Assistant Category Manager, FMCG Analytics & Growth

Pernod Ricard; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Product allowance

Hybrid and flexible working

Summer hours

Employee Assistance Program

Generous parental leave policy

Career development

Office drinks & events

Inclusive culture ERG

Job summary

Pernod Ricard Australia is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support commercial excellence across key brands. You will deliver insights, develop category strategies, and produce customer-facing content to influence smarter commercial decisions.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Excellence, you will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Marketing and Finance to prepare presentations, performance reports and annual plans, turning data into actionable recommendations.

Qualifications

• A degree in Marketing, Commerce, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Strong analytical capability with working knowledge of Scan & Customer data (e.g. Nielsen, Circana, Quantium), or similar data and reporting tools.
• Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook, with confidence using business systems.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively across Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Commercial Excellence.
• Previous experience in FMCG/ Liquor, category management, commercial strategy/ insights/ planning is highly regarded.
• Experience in using AI tools to streamline workflow and processes

Responsibilities

• Create compelling customer content, including category reviews, innovation analysis, range reviews, and monthly performance snapshots.
• Analyse retailer, banner and category performance to uncover growth opportunities, trading gaps and potential risks.
• Track competitor activity and market performance, bringing together data and in-store observations to support commercial decisions.
• Partner with Sales and Marketing to shape channel and category strategies, shopper activations and annual business plans.
• Support Head of Commercial Excellence for the Pacific in market and commercial performance reporting & making recommendations to senior executives

Skills

Data analytics (Nielsen/Circana/Quant?

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Stakeholder management

Communication

FMCG / Liquor knowledge

Category management

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Commerce, Business, or related discipline

Job description

Pernod Ricard Australia is seeking an Assistant Category Manager to support commercial excellence across key brands. You will deliver insights, develop category strategies, and produce customer-facing content to influence smarter commercial decisions.

Reporting to the Head of Commercial Excellence, you will collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Customer Marketing and Finance to prepare presentations, performance reports and annual plans, turning data into actionable recommendations.