Away-from-Home Category Manager: Growth & Innovation

arnottsbis; Sydney; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working arrangements

Career development and learning

Health and wellbeing programs

Generous employee benefits

Collaborative and supportive team

Growth projects across ANZ

Job summary

The Arnott’s Group is seeking an experienced Category Manager – Away from Home to join the ANZ Snacking team in Australia. This role focuses on identifying growth opportunities across Petrol & Convenience, Food Service and Global Travel Retail, developing channel strategies and leading initiatives that strengthen Tim Tam, Shapes and other iconic brands beyond supermarkets.

You will lead category reviews with partners like 7-Eleven, Ampol and BP, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Finance and

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Category Management or related FMCG role.
• Strong experience using shopper, scan and market data to identify opportunities and influence decisions.
• Advanced Excel, forecasting and commercial modelling capability.
• Experience leading category reviews, range recommendations and assortment optimisation initiatives.
• Strong presentation and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience supporting innovation launches from concept through to post-launch review.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and influence cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Leading customer-facing category reviews, planning days and Joint Business Planning activities
• Although reporting into the Category & Marketing function, you will work as an integral member of the AFH Sales team, partnering closely with channel leads and actively participating in customer planning, commercial reviews, team meetings and growth initiatives.
• Developing channel-specific category growth strategies
• Owning range and assortment recommendations to unlock growth opportunities
• Supporting innovation projects through retailer proposition development, forecasting and launch execution
• Building business cases and leading initiatives through the NPD Gate process
• Identifying trends and opportunities through shopper, customer and market insights
• Partnering with Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply teams to bring ideas to life
• Supporting price and promotional optimisation initiatives
• Evaluating performance and recommending actions to improve commercial outcomes

Skills

Category management

Commercial storytelling

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Tools

Excel

Forecasting

Data analysis

Job description

The Arnott’s Group is seeking an experienced Category Manager – Away from Home to join the ANZ Snacking team in Australia. This role focuses on identifying growth opportunities across Petrol & Convenience, Food Service and Global Travel Retail, developing channel strategies and leading initiatives that strengthen Tim Tam, Shapes and other iconic brands beyond supermarkets.

You will lead category reviews with partners like 7-Eleven, Ampol and BP, collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Finance and