Category Manager - Coffee
Job Description
At JDE Peet’s we currently have an exciting opportunity for a Category Specialist looking for their next step as a Category Manager! You will be based in our North Sydney office with hybrid working (up to 2 days from home!)
As a Category Manager, you’ll work on our beans and ground category with established brands such as L’OR, Harris, JEDs and Campos. You’ll be a business partner to the Retail sales team and predominately focus on our Aldi, Costco, Big W, Amazon and BP accounts to provide them with valuable shopper insights as well as support our marketing team with NPD and related innovations.
In this role, you will:
- Identify customer, brand, pricing, and shopper insights using scan and shopper data and shopper research
- Develop the strategies and layouts designed to drive category, brand, and retail customer growth and unlock the full value potential from our portfolio of products and brands
- Assist with the establishment of integrated category plans and the management and presentation of effective customer category reviews, including optimal product ranging and space management recommendations
- Play a key role in the analysis, development and launch of new products and packaging (NPDs)
- Review price and promotion strategies and provide revenue management analysis, insights & recommendations.
Qualifications
We’re looking for someone who ideally brings the below skills and experience. If you fulfil some of the requirements but not all, we'd still love to receive your application!
- Experience performing successfully in a Category role (Category Analyst, Category Manager, Category Specialist or Assistant Category Manager), ideally within FMCG
- Strong analytical skills, the ability to collect and interpret data, identify insights and develop growth strategies with an understanding of the Australian retail landscape
- Proficient with Excel (formulas, pivots) and PowerPoint
- Strong communication and customer-facing presentation skills
- The willingness to work collaboratively and the curiosity to learn from others
- Strong financial acumen
- Valid long term AU work rights
- Preferred software experience: Circana, Quantium, Synergy, PowerBI, and space planning software using Symphony and/or ProSpace (please comment on the software you have experience with in your application letter)
Additional Information
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary with contributions to your super and a bonus opportunity
- A full-time permanent contract
- Support, training and an extensive onboarding program
- Hybrid working – up to 2 days a week working from home #LI-Hybrid
- Summertime hours: finish at 3 PM on Fridays during the daylight saving months
- Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff orders of your favourite coffee and tea brands
- Career development opportunities
- Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days of additional Annual Leave per year
- Join an enthusiastic team of 3 other Category Managers and report to our experienced Customer & Consumer Insights Manager
If you think you're up for a new challenge just like this, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated. If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to Mae Cabaluna (mae.cabaluna@jdecoffee.com). Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.
JDE Peet's is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate and value our differences and are committed to building a safe and inclusive work environment where everyone can be their true selves. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.
JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Australian favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Harris, Campos, Piazza D’Oro, Espresso di Manfredi, Pickwick and more. In 2022, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of 13.5 billion AUD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.
What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?
We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. We care about our environment and have a sustainability program in place called Common Grounds which focuses on Responsible Sourcing, Minimised Footprint and Connected People. We’re striving to use 100% responsibly sourced coffee and green packaging and achieve gender balance in management by 2025 while reducing our emissions.
Apply to unleash a cup of amazing for your career. Unleash your possibility!
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