Category Executive - Fmcg

• Like the idea of working in a dynamic role with the opportunity to work across a breadth of categories?
• Looking for a permanent role in the fast-paced world of food manufacturing?
• Want to join an iconic, internationally owned company with snacks on hand?

We’re on the hunt for a proactive, driven and self-motivated with exceptional time management skills to join our Snack Brands Australia team in the role of Category Analyst. Reporting to the Category Development Manager, this game changing role will be based in our head office located in Norwest, working Monday – Friday, 38 hours per week on a permanent. There is flexibility to work from home 2 days a week.

Here at Snack Brands Australia, we proudly make some of Australia’s favourite snacks including CC’s, Thins, Cheezels, Kettle, The Natural Chip Company and Nice & Natural. Across our two sites, we make over 200 million packets of chips a year - that's a lot of enjoyment and fun we bring to snackers every day! We encourage a culture that is exciting, challenging and we strive for innovation in everything we do. Our aim is for our people to share in our success, enjoy our products and reap the benefits of their hard work within a supportive environment where work life balance is encouraged!

The Category Analyst role is both an internally & externally focused position responsible for delivering recommendations to the category & sales team to grow our market share position. The scope of the role is across all of Snack Brands Categories in Australia (Salty and Wrapped Bars)

What you’ll be responsible for:

• The role is a support function for the wider category team, working with multiple stakeholders on a breath of categories – don’t be boxed into one category
• Work on ad hoc NPD forecasting & Gate document completion, market & competitor share trend insights & updating & distributing share dashboards
• Own UBF/GS1 process – Responsible for ensuring all documents are loaded on time to meet customer expectations.
• Lead Planogram/Space Planning recommendations leading into each key Woolworths and Coles, Salty & Wrapped range reviews.
• Develop specific proposal to improve share of shelf, customer proposals to for all key NPD initiatives and influence customer space planning teams.
• Develop specific Planograms for key Metcash/Indies accounts (including MSO’s) – both leading into & outside of Range Reviews.
• Work with customer/space planning teams on category aisle flow & correct allocation of space. Opportunity to lead the customer review process.

What you’ll bring to the role?

• Ideally 3+ years of proven experience in marketing, sales or category
• Ideally have experience in FMCG
• Experience using JDA and Apollo programs
• Exceptional organisational, time management and planning skills – you can juggle multiple balls at any time!
• High levels of integrity and accountability - you can be counted on to do what you say you will
• You will be self sufficient and a go getter!
• Positivity, sense of humour and a solutions-focused approach– nothing is ever a problem!

What can you expect in return? A supportive working environment (with plenty of snacks on hand!) where you'll feel engaged and valued, career growth and mentoring opportunities, onsite parking and a focus on health and wellness (like Wellbeing Days!) to make your workplace more enjoyable!

If you have the experience we are looking for and you wish to join a company where you can have pride and passion in what you do, please APPLY NOW and submit your application form below!