Sr Associate Category Manager (HYBRID)

McCormick & Company; Mississauga; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Maternity leave top-up

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement and investment programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Job summary

McCormick Canada, located in Mississauga, is seeking a full-time Sr. Associate Category Manager on the CPD Category Management Team.

This role uses data and insights to identify trends, opportunities, and risks across categories, customers, brands, and competitors, and to explain what the numbers mean and what actions the business should consider next. The successful candidate will be analytical, proactive and able to turn complex information into clear stories and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills to understand data, identify patterns, and explain business implications.
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and storytelling.
• Experience using syndicated data, retailer POS data and Nielsen/Circana tools.
• Excellent communication, organization, and storytelling across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Analyze category, brand, customer, and item performance to identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities.
• Translate data into clear insights, stories, and recommendations that help teams make better business decisions.
• Own regular category reporting, scorecards, business updates, and insight summaries.
• Support category strategies through analysis of assortment, shelving, pricing, promotion, distribution, innovation, and competitive activity.
• Help build internal and customer-facing category stories, business reviews, best-in-class merchandising, and planning materials.
• Monitor shopper, consumer, customer, competitor, and marketplace trends to understand what is changing and why it matters.
• Collaborate with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Trade Marketing to connect data, business needs, and recommended actions.
• Improve reporting, tools, and processes so insights are easier to access and use.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

PowerPoint

Storytelling

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, Finance, Management, or related field

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Job description

McCormick Canada continues its long track record of growth and is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring and specialty food industry. Our consumer products division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee and McCormick products, while our Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of the world leader in spice and seasonings, McCormick & Company Inc.
The Power of People is one of our five pillars. It has been the foundation for McCormick's success for decades. There is something inspiring about working at McCormick. We have created an unusually dedicated workforce by fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values. Without our employees, our success is not possible. Our commitment to our customers, our consumers and our employees is unsurpassed.
McCormick Canada is seeking a full-time Sr. Associate Category Manager on the CPD Category Management Team. . This new hire will work in McCormick’s Canadian Consumer Products Division, located in the Drew Road, Mississauga, ON office [hybrid role] and report to a Category Manager II.
Position Overview
The HQ Category Management Analyst helps the business understand what is happening in the marketplace and what we should do about it. This role uses data and insights to identify trends, opportunities, and risks across our categories, customers, brands, and competitors.
This is not just a reporting role. The Analyst will go beyond pulling data and building scorecards by helping explain what the numbers mean, why they matter, and what actions the business should consider next. Stakeholders will not simply come to this person for data; they will seek their perspective on what the data means and what the business should do next.
The successful candidate will be analytical, curious, proactive, and able to turn complex information into clear stories and recommendations. This role works closely with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Trade Marketing to support better decisions and stronger category growth.
Responsibilities

• Analyze category, brand, customer, and item performance to identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities
• Translate data into clear insights, stories, and recommendations that help teams make better business decisions
• Own regular category reporting, scorecards, business updates, and insight summaries
• Support category strategies through analysis of assortment, shelving, pricing, promotion, distribution, innovation, and competitive activity
• Help build internal and customer-facing category stories, business reviews, best-in-class merchandising, and planning materials
• Monitor shopper, consumer, customer, competitor, and marketplace trends to understand what is changing and why it matters
• Colaborate with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Trade Marketing to connect data, business needs, and recommended actions
• Improve reporting, tools, and processes so insights are easier to access, understand, and use, including Nielsen database management.
  

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, Finance, Management, or related field
• 2+ years of experience in CPG, Category Management, Sales, Analytics, Revenue Management, Shopper Insights, or related role
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand data, identify patterns, and explain business implications
• Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
• Experience using syndicated data, retailer POS data, Nielsen, Circana, Numerator, retailer portals, or similar tools
• Strong communication, organization, and storytelling skills
• Curious, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with cross-functional teams
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization tools
• Exposure to assortment analysis, space planning, shelving strategy, or category reviews
• Experience supporting customer business reviews, line reviews, or annual planning
• Understanding of key category levers including pricing, promotion, merchandising, distribution, assortment, and innovation
  

In the spirit of pay transparency, we are excited to share the base salary range for this position is $70,360-$120,360
Base salary compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, experience for this role, and/or internal equity of our current employees as part of any final offer. This position is also eligible to participate in McCormick’s Incentive Bonus (MIB) Plan. In addition to a competitive compensation package, permanent employees of McCormick Canada are eligible for our extensive Total Rewards programs that include:

• Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
• Family-friendly benefits such as maternity leave top-up and Employee Assistance Program
• Retirement and investment programs including a matching DC pension plan, group RRSP, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  

This posting is for a existing position within McCormick.
Please note that McCormick does not use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the recruitment process.
Throughout the selection process, accommodations for applicants with disabilities are available upon request. Please notify H.R. if required.