Category Manager

• Work on impactful projects that shape supply chain performance
• Collaborative culture with opportunities to innovate and lead
• North Ryde based – flexible working environment

Join one of Australia and New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers!

At GWF, we’re home to iconic brands and a passionate team of 6,000 people across 60 sites. As part of our Tip Top business, we’re looking for a Category Manager – Supply Chain to help shape and deliver our procurement strategy for warehouse and distribution operations.

This is a strategic role where you’ll influence outcomes, optimise working capital, and support a high-performance culture.

Purpose of the Role

• Developing and implementing category strategies for warehouse & distribution
• Managing tenders and contracts for external warehouse and distribution services
• Identifying and delivering ambitious cost-saving and efficiency targets
• Leading continuous improvement initiatives and deploying best-practice procurement tools
• Building strong stakeholder relationships across Tip Top, GWF and ABF
• Ensuring supplier performance, risk management and compliance with ESG standards

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5–10 years’ experience in warehouse/distribution within commercial or procurement roles
• Proven ability to deploy best-practice procurement tools and techniques
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills
• Analytical mindset with problem-solving capability
• Experience in process improvement and change management

About You

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.