Category Capabilities Manager - 12 month contract
Category Capabilities Manager - 12 month contract
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Job Description
Dreaming big is in our DNA. Its who we are as a company. Its our culture. Its our heritage. And more than ever its our future. A future where were always looking forward. Always serving up new ways to meet lifes moments. A future where we keep dreaming bigger. We look for people with passion talent and curiosity and provide them with the teammates resources and opportunities to unleash their full potential. The power we create together when we combine your strengths with ours is unstoppable. Are you ready to join a team that dreams as big as you do
*12 month Contract*
COMPANY:
Founded over 175 years ago Labatt is one of Canadas founding businesses and its leading brewer. We are proud of our history and our heritage in Canada and we remain committed to brewing greattasting highquality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Labatt has created exciting experiences with consumers through iconic brands like Budweiser Bud Light NTRL Michelob Ultra Corona Stella Artois and many more. Through our broad portfolio we are truly a national brewer with over 3600 employees a portfolio of more than 60 quality beers and beyond and 10 breweries from coasttocoast we are proud to serve Canada and the communities we call home.
ROLE SUMMARY:
The Category Capabilities Manager is responsible for generating leading and managing Beer Category strategy across the country working with our regional teams to implement test and evaluate various methods to grow and expand the Beer Category. This role includes developing and nurturing customer and internal crossfunctional customer relationships leading project teams coaching and mentoring Labatt professionals with a continuous focus on personal and professional growth and development.
This role has full lifecycle responsibility from project ideation to shopper research to inmarket relevancy including identifying trends/opportunities developing proposals with various research firms pursuit assistance delivery team education and leadership followed by performance evaluation.
JOB RESONSIBILITIES:
Instrumental in shaping Category Strategy
Lead projects from ideation to research to
Build various tools to enhance sales team efficiency
Apply knowledge of disruptive trends competitor activity and market data to advise customers and internal teams on Category Strategy
Conduct macro and micro analysis of the beer market to ascertain consumer trends in the global brewing industry and in each segment in order to identify category opportunities
Lead regular Category strategy/training sessions with a variety of stakeholders
Be a Category expert advising internal and external customers on various threat factors and growth opportunities
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
Post secondary education
35 years of experience (CPG industry preferred) in Category Management Strategy or in a consulting capacity
Experience in strategy/business transformation innovation ideation evaluation and adoption
Completed Undergraduate degree in a Business/Management/Analytics or related field
Experience working with large data sets ability to find the insight and interpret data in a way to uncover opportunities
Strong senior/executive stakeholder management skills exceptional emotional intelligence ability to relate to a variety of personality types
Superior written and verbal communication skills including presentation and facilitation skills strong attention to detail
Structured problem solving and logical thinking skills
WHY LABATT:
As one of Canadas Top 100 Employers Labatt is a place where our people can bring out the best in themselves through a collective purpose of creating A Future With More Cheers. We are always looking to serve up new ways to meet lifes moments dream big to move our industry forward and make a meaningful impact in our communities. We believe in brewing up a future that everyone can celebrate and share.
BENEFITS:
- Health benefits plan including competitive coverage for medical dental mental health life and disability insurance that can be flexed to fit your needs.
- Additional flex credits for healthcare or wellness spending accounts
- Retirement plan with a generous companymatching contribution and lowfee RRSP & TFSA savings opportunities to help you secure your financial future.
- Personalized support through an inclusive familyforming benefit and generous financial support/topups for parental leave
- Access to many wellbeing resources including Employee & Family Assistance Program support Webinars and more.
- An annual allotment of Beer and BeyondBeer products for employees!
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
At Labatt Breweries of Canada we are an equal opportunities employer and we are committed to maintaining a welcoming safe and inclusive environment for every person regardless of age race ethnicity nationality sexual orientation gender identity and expression religion neurodivergence or disability status.
REQUIRE ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE
Labatt Breweries of Canada is committed to fair and equitable recruiting practices. Persons with disabilities are encouraged to come forward at any stage of the recruitment process to request accommodations if needed. Members of our team will consult and create processes that provide individuals with disabilities the best possible recruitment experience.
Labatt Breweries will never ask you for money or reimbursement of training fees as part of our recruitment email communication you receive as part of the application or onboarding process will come from email address. If you have any questions or concerns please email the recruitment team at
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Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
