Tea Category Leader | Data-Driven Growth | Hybrid Work

Twinings & Co; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible / Hybrid working options

Discounted Twinings Co products

Access to LinkedIn Learning

ABF Networking, connect, collaborate,

Job summary

Twinings & Co in Melbourne is seeking a Category Manager to lead category strategy for Tea, turning strategic direction into customer, channel and commercial plans. You will use data-led storytelling to build retailer partnerships and drive action from insights.

You will champion category thinking in decision making and collaborate across functions to deliver growth, with a focus on planning, budgeting and continuous improvement across channels.

Qualifications

• Experience in Category Management within an FMCG organisation.
• Experience using multiple data and insight sources to shape customer or commercial decisions.
• Experience supporting range reviews, customer planning and insight-led retailer engagement.
• Intermediate experience with Excel and PowerPoint.
• Super user of data tools including IRI, Quantium, Coles Synergy & Unify.
• Worked cross-functionally and collaborated with other departments to share insights.
• Developed customer specific insights that have led to action or change to improve performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead category leadership and retailer engagement with cross-functional teams.
• Develop category review decks with strong storytelling for retailer meetings.
• Prepare for retailer reviews with internal team alignment.
• Develop recommendations balancing growth, shopper needs, retailer strategy and value.
• Deliver timely presentation decks before scheduled meetings.
• Partner with customer teams to shape joint business plans and activation plans.
• Respond promptly to retailer questions and follow-up actions.
• Present the category story to retailers and handle on-the-spot queries.
• Contribute to Net Revenue Management discussions and IBP meetings.
• Support annual budgeting with modelling tools and planning approaches.
• Build strong relationships with Finance Business Partner.
• Evolve category planning using learnings from each year.

Skills

Analytical

Attention to detail

Inquisitive

Authenticity

Team player

Adaptability

Results driven

Organised

Education

Tertiary qualification in business, marketing, commerce or a related discipline

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

IRI

Quantium

Coles Synergy

Unify

Job description

Twinings & Co in Melbourne is seeking a Category Manager to lead category strategy for Tea, turning strategic direction into customer, channel and commercial plans. You will use data-led storytelling to build retailer partnerships and drive action from insights.

You will champion category thinking in decision making and collaborate across functions to deliver growth, with a focus on planning, budgeting and continuous improvement across channels.