Category Manager

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SPC Global (ASX:SPG) is an iconic food manufacturer with a 100-year commitment to the Australian economy and manufacturing industry. Our commercial business office is located in Melbourne CBD and runs fourBusiness Divisions – SPC, The Original Beverage Co, Nature One and Natural Ingredients.

This is an exciting time to join our agribusiness as we unlock new growth potential and take our business global. Our values have been refreshed to globalise an iconic Australian brand.

The Category Manager plays a pivotal role in delivering SPC Global's category growth plans through ownership of reporting, shelf management, and execution tracking. This role ensures the right product assortment and in-store presentation by leading planogram development, conducting space-to-sales analysis, and collaborating with internal teams to optimise ranging and merchandising.

Working closely with Sales, Marketing, and Demand Planning, the Category Manager drives the implementation of agreed category initiatives, ensuring they are delivered on time, in full, and to a high standard across key customers and channels. They engage with retail partners and use available data to monitor category performance and execution in market. By leveraging scan data, shopper insights, and internal performance metrics, they identify risks, opportunities, and improvement areas, translating findings into clear, actionable recommendations.

This role acts as the bridge between strategic category planning and in-market execution, ensuring SPC Global's category strategies are effectively implemented, measured, and refined to deliver tangible commercial results.

• Collaborate with customer, marketing and RGM teams to support delivery of customer joint business plans (JBPs) for relevant categories
• Support execution through customer engagement and presentations
• Develop quarterly and total category reviews and performance reviews
• Maintain and update category dashboards, scorecards, and performance trackers using scan data and sales reports. Track KPIs (e.g. sales, margin, share) and course-correct based on performance trends
• Analyse sales trends, promotional effectiveness, and range performance to identify growth opportunities or risks
• Present regular performance updates to internal teams and escalate issues proactively
• Develop the preferred shelf plans for SPC's categories by leveraging shopper research and analytics; where required, direct 3rd party space management suppliers to develop customer-specific planograms
• Build data-driven range, space, and merchandising recommendations
• Support Marketing team stage-in gates 3–5 with relevant category information and analytics, including benchmarks, validation, shopper behavior and anticipated volume
• Identify and report hazards and incidents; participate in Health & Safety improvement processes; cooperate in injury management as required

• Tertiary qualification in Business (or Finance/accounting) or equivalent
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, high level system use and the ability to present to an audience
• Successful track record in FMCG across Category, RGM and/or Sales
• Strong understanding of Category Management and a reputation as a high achiever
• Strong planning, organisation, attention to detail; ability to manage multiple projects
• Innovative mindset to improve processes and increase efficiency/accuracy
• Ability to build working relationships with internal and external stakeholders; work autonomously
• Strong presentation, influencing, and stakeholder management abilities
• Resourceful, proactive and highly capable of working in a fast-paced environment
• Organised approach to tasks and the ability to follow direction while working independently
• Adaptable to change with a proactive mindset

Our employees come from diverse backgrounds, and the strength of our brands is supported by our people. This is a rare opportunity to join a diverse, exciting workplace during a transformation period and contribute to SPC's growth.

We offer a competitive salary and opportunities for personal and career development. You will be fully trained for the role and work in a collaborative team environment.

You will be required to meet SPC Global's employment criteria, which may include pre-employment medical screening.

For more information contact: people@spc.com.au or visit www.spc.com.au or apply today

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia — Full-time