About the Woolworths Stores Vacancies 2022/2023

Woolworths stores invite young unemployed individuals to apply for the available vacancies. Woolworths looks for people dedicated to getting the job done and delivering not merely what their customers want, but doing it in ways that bring the Woolworths Difference to life

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• Bring the Category Development Methodology to life by using the process, template and tools with selected categories to develop category strategies and plans that are data-informed and customer-led
• Facilitate and support the category team and associated supplier(s) to

1. Plan and manage their Category Development process, from kick-off to sign-off, measure and monitor
2. Mobilise and collaborate with the necessary stakeholders across category, suppliers, central teams, BU partners
3. Develop or refine Customer Decision Trees (CDT’s) using customer insights
4. Gather and analyse the defined suite of data for category insights
5. Ask probing questions, challenge current paradigms, inspire creativity and problem solving
6. Distil insights up into themes and develop the Category Strategy, incl. vision, targets and growth drivers
7. Define projects to deliver the strategy, mobilise for delivery, implement, measure monitor

• Facilitate and support the category teams rolling out the Tactical process (a subset of the full methodology)
• Collaborate and integrate across projects and central areas to enable varied business objectives through the process, where applicable
• Identify opportunities for improvement of the Category Development Methodology, and work with Central Buying colleagues to apply continuous improvement
• Contribute to defining the Category Leadership journey and business case
• Co-Create and Manage the Category Development rollout plan when it comes into effect
• Provide input into building Category Development into the Food business process
• Contribute to developing and populating the Category Development knowledge library
• Collaborate with Central Buying colleagues and Food Academy to define the Category Leadership Academy

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Minimum requirements

• Relevant 3 year tertiary or NQF aligned qualification
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in Retail or food production
• A passionate Foodie
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in managing projects
• 5 years Experience in category strategy delivery
• 5 years’ FMCG Category Management experience in industry
• 5 years’ Woolworths Food experience advantageous in either Buying or Planning
• Experience working in a client delivery and matrix team structure advantageous
• Ideal candidate has strong experience in
• Using Customer insights to define Customer Decision Trees (CDT’s)
• Assessing categories and developing Category Strategies and plans, incl.
• Distilling insights from varied sources; communicating the story the data tells
• Customer insight led category strategy development, communicating strategy
• Setting Category KPI’s and managing performance to plans and targets
• Facilitating, integrating and collaborating across a wide range of stakeholders
• Building capability within a category team
• Commercial acumen
• Good understanding of Food supply, value chain and commercial levers
• Strong collaboration with internal and external stakeholders and partners; ability to influence and lead
• Ability to combine and analyse data and draw insights, summarise findings and make recommendations
• Advanced MS Office, incl. Excel (with experience using graphs, pivots etc.), PowerPoint and MS Teams
• Ability to consolidate, communicate, motivate for and mobilise change
• Strong facilitation, inter-personal and communication skills
• Excellent multi-tasking ability; adaptability
• Attention to detail

How To Apply For Jobs At Woolworths Stores

Woolworths looks for people dedicated to getting the job done and delivering not merely what their customers want, but doing it in ways that bring the Woolworths Difference to life. 

• Visit the Woolworths website
• Log In/Register your CV
• Browse available vacancies
• If you find something suitable then apply!

Easy enough, right? In case it’s not, let’s examine each step a little more closely.

1. Visit the Woolworths career site
2. Log In/Register your CV
   • If you already have an account you can simply log in and start applying! If you do not have an account, you’ll need to register your cv. This should be a quick and easy process:
     • Fill out your Personal Details, Vacancy Details, Contact Details, etc.
     • Upload your CV
     • Review information
     • Submit
3. Browse Available Jobs
   • Once your profile is set up, you are ready to start applying! You’ll be able to browse the vacancies and search by location, category or keywords. Click on the description of the job you’re interested in and want to find out more about – this will show you the requirements, duties and other relevant information.
4. Apply!
   • Once you’ve found the job for you, just hit “Apply for this job” and follow the prompts. 

What’s great is that even if there is nothing that interests you right now, by creating a profile Woolworths keeps you in mind for future opportunities and you can easily just login and apply when you find the perfect job for you.

To work at a Woolworths stores you will need the following:

• A South African ID
• Be able to work retail hours, including weekends and Public Holidays
• A minimum qualification of Grade 12 (or equivalent)
• Woolworths reserves the right to conduct Employee Verification Checks, including but not limited to Criminal and Credit Checks

If you haven’t heard back within 30 days, your application was unsuccessful