Category Manager

Reporting into the ANZ GM, this role is integral to the short, mid & long-term acceleration of the Baby Accessories category & Tommee Tippee in key channels within ANZ. You will be responsible for generating high impact insights & analysis to create best in class category growth strategies across the Grocery channel. You will be the go-to person in the category dynamics, working with commercial & brand teams to enable the best GTM plan for the brand and partners. What you will be doing:

• Develop & execute external retailer category growth strategies for the baby accessories category enabling TT to over-index in short to long term sustainable growth
• Analyse market trends, customer behaviour & competitor activity, advising the GM, Commercial & Brand teams on portfolio, pricing, promotional decisions
• Develop 3 year category strategies within the business to achieve its goals, selling this into senior retailer contacts
• Deliver the range review process from retailer category strategy, space management implementing best in class shopper led POG's (including adds/deletes) supported by commercial team
• Enable channel strategy to come to life via ranging & planogram executions with the retailers
• Proactively advise the commercial team on the best TT category growth driving plans for that retailer supporting JBP sign offs
• Provide internal intelligence on category, what is working, what is not, calling out risks & opportunities to drive the future plan of the business
• Consult on internal category, channel, pricing & promotional strategies (supported by GM)
• Own internal reporting (local & global) on category dynamics & rationale, suggesting action plan for future opportunities
• Assist in NPD opportunity assessments
  
  Proven experience working within the consumer products/FMCG sector in category roles
• Experience partnering with external Grocery retailers would be beneficial
• Strong analytical skills, ability to analyse large datasets, interpret market trends, and extract actionable insights
• Capability to develop and implement comprehensive category strategies aligned with business objectives, data driven decision-maker
• Strong communicator with experience working across multiple functions / diverse set of stakeholders
• Strong organizational skills
• Problem solver and quick thinker who is self-motivated taking pride in getting the job done
• Highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills, with a strong track record of partnering effectively with senior leaders