Chocolate Category Activation Lead

Mondelez International

Auckland

On-site

NZD 90,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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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.