Category Analyst Foodservice

McCain Foods; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

McCain Foods in Melbourne, Victoria is seeking a Category Analyst Foodservice to turn data into insights and actionable category plans. You will support our Foodservice/QSR Commercial team, helping develop strategies to grow market share and drive profitable growth across channels.

You will analyse sales and market data, build dashboards, and collaborate with Sales, Marketing and Finance to optimise core-range performance. This role offers a path in a dynamic, high-impact commercial environment.

Qualifications

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of the FMCG industry and route-to-market processes; foodservice industry experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex data, identify commercial implications and make clear recommendations.
• Strong reporting capability, attention to detail and confidence working with dashboards, scorecards and multiple data sources.
• Clear communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate insights for varied audiences.
• Experience working cross-functionally to execute commercial plans and monitor performance against agreed targets.
• Experience using customer relationship management systems, with the ability to learn new systems and digital tools quickly.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with sound judgement on data quality, reporting and timeline issues.

Responsibilities

• Analyse internal sales, syndicated market and shopper data to track category, channel and customer performance.
• Build and maintain reports, scorecards and dashboards measuring category KPIs and trends.
• Support category and channel strategic roadmap, including channel mapping and size-of-prize analysis.
• Measure activation effectiveness across priority customers and channels, and recommend adjustments based on results.
• Synthesize research and customer insights into actionable category propositions, activation plans and selling stories.
• Contribute to annual brand and category planning in partnership with Marketing and Sales to maximise core-range performance.
• Support portfolio and mix reviews, market sizing, gap analysis, innovation and new product development opportunities.
• Monitor executional standards, including range, menu presence and in-outlet execution, and work with Sales to address gaps.
• Maintain category tools, templates, training materials and data integrity across reporting platforms.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Insights on aligned plans, forecasting inputs and ad hoc projects.

Skills

Data analysis

Dashboards

Cross-functional work

Presentation skills

Attention to detail

Data quality

Stakeholder management

Education

Tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline

Tools

CRM systems

Job description

Position Title: Category Analyst Foodservice

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 44475

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

As Assistant Category Manager – Out of Home, you'll turn data into insights and insights into action. Supporting our Foodservice and QSR Commercial team, you'll help develop category strategies that grow market share, drive consumption, and deliver profitable growth. Working across sales, shopper, customer and market data, you'll create meaningful recommendations and commercial tools that influence business decisions.

This is a fantastic opportunity to build your career in a high-impact commercial role!

What you’ll be doing.

• Analyse internal sales, syndicated market and shopper data to track category, channel and customer performance.
• Build and maintain reports, scorecards and dashboards that measure category KPIs and identify trends, risks and growth opportunities.
• Support the category and channel strategic roadmap, including channel mapping, prioritisation and size-of-prize analysis.
• Measure activation effectiveness across priority customers and channels, and recommend adjustments based on results.
• Synthesise research and customer insights into actionable category propositions, activation plans and selling stories.
• Contribute to annual brand and category planning in partnership with Marketing and Sales to maximise core-range performance.
• Support portfolio and mix reviews, market sizing, gap analysis, innovation and new product development opportunities.
• Monitor executional standards, including range, menu presence and in-outlet execution, and work with Sales to address gaps.
• Maintain category tools, templates, training materials and data integrity across reporting platforms.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Insights on aligned plans, forecasting inputs and ad hoc projects.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• A tertiary qualification in a relevant discipline.
• Knowledge of the FMCG industry and route-to-market processes; foodservice industry experience is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to analyse complex data, identify commercial implications and make clear recommendations.
• Strong reporting capability, attention to detail and confidence working with dashboards, scorecards and multiple data sources.
• Clear communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate insights for varied audiences.
• Experience working cross-functionally to execute commercial plans and monitor performance against agreed targets.
• Experience using customer relationship management systems, with the ability to learn new systems and digital tools quickly.
• Strong organisation and prioritisation skills, with sound judgement on data quality, reporting and timeline issues.

About the team.

You will join the Foodservice/QSR Commercial team and report to the Category Manager Foodservice/QSR ANZ, within the broader Category and Customer Insights function. You will work closely with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Supply Chain, Demand Planning and Insights colleagues, providing the analysis, tools and recommendations that help the wider commercial team make informed decisions and execute category plans.

About McCain.

McCain 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 stronger. All 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.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Sales

Location(s): AU - Australia : Victoria : Melbourne

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