee assistance program
• A highly safety conscious work environment
• We proactively support our working parents in a variety of meaningful ways, and our parental leave top-up allowance is one of the ways we do this
• Paid volunteer leave allowing you to give back to your chosen charity/community organisation
• Access to GPC’s exciting employee platform MOVE, unlocking amazing discounts at top retailers, business announcements, e-cards and our employee recognition program, plus so much more!

GPC Asia Pacific

Movement is in our DNA. We are GPC Asia Pacific: one of the largest industrial and automotive aftermarket parts and service suppliers in Australia, New Zealand and South East Asia. Our iconic brands include Repco, NAPA & McLeod Accessories.

Yet we are more than just a parts and service company. We propel people forward.

With over 8000 team members in Asia Pacific, and 60k+ globally, being part of Genuine Parts Company won’t leave you standing still. Reach is key to our success. Learn more about our business online at www.gpcasiapac.com

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