Assistant Category Manager Foodservice

14 hours ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Mccain Foods (Aust) Pty. Full time

**Position Title**:Assistant Category Manager Foodservice

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Position Location**:Melbourne

**Requisition ID**: 20125

An exciting opportunity has become available for a talented, self-motivated, commercially oriented Assistant Category Manager to join our Foodservice Team

Reporting to the Category Manager, this role will see you using market data & research to create insights that inform our 5 year channel development & customer growth strategies. You will develop tactics & execute plans across local Chain accounts that deliver mutually profitable & sustainable category growth.

**About the Role**
- Lead the Insights to Proposition process for the Foodservice/Quick Service Restaurant business, identifying key insights that inform & develop our category/channel strategy leading to profitable top-line growth
- Map the FS/QSR market across 3 year horizon in order to develop & grow the category, aiding in the design of the strategic roadmap by customer channel & sub channel
- Support in gaining new business & developing existing partnerships by jointly collaborating with the Sales & Marketing to conduct research, developing insights to inform and execute against strong commercial plans
- Assist with mix management and the portfolio review process, including supporting innovation projects with size of prize, channel strategy and performance metrics
- Support the annual brand planning process working collaboratively the Foodservice Marketing Managers and Sales Team to maximise performance and ensuring alignment to channel strategy
- Work with the Assistant Category Manager - Channel Activation in order to drive channel, category & customer strategy where required

**About You**
- Relevant degree qualification, with previous experience in category management, insights or marketing is preferable
- Working knowledge of FMCG industry & route to market process
- Attention to detail paired with demonstrated ability to analyse complex data & make recommendations
- Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and work in cross-functional teams to execute an agreed commercial plan
- Prior use experience using customer relationship management (CRM) systems & a strong ability to learn new systems quickly
- Create compelling, insights led initiatives that have an enormous impact on our Category Growth & drive success in this exciting role

LI-RS1
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger._
- McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs._
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**Job Family**:Marketing
**Division**:ANZ
**Department**:Foodservice Category
**Location(s)**: AU - Australia : Victoria : Melbourne

**Company**:McCain Foods (Aust) Pty.



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