Sales Cat Mgmt Analyst

**Responsibilities**:
**Work for a global FMCG company with some of the world’s most trusted and iconic brands.**

**Be part of an exciting business where employees are recognised and career growth is supported.**

With a large portfolio of food and beverage brands, PepsiCo Australia & New Zealand employs more than 1500 people across ANZ at Smiths Snack Food Company, Bluebird Foods NZ and PepsiCo Beverages. With global brands like Doritos, Gatorade, and Pepsi Max, we also make some home-grown favourites such as Smith’s Chips, Red Rock Deli, Twisties, and our Bluebird NZ snack brands. PepsiCo was recognised as a Top Employer in both Australia and New Zealand in 2021, one of only 16 organisations globally to earn this certification.

PepsiCo has been recognised as an Employer of Choice for gender equality for the past 9 years and is one of the leading organisations in this space. We also believe in our sustainability strategy, that there is an opportunity to change how the world distributes, consumes, and disposes of food and beverages and we aim to use our scale, reach, and expertise to help build a more sustainable food system that can still meet human needs for enjoyment and continue to drive our economic and social development.

To continue our success, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a
**Category Executive Coles** to join our Commercial Strategy team, looking after Coles.

Reporting to the Category Manager, this role supports with analysis, recommendations, insights and activations (with particular focus on delivering range and merchandising objectives through end to end ownership of Customer Range Reviews).

Existing Category experience is essential for this role, either through a direct Category role or a Commercial Customer-facing Sales role, as exposure to range and merchandising tools & processes is necessary for success in this role.

This role is located at our head office in Chatswood, Sydney (with hybrid working arrangements). Due to the location of the customer, travel to and from Melbourne will be required in this role for customer meetings.

This role requires you to visit third party premises (such as customer stores or offices) who require visitors to have an up-to-date vaccination status for COVID-19, therefore you need to have an up-to-date vaccination status for COVID-19 to perform this role.

**Key Accountabilities**:

- Ownership of the category range review process across all aisles that we participate in; this will involve the integration of pricing and promotional recommendations within category reviews
- Review category performance regularly; presenting on insights, recommendations, and risks across both internal and external stakeholders
- Assess pre
- and post-performance as well as any impacts on ROI, documenting all learnings
- Develop customer range & merchandising recommendations that unlock category growth
- Cultivate relationships with retailer merchanting personnel

Qualifications:
**Qualifications, Skills & Experience**:

- Strong presentation Skills - the ability to translate data to story
- 2+ years’ experience in a related role within FMCG
- Strong commercial acumen and analytical skills (Nielsen / Aztec - scan & panel) with the ability to remain organised in a fast-paced environment
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to develop great working relationships cross-functionally and virtually across both internal and external stakeholders
- Tertiary qualification in Marketing / Commerce / Economics / Business (or equivalent) with strong communication skills
- An up-to-date vaccination status for Covid-19

**What we can offer you**:

- Flexibility with work hours and work location
- Health initiatives through our Health and Wellness programs
- Personal and professional growth opportunities through Learning Offerings online

We are a progressive and people-focused business, and believe our diverse workforce is the key to our success. Because we value our employees and their families, we offer an agile and flexible working environment with an emphasis on work life balance and health, as well as plenty of learning opportunities and room to grow your career.

Your positive attitude will be rewarded with excellent long term local and global career opportunities, and ongoing professional development along with a fun and rewarding working environment.

You will be a key part of a dynamic team and a valuable contributor to a global company that is one of the FMCG market leaders. At PepsiCo, we recognise our people as a key part of our business and career progression within the business is encouraged and supported.

We are committed to recruiting, training and retaining high quality people.

Interested? Know someone who might be? This is a great opportunity to join the PepsiCo ANZ team.

**PepsiCo’s hiring process**:

- Interview(s) and skills evaluation
- Online Assessment process
- Reference and background checks

**At PepsiCo, we believe