Category Insights Manager

Asahi Beverages Group; New Zealand; Presencial; NZD 60 000 - 80 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

Asahi Beverages New Zealand is seeking an entry-level Category Insights Manager to turn data into actionable insights and partner with customers and internal teams. You will help shape growth strategies, deliver Perfect Store standards, and drive category performance through data-led storytelling.

You’ll translate strategies into joint plans, support NPD initiatives, and influence across stakeholders while learning the essentials of category management in a dynamic beverage market.

Qualificações

• Entry level category manager with FMCG exposure in sales, category management or marketing.
• Strong understanding of retail and shopper behaviour with data tools experience (Nielsen scan data).
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, verbally and visually.
• Commercially astute, customer-focused and able to influence multiple stakeholders.
• Agile, results-driven and capable of handling complexity to deliver strategic outcomes.

Responsabilidades

• Translate category growth and channel strategies into Joint Business Plans and initiatives.
• Develop Perfect Store standards, range architecture, shelf layouts, displays and space planning.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing and Shopper Marketing to align strategic direction.
• Utilise shopper data to uncover insights and create category sell stories for customers.
• Monitor NPD and Perfect Store performance and provide corrective actions.
• Support customer engagement forums with actionable category growth insights.

Conhecimentos

Data analysis

Presentation skills

Retail & shopper insights

Influencing stakeholders

Agile mindset

Ferramentas

Nielsen data tools

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Step into an entry-level Category Manager role where you’ll turn data into insights, work closely with marketing and customers, and build the foundations for a long-term career in Category Management.

As a Category Insights Manager at Asahi Beverages New Zealand, you will play a pivotal role in shaping category growth strategies and delivering our Perfect Store vision across the Traditional liquor channel. You will partner with customers and internal teams to identify and activate growth opportunities, enhance in-store execution standards, and drive category performance through data-led insights. This is your opportunity to be a trusted trade partner and make a measurable impact on how our brands win in market.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the translation of Category Growth & Channel Strategies into Joint Business Plans, Range Reviews, and NPD initiatives
• Develop and implement Perfect Store standards, including range architecture, shelf layouts, displays, and space planning
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Shopper Marketing teams to align strategic direction and deliver tailored category initiatives
• Utilise shopper and scan data to uncover insights and create compelling category sell stories for customers
• Monitor and track NPD and Perfect Store performance, providing corrective actions as needed
• Support key customer engagement forums, delivering actionable insights that drive category growth

About You

This is an entry level Category Manager position. We’re seeking an individual who is looking for a new Category Manager opportunity in an exciting and dynamic industry or someone looking to step up from possibly a Category Executive, Account Exec or ABM role with demonstrated category/sales/brand experience and a true passion for working in Category.

• Some FMCG experience in Sales, Category Management, or Marketing, with a commercial focus
• Strong understanding of retail and shopper behaviour, with experience using data tools (e.g., Nielsen scan data)
• Excellent presentation and storytelling skills, both verbal and visual
• Commercially astute, customer-focused, and skilled at influencing across multiple stakeholders
• Agile, results-driven, and able to manage complexity while delivering strategic outcomes

Why Asahi?

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration, and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality, and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured, and ambition is rewarded. If you’re ready to toast your future, we’re ready to meet you.

• Advertised: 20 October 2026 AEST