Kraft Heinz is trusted around the world for its high-quality, delicious, and nutritious foods. As an employer, Kraft Heinz seeks innovative and talented people to join its team who
Senior Category Development Analyst
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Senior Category Development Analyst
Kraft Heinz
Title: Senior Category Development Analyst Location: Freshwater Australia Job Description: Job Description Grow Your Category Development Career with Kraft Heinz! Are you a proven Category Development professional looking to grow your career in a global FMCG organisation? Do you want to join a dynamic team with a proven track record of internal growth and career advancement opportunities? We have an exciting permanent opportunity for a Senior Category Development Analyst based in Newmarket, New Zealand. The Company The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands. Key position responsibilities include, but not limited to: Category Vision: - Works to provide category insights to fuel category opportunities in assigned cluster. Supports the development of the category vision by helping to assemble the right insights. Works with 3rd party providers to do this. Manage relationships with key 3rd party data suppliers on shopper - Supports the Category Development Manager to assemble the right insights (Scan, Shopper, Consumer, desk and internal data) and reporting to seize opportunities as part of category development plans with assigned cluster. Works also with Category Customer and Marketing to validate the SOP Assortment - Support the Category Development Manager with the optimization of product assortment opportunities across the category portfolios with the right internal and external insights and learnings Price Realization/PPA - Supports with insights the development of the analysis on assigned Cluster with RGM where we need to analyse brand pricing based on consumer/shopper trends to determine the final average price for brands (Avg Shelf and promo relative to key competitors and Private Label). JBP & Range Support - Supports the Category Development Manager in preparing for Range Reviews in Key Customers across ANZ for assigned prioritsed cluster categories - assembles supporting data and insights for key submissions as part of the Range review process - Support the sizing and recommendation of future NPD opportunities through category and consumer logic / rationale - Supports the development of Cluster AOP and Strategic Planning Process by ensuring all Category Opportunities are captured for SOP and support the Category Dev Manager in agreeing these across marketing, Sales activation About you: - Nielsen and/or Aztec scan/panel is advantageous - Advanced Excel and Power Point - Promotion and/or range modelling - Store Layout software such as: Apollo, JDA - 4+ years of working experience in Category Management and Shopper insights, Key Account Management or Sales related function. FMCG is desired - Strong commercial acumen, ideally through direct experience in Sales or Category management - Strong interpersonal skills to influence and sell recommendations internally - Collaborates effectively across market and functional boundaries. - Systems knowledge a plus: Nielsen/IRI tools (e.g. Answers on Demand, Assortman), Tableau, SAP, promotion evaluation tool, etc Benefits of working with us - Hybrid Working - Flexibility around when and where you work - Pay for Performance - industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package - Parental Leave - paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers - Leave Options - Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter - Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand - In House Training Programs - Corporate Discount Programs Ready to make an Impact? If you're passionate about Demand Planning, eager to learn, and enjoy working in a team environment, please submit your application. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis and reserve the right to close the advertisement early. We are eager to hear from you! Location(s) Newmarket - Auckland Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
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