Open Jobs Senior Category Manager

At Sephora, we stand together and we stand for something more since 1969. For empowerment, for exploration, for the opportunity to impact people's lives through the unlimited power of beauty.

As part of the LVMH family, Sephora's excellence, innovation, and entrepreneurial spirit have made us the world's leading beauty retailer growing twice faster than the market. Across Australia and New Zealand, we have circa 36 stores, a growing online platform and we plan to grow this year on year. Not only do we have stores we also have a head office based in Sydney CBD. Sephora has a diverse number of roles to offer.

Sparked by energy and excitement, our passion is contagious. So, if you are ready to make your mark at a leading global retailer and belong to something beautiful, join us and reimagine your future, with Sephora.

While at Sephora, you'll enjoy...

• Opportunities for personal development here in Australia and New Zealand


• Opportunities across our global group of high-end luxury brands


• Gifted products throughout the year along with store discounts of up to 45% off


• Paid Parental Leave, Birthday Leave & Personal Leave 


• Health and well-being initiatives including: Discounted Gym memberships & 24/7 Mental Health well-being programs


• Life Insurance


• Unique online learning platform


• Fun social calendar


• Fortnightly Pay + Super

The Opportunity:

As the Senior Category Manager, you will act as the custodian and champion for your nominated category / categories.

You’ll shine here if you enjoy…

• Category Performance Tracking & Reporting: Monitoring omni-channel category performance across sales, margins, productivity, conversion, and inventory KPIs, providing insights to drive category growth and strategy execution.


• Trading Terms Negotiation & Review: Managing brand partnerships, contract renewals, commercial negotiations, annual brand plans, sales targets, and assortment strategies to maximize profitability.


• Brand / Product Launch Management: Leading end-to-end product launches, including sell-in processes, forecasting, stakeholder coordination, and launch execution across channels.


• Animation & Promotional Planning: Planning and executing promotional campaigns, sampling programs, and in-store activations to increase brand visibility and drive sales performance.


• Brand Portfolio Management: Evaluating brand performance, managed new brand onboarding, and conducted assortment rationalization and delisting initiatives to optimize portfolio productivity.


• Floorplan & Planogram Management: Overseeing merchandising, floorplan execution, and planogram development to maximize space productivity and enhance the customer experience.


• Inventory & Supply Chain Management: Partnere with supply chain teams to optimize inventory levels, improve stockholding KPIs, and ensure product availability for launches and campaigns.

We would love to hear from you if you have:

• At least 10 years of Account / Brand Management experience - ideally from the beauty/fashion industry


• Bachelor’s Degree in business or Marketing


• Excellent Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint skills


• Strong interpersonal communication skills with the ability to influence


• Strong analytical skills, and is result-oriented


• A keen interest in the beauty industry with a flair for trends and style