Assistant Category Manager

The Arnott's Group; Sydney; On-site; AUD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discounted Gym Memberships

12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave

Free onsite parking

Discounted Products

Discounted Health Insurance

Job summary

A leading consumer goods company is seeking an Assistant Category Manager in Sydney to support the development of commercial category plans and manage the Biscuits portfolio. Responsibilities include driving execution alignment and collecting actionable insights for retailer collaboration. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical skills and customer-facing experience. This full-time role offers various perks, including gym memberships and parental leave.

Qualifications

• Experience using industry scan & shopper data – specifically IRI Scan & Panel, Quantium & Synergy.
• Demonstrated customer facing experience (account management, category development, field management, marketing).
• Strong analytical ability, verbal & written communication skills, time management.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of a Clear Category Vision.
• Drive commercial execution alignment: managing the alignment across sales and marketing.
• Deliver improvements in category development scores.
• Support Category Development Manager in all external customer communications.
• Act as a Key Business Partner with broader commercial team.

Skills

Experience using industry scan & shopper data

Demonstrated customer facing experience

Strong analytical ability

Verbal & written communication skills

Time management

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Due to an internal promotion, we are seeking an Assistant Category Manager to join the Business Team. You will support the development of commercial category plans, provide actionable insights, and assist with retailer execution. In this role, you’ll manage the Biscuits portfolio, assist with NPD launches and tracking, and collaborate with retail customers to build growth plans.

• Discounted Gym Memberships
• 12 Weeks Paid Parental Leave for all new parents
• Free onsite parking
• Discounted Products
• Discounted Health Insurance

What your day looks like:

• Assist in the development of a Clear Category Vision: Work with the Category Lead to create a comprehensive category vision based on a deep understanding of shopper, customer, and business needs.
• Drive commercial execution alignment: The role is pivotal in driving our commercial execution plans ie in store focus by period and managing the alignment across the sales and marketing teams to ensure we achieve business and customer priorities
• Deliver improvements in category development scores as measured through the Advantage Group Survey each year
• Category Reviews & Planning Days – Support Category Development Manager in all external customer comms; including reviews, planning days & joint customer planning
• Key Business Partner with broader commercial team – including Sales, Marketing, Field Team, Finance & Revenue Growth Management

The Ingredients for Success:

• Experience using industry scan & shopper data – specifically IRI Scan & Panel, Quantium & Synergy
• Demonstrated customer facing experience (account management, category development, field management, marketing)
• Strong analytical ability, verbal & written communication skills, time management
• The role requires an ability to build strong relationships cross functionally across business team & broader commercial team

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Marketing

• Industries

  Consumer Services, Food and Beverage Services, and Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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