Assistant Category Manager

2 months ago


Sydney, Australia Pernod Ricard Full time

Support Category Manager for Wine & Champagne Category | Distilling insights to maximise revenue | Take a lead with independent accounts | Sydney- Global wine, spirits & Champagne: Some of the world’s most iconic brands- Personalised Career Development | Grow your career in a Global Company- Focused on Sustainability & Responsibility | Conviviality is part of our DNA
- Bonus |Product allowance| Hybrid WFH flexibility_

The Pernod Ricard Way

We have our own way of doing things. We call it conviviality It’s our way of being, and something unique you feel and experience when working for Pernod Ricard.

We’re committed to conviviality, and with this, you’ll be Proud to Belong to our Pernod Ricard family. You’ll be Empowered to Perform, supported to succeed, and acknowledged for the value you bring.

We combine all this with our Commitment to Care, and a strong focus on sustainability and responsibility where our “Good times come from a Good place”—the only trace left behind is conviviality.

Be Part of Something Bigger

Pernod Ricard are an international family with over 19,000 employees spanning across 73 countries and are the world number 2 in the wine and spirits industry. We have an unrivalled portfolio of iconic brands such as Absolut, Chivas Regal, The Glenlivet, Jameson, Malfy, Mumm Champagne, as well as Jacob’s Creek, Church Road, Stoneleigh, Campo Viejo, and Kenwood wines.

Our employees are our brand ambassadors, and our employees are at the heart of our company.

Your unique contribution

Outstanding opportunity to join Pernod Ricard as Assistant Category Manager for our Iconic Wine and Champagne portfolio, includes Jacobs Creek, St Hugo, and Mumm Champagne.

You will report into the Category Manager and provide analytical support in the development of the channel and category strategies. You will be joining at an exciting time as we create the long-term category vision.

You will develop your skills within category reviews, innovation forecasts, pricing, shopper intelligence data review and monthly snapshots for all categories within Customer, Channel and Brand strategies.

Just like our iconic brands we can offer you a career with a perfect blend of benefits, career opportunities, ethical responsibility all mixed with our culture of conviviality.- Support Pernod Ricard’s wine & Champagne category plans for the Australian market- Provide input into Innovation, Pricing and Strategy and Shopper intelligence where required, including innovation forecasts/SOP- Leading the Category Review Process and customer engagements for the Independents Channel.- Collaborating with the sales teams in developing analysis for customer engagements

Your perfect blend of Talent

As well as having an impressive blend of entrepreneurial spirit, mutual trust, and ethical commitment, you will also bring:
- Tertiary Qualification, ideally in marketing, commerce, or a business discipline- Previous experience with large data analysis.- Previous experience and passion for the FMCG industry- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail- Ability to build strong, influential business partnerships both internally and externally

Become a creator of conviviality

Only those with full, unrestricted working rights in Australia will be considered for this position.

Pernod Ricard “MyBlend of Benefits”

Fun Stuff

Product allowance - Wine, Spirits & Champagne | Tastings | Product Education | Flexi Work |Office Drinks & Events | Summer Hours

Serious Stuff

EAP | Great Parental Leave Policy | Skin Checks | Flu Shots | Income Protection Insurance | University Supported E-Learning Platform

Feel Good Stuff

S&R Initiatives | Career Development | Volunteer Leave | Responsib’All Day

Diversity & Inclusion at Pernod Ricard

We are proud to be awarded Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and believe that building richly diverse teams and an inclusive culture are integral to delivering our business strategy.

Job Posting End Date:
Target Hire Date:
2023-04-18

Target End Date:



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