Category Manager

Position Title: Category Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Melbourne

Requisition ID:38905

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced & motivated Category Manager to join our Retail category team located in this role you will take full ownership of your assigned category across ANZ leading its strategic direction and ensuring alignment with both internal business objectives and retailer goals. You will be responsible for developing and executing a compelling 3-year category vision grounded in macro trends shopper behaviour and consumption occasions to identify growth drivers and optimize the profitability mix.

Lead category strategy for the relevant portfolios across ANZ: Leveraging scan and shopper data (e.g. Circana Household Panel Quantium) youll identify opportunities risks and emerging trends. Youll lead range reviews optimize assortment and influence McCains shelf presence to drive category performance. Working cross-functionally with Sales Marketing Insights R&D and Finance youll build and implememt strategic / category plans that align with business goals and retailer needs.

Retailer Engagement & Planning: Youll represent the voice of the shopper and consumer in all retailer interactions using data and insights to lead elevated category conversations. By building strong collaborative relationships with key retail partners youll influence range space and promotional strategies of core offerings and innovation.

Internal Planning:You will be the category champion throughout the S&OP process. Through regular performance reviews and deep dives youll deliver actionable insights that feed into integrated business cycles portfolio reviews and pipeline development. Your ability to translate data into strategy will be critical in shaping the future of the category.

About You.

Experience:

• 3 years in category management trade marketing or a similar role within a supplier or FMCG environment.
• Proven experience working with major retailers and influencing category decisions.
• Tertiary qualifications in Business Marketing Commerce or a related field are preferred.

Skills:

• Strong analytical skills with proficiency in data tools such as Circana Temple Unify Quantium or similar.
• Deep understanding of category management principles shopper behaviour and ANZ retail dynamics.
• Ability to translate insights into actionable strategies that drive commercial outcomes.
• Highly skilled in influencing without authority & building collaborative partnerships across internal & external stakeholders
• Ability & proven experience in acting as a thought leader; strategic thinker to partner with stakeholders across a range of levels and organisations
• Demonstrated success in growing the size of categories improving profitability & unlocking three way wins with retailers

About the team.

Reporting into the Senior Category Manager this role will see you own two categories develop and drive elevated business growth conversations fuelled by highly specialised category capabilities. You will lead the strategy & execution with our customers and across the broader McCain business.

Why Join McCain

• Work with leading brands and retailers
• Be part of a collaborative high-performing team
• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Hybrid working arrangement and a supportive inclusive culture.

Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individuallyyour impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here you have the opportunity to learn grow and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why were better together.

*Weve got this covered! No external agency support is required at this time and unsolicited CVs will not be considered.

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McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Job Family:Sales
Division:ANZ
Department:ANZ Category Management Retail
Location(s): AU - Australia : Victoria : Melbourne

Company:McCain Foods (Aust) Pty.