Category Planning Executive, Chocolate

Mondelez International; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with performance-in

Market-leading superannuation

Medical insurance

Generous parental leave

Life insurance

On-site physio

Free on-site parking

Snacks and perks on site

Job summary

Mondelez New Zealand is seeking a Category Executive based in Auckland to own the 12-month NPD timeline and project-manage category activities with the NZ team. You will drive SBARs, IBP activations, and forward-year plans while coordinating with Marketing, Sales, Operations, Distribution, and Demand to ensure retailer-aligned activations.

Ideal candidates bring a business-related degree, strong commercial acumen, and experience with NielsenIQ/dunnhumby/Quantium data to inform strategy.

Qualifications

• NZ FMCG experience is essential and a NZ grocery environment understanding is required.
• Experience in a support office role with major retailers (Foodstuffs or Woolworths) preferred.
• Confectionery, biscuits or snacking knowledge is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Own the 12-month NPD timeline and manage category projects to calendar.
• Attend ANZ NPD meetings and input to NZ Team agenda.
• Lead IBP Activation Meeting agenda and drive sales improvements.
• Contribute to forward-year Commercial Plans with NPD assumptions and SMAP inputs.
• Handle NPD Masterdata loading, GS1, and sample orders efficiently.
• Prepare Account Presentations and SMAP documents for retailers.
• Build and maintain stakeholder relationships across ANZ (Marketing, Sales, Ops).
• Assess activation effectiveness and apply learnings to future plans.
• Present compelling selling stories to align and execute with sales.

Skills

Strong communication

Time management

Relationship building

Collaboration

Commercial acumen

Education

Business-related degree

Tools

Excel

Power BI

NielsenIQ

Dunnhumby

Quantium

Job description

Job Description

Who are we? Mondelēz New Zealand has been distributing delicious snacks in Aotearoa for Kiwis to enjoy for more than 100 years. We are a global business with a local team who are the proud custodians of our iconic brands, including Cadbury, Pascall, Toblerone, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch, Philadelphia, OREO, Olina’s and Grenade. At Mondelēz NZ our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re incredibly proud of our team – together we’re very good at what we do. We’re connected, collaborative and supportive. Your development and career are a priority, and you’ll have the opportunity to build your career locally and globally if desired. Our world is fast-paced, but you’ll have a supportive environment in which to grow, with talented leaders who will empower you to achieve your potential.

The Opportunity

As Category Executive you will:

• Ownership of the 12-month NPD timeline
• Project manage all category activities as per the Commercial Calendar, including timelines
• Attend ANZ NPD Project meetings with input to drive NZ Team agenda
• Own the IBP Activation Meeting agenda and challenging the Sales team for continuous improvement
• Input into forward-year Commercial Plans via NPD assumption builds, NZ-specific SMAP documents, and CP Account Presentations
• Own time-critical Category administration including NPD Masterdata loading, GS1, and sample ordering
• Deliver Account Presentations & SMAP documents for commercial activities, aligned with retailer expectations and underpinned by
• Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders across ANZ, including Marketing, Sales, Operations, Distribution, and Demand
• Evaluate the effectiveness of activation activities against the original plan, identify key success factors, and apply learnings to future activations
• Present plans and compelling selling stories to the sales team to drive alignment and execution

This is a permanent full-time position (40 hours per week), based at our head office in Avondale, Auckland.

The ingredients you’ll bring

• A business-related Degree essential
• Experience within a NZ FMCG grocery environment essential
• Experience in a support office role working with a major grocery retailer (Foodstuffs or Woolworths) essential
• Prior customer or account experience preferred
• Confectionery, Biscuits, or Snacking category experience preferred
• Demonstrable commercial acumen essential
• Reporting and analytical skills essential, including experience with data sources such as NielsenIQ & dunnhumby or Quantium
• Strong Excel skills essential, PowerBI ideal
• Strong time management, planning and organisational skills

We will also be looking for candidates who can demonstrate: strong commercial acumen; strong communication skills with an ability to adapt your style as needed; the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively; and strong time management, planning and organisational skills.

Why Mondelez?

We believe in the importance of balancing work and life demands and offer the flexibility you need to achieve it. Yet connecting with colleagues in our engaging and fun environment definitely makes coming into the office worthwhile. We are committed to making a positive contribution to local communities across Aotearoa, which we bring to life through support for local initiatives and organisations such as The Kindness Collective. Each year you will have the opportunity to volunteer for a charity that has meaning for you.

Benefits

You’ll be rewarded with a competitive salary and an incentive linked to business performance with a payout up to 200%, market-leading superannuation, medical insurance, generous parental leave, life insurance, and access to free on-site physio. We also have free onsite parking, and plenty of snacks of course!

No Relocation support available.

Business Unit Summary

At Mondelez International, our mission is to provide consumers with the right snack, for the right moment, made in the right way. We are one of the largest snack companies in the world, with global net revenues exceeding $31 billion USD. We have operations in more than 80 countries and employ approximately 91,000 diverse and talented employees in our factories, offices, research & development facilities and distribution activities around the world. In Australia and New Zealand, we have 6 factories, and both global and local brands, employing over 2,000 people; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Oreo, Toblerone, Philadelphia, belVita, Pascall, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch Kids and Ritz.

Job Type

Regular Category Planning & Activation Sales

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about. We have a rich portfolio of strong brands - both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum. Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast. Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

If you’re driven, enthusiastic and love working as part of a team in a fast, yet collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you!