Category Growth Strategist – FMCG & Insights

Monde Nissin Australia; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working model

A collaborative, inclusive and Eng*agE

Job summary

Monde Nissin Australia is seeking a commercially astute Category Development Manager to lead category and channel strategies for nudie. You’ll apply deep insights to shape growth and drive execution with Sales, Marketing and retail partners, becoming the go-to category expert.

You’ll influence decisions across categories, develop strategic category programs, manage IBP alignment, pricing, promotions, and activations for NPD, with a collaborative, growth-focused culture.

Qualifications

• Formal tertiary qualifications in a business-related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience within an FMCG environment.
• Proven customer-facing experience within Category Development/Category Management or Account Management.
• Strong experience developing category strategies, commercial plans, and customer engagement initiatives.
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to influence cross-functional teams and senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of strategic category management programs and growth agendas, embedding strategies internally and with key retail partners.
• Act as the undisputed category expert, providing insights on category performance, market trends, competitors, and shopper behaviour to informSales and Marketing decisions.
• Drive commercial planning and revenue management, including pricing, promotional modelling and identification of growth opportunities and business risks.
• Play a key role in the Integrated Business Planning (IBP) process, ensuring alignment across category, brand and sales to deliver robust forecasts and budgets.
• Lead range reviews and customer engagement initiatives, ensuring strong cross-functional coordination and compelling customer presentations.
• Develop and execute go-to-market and activation plans for NPD and major initiatives, tracking performance and recommending actions for continuous improvement.

Skills

FMCG experience

Category management

Stakeholder influence

Analytical thinker

Customer engagement

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

Monde Nissin Australia is seeking a commercially astute Category Development Manager to lead category and channel strategies for nudie. You’ll apply deep insights to shape growth and drive execution with Sales, Marketing and retail partners, becoming the go-to category expert.

You’ll influence decisions across categories, develop strategic category programs, manage IBP alignment, pricing, promotions, and activations for NPD, with a collaborative, growth-focused culture.