Senior Category Manager SOFE

Goodman Fielder; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Career development

Collaborative culture

Job summary

Goodman Fielder in Sydney is seeking a Senior Category Manager for the Grocery business (Spreads, Oils, Flavour Enhancers & In Home Baking). You will lead category strategy and manage relationships with retail partners to drive long-term profitable growth.

You will develop category strategies, translate insights into opportunities, support range reviews and collaborate with Marketing, Sales and NPD to bring activations to market.

Qualifications

• 5+ years at Category Manager position in FMCG environment.
• 2+ years at National Account Manager position in FMCG environment (optional).
• Tertiary qualification in related field.
• Proficiency across IRI (Aztec), Quantium, Microsoft 365 and Unify platforms.
• High level of Strategic thinking, ability to translate insights into action.
• Experience developing category strategy linking internal growth with external category growth.
• End to end value chain thinking and strong stakeholder management.

Responsibilities

• Be category expert and lead for the GF business across Retail and Foodservice.
• Develop and embed Category Strategy to drive long term growth and category health.
• Translate category insights into growth opportunities for GF.
• Support teams to deliver key range review milestones and outcomes.
• Collaborate with Portfolio, Marketing, Retail and Foodservice Sales for activations.
• Lead price and promotion strategy in collaboration with RGM.
• Lead and develop 1 direct report.

Skills

Category management

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

End-to-end value chain thinking

Storytelling with insights

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

IRI (Aztec)

Quantium

Microsoft 365

Unify

Job description

• Drive category growth based on motivating category insights
• Leading FMCG Company - Work with some of Australia's most loved brands

• Drive category growth based on motivating category insights
• Leading FMCG Company - Work with some of Australia's most loved brands

About The Opportunity

Currently we are seeking a Senior Category Manager to join our Grocery business which includes Spreads, Oils, Flavour Enhancers & In Home Baking portfolios. Working on many of our household brands Praise, MeadowLea, White Wings, Pampas & CSR Sugar just to name a few. This role is responsible for leading the category strategy and customer relationship between Goodman Fielder and retail partners to drive long term profitable growth of our business.

Specifically, You Will

• Be category expert and lead for the GF business, with deep knowledge and understanding of the category and competitive landscape across the Retail and Foodservice channels
• Develop and embed Category Strategy to drive long term sustainable growth opportunities and category health across the Retail and Foodservice channels
• Translate category, portfolio and brand insights into growth opportunities for GF
• Support teams to deliver key range review milestones & outcomes
• Support Portfolio & Marketing, Retail Sales and Foodservice Sales functions to successfully bring NPD and key activations to market
• Lead price and promotion strategy in collaboration with RGM function
• Lead and develop 1 direct report

What You Will Need

• 5+ years at Category Manager position in FMCG environment
• 2+ years at National Account Manager position in FMCG environment (optional)
• Tertiary qualification in related field
• Proficiency across IRI (Aztec), Quantium, Microsoft 365 and Unify platforms
• High level of Strategic thinking, being able to translate internal and external insights into compelling stories and action plans
• Demonstrated experience in developing robust category strategy that connects internal profitable growth with external category growth and development.
• End to end value chain thinking – You understand the end to end functional interdependencies and commercial levers to optimise activities and decisions
• Strong internal and external stakeholder management (essential)

Why Goodman Fielder

At Goodman Fielder, we're proud to make some of Australasia's most loved food brands — the kind people grow up with and keep coming back to. When you join us, you're not just building brands, you're helping shape everyday moments for millions of consumers.

• Make real impact with iconic brands – Work on some of Australasia's most loved food brands, with real ownership and the chance to see your work land in market
• Flexibility meets career growth – Enjoy hybrid working and flexible ways of working
• A culture that invests in you – Join a supportive, collaborative team that values curiosity, backs development, and builds future leaders