Category Manager - FMCG Growth, Insight-Driven, Hybrid

Lindt & Sprüngli Group; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Chocolate perks

Job summary

Lindt & Sprüngli Group in Sydney seeks a Category Manager to turn insights into commercial opportunities and strengthen Lindt’s category leadership in confectionery. Reporting to the National Category Manager, you will shape customer strategies and collaborate with retailers to drive growth.

The role requires strong FMCG category management experience, data-driven decision making, and excellent stakeholder engagement. This hybrid role offers chocolate perks and a focus on work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Experience in a customer-facing Category Management or Sales role within FMCG.
• Experience using shopper, consumer and market insights to drive commercial action.
• Experience executing category initiatives and plans with retailers.
• Familiarity with Circana/IRI and Quantium data.
• Exposure to space management tools and principles.

Responsibilities

• Translate Lindt’s ANZ Category Strategy into actionable customer and channel plans.
• Lead and contribute to customer, range, seasonal and event reviews.
• Develop compelling, insight-led category presentations that influence range, space and merchandising decisions.
• Identify customer and category growth opportunities and recommend strategies to unlock them.
• Build trusted relationships with retail partners and strengthen Lindt’s external category credentials.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Shopper Marketing and Commercial Finance to embed category thinking across key business processes.
• Develop customer-level fixture visions and recommendations aligned with Lindt’s Visions of Excellence.
• Support the development of category capability, tools and ways of working across the business.

Skills

Category Management

Sales

Analytical

Negotiation

Stakeholder Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Business

Tools

Circana/IRI

Quantium

Space management tools

Job description

Lindt & Sprüngli Group in Sydney seeks a Category Manager to turn insights into commercial opportunities and strengthen Lindt’s category leadership in confectionery. Reporting to the National Category Manager, you will shape customer strategies and collaborate with retailers to drive growth.

The role requires strong FMCG category management experience, data-driven decision making, and excellent stakeholder engagement. This hybrid role offers chocolate perks and a focus on work-life balance.