Category Manager

**Business**:Masterpet

**Location**:Eveleigh, NSW, AU, 2015

**Employment Type**:Permanent Full Time

Category Manager

**The Company**
Masterpet is a brand led business that is united by one simple belief: life is better with a pet, but they can’t care for themselves and that’s why we exist. We spend our days helping pet owners be the best they can in caring for their pets via our portfolio of brands, including VitaPet, Black Hawk, Trouble and Trix and Yours Droolly.
- Masterpet is a division of Animal Care and part of the EBOS Group. With almost 5,000 employees in 115 locations across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. EBOS Group is the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributor of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical products. It is also a leading marketer and distributor of recognised animal care brands.
- EBOS Group is publicly listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges.

**The Role**
- Are you a captivating storyteller with knack for analysing data and identifying ‘Gold Nuggets’?_
- Masterpet have a great opportunity for a passionate, curious and analytical **Category Manager** to join the team based out of our new offices in Eveleigh, NSW.
- In this customer facing role, you will not only provide data led insights to support the Sales and Marketing strategies but also develop strong relationships with internal & external customers, helping the team to drive sales and margin growth of our brands across all channels for our Specialty and Grocery account teams in Australia.
- You will also be required to develop insights into category & investment strategies for execution within our retail partners and identify key insights and trends that will drive our business forward, actively collaborating with key internal partners to set short and long-term sales and brand strategies that will enhance products and services to improve customer satisfaction and sales potential. As such your strong presentation and communication skills coupled with an ability to directly influence external stakeholders, to impact outcomes will be critical to your success.
- This is a fantastic opportunity for either a Category Manager seeking the next step in their career or someone looking to expand their career from agency into client side.

**Wh**at you will do**:

- Partner with the sales team during customer engagement sessions and identify growth initiatives during annual range review cycles;
- Provide data led insights that help implement strategic account plans that are aligned with broader business strategy, objectives, and internal perspectives;
- Partner cross-functionally to achieve commercial objectives across all channels;
- Support the development of a long-term category strategy (3-year planning and innovation development processes);
- Identify future Category trends and assist to develop category growth drivers;
- Work closely with internal / external customers in providing expert category analysis, that blends consumer insights and shopper insights/dynamics to build a compelling category plan;.
- Develop and recommend optimal promotional strategies;
- Engaging key internal and external sources to identify “how our shopper’s shop” and provide this data to Sales & Marketing teams to execute with excellence within store.

**What we are looking for**:

- Prior experience in FMCG account management, insights and/or category management
- Strong analytical skills and ability to drive the implementation of category review objectives through the translation of data to insights essential
- Previous experience using IRI/Nielsen Scan, IRI Shopper Panel data and Quantium Checkout data
- Budgeting and commercial acumen essential;
- Detail-oriented with and excellent eye for detail.

**Benefits**
This is a unique opportunity to work in a company where you are valued, given the recognition you deserve and suitably rewarded for your hard work.
- Other benefits include:

- Employee Share Plan;
- Company Paid Parental Leave;
- Employee Assistance Program for Mental Health Wellbeing;
- Staff Awards;
- Employee Referral Program;
- Health Insurance Discounts;
- And More.

**How to apply**

**No agency assistance required.