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Category Manager

Sales & Marketing North Sydney Full-time Australia

Job Description

The Category Manager is responsible for adding value to our trade relationships through identifying and implementing agreed strategies to grow the categories and the Brands which operate in these categories in which we trade.

  • Identify and build strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Based in North Sydney you will play a key role in supporting the Australian Sales, Supply Chain, and Marketing teams.
  • As Category Manager, you will be involved in identifying customer, brand, and shopper insights using both scan/shopper data and shopper research. With these insights, you will help to develop the strategies and layouts designed to drive category, brand, and retail customer growth.
  • In this varied role, you will assist with the establishment of integrated category plans, the management and presentation of effective customer category reviews (including optimal product ranging and space management recommendations), and be a key part of the development and launch of new products

Critical to your success will be:

  • Having the ability to collect, analyse and interpret data into actionable insights
  • Collaborate positively within the Category team and with other department members
  • To work well within various cross-functional initiatives
  • Attention to detail and dedication to continuous improvement

Qualifications

If you're brimming with entrepreneurial spirit, a natural curiosity, an ability to bring numbers to life, a drive to succeed, and a willingness to collaborate with others to ultimately get the very best result then you'll fit right in here at JDE and within the JDE Category team.

We're looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

  • Previous experience performing successfully in a Category role (Category Analyst, Category Specialist, Category Manager or Assistant Category Manager), ideally within an FMCG environment.
  • Strong analytical & interpretative skills
  • Experience using and analysing Aztec and Quantium data (both scan & shopper).
  • Space Planning experience (JDA) including use of Symphony.
  • Proficiency with IRI software (Scan, Shopper & WOW etc.)
  • Written and verbal communication skills of a high order required to interact with senior and middle management and to display diplomacy and patience when communicating with employees and other internal/external clients/customers
  • Bachelor's or Graduate's Degree in business, business administration, computer science or engineering, or equivalent experience.

Additional Information

At JDE, in addition to a competitive salary, we offer a wide range of benefits tailored to your needs:

  • Global organisation with a long history that we are proud of and a future we’re excited to be creating 
  • All the coffee (and tea) you can drink! 
  • Flexible Working 

If you think you're up for a new challenge just like this, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's easy, we promise).

Should you have any specific questions, you're welcome to call Shauna Curry for a virtual coffee on +61 2 9551 3125

Are you looking for the next step in your career?

JDE is a subsidiary of JDE Peet’s, the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, JDE has been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. Today, JDE unleashes the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries, through a portfolio of over 50 brands including Moccona, L’OR, Harris, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jacobs, Jed’s, Pickwick and more.

What’s it like to work at JDE?
We are proud of our passionate, driven associates that challenge the status quo and pursue mastery in everything they do. Our goal is simple and ambitious – JDE: A coffee & tea for every cup.
At JDE, we're Made to Stand Out. Every day we are progressive in outlook, ambitious in nature, resourceful in action and decisive in approach, bringing coffee and tea moments to everyone around the world.