Category Executive - Parental Leave Cover

Category Executive - Parental Leave Cover Sydney

Company description

Ferrero is a family-owned company with a truly progressive and global outlook and iconic brands such as Nutella, Tic Tac, Ferrero Rocher, Raffaello, Kinder Bueno and Kinder Surprise. As the love for our brands continues to grow, so too does our global reach. Represented in more than 50 countries, with products sold in more than 170, the Ferrero Group is loved by generations around the world. The secret to our global success? 40,000 dedicated employees who celebrate care and quality to craft a business, careers and brands we are proud of. Join us, and you could be one of them.

About the Role:

We have a contract opportunity for a new Category professional to join our thriving Category & Trade Marketing team. The Category Executive role assists the Category Strategy Manager in developing and implementing Category strategies by Channel, to effectively meet the needs of the consumer/shopper, Ferrero and key Customers (the Triple Win). The role provides key analytics and insights to ensure that Ferrero is well placed to grow both the category and our business, working in close collaboration with internal stakeholders and key retailers' teams. This requires a deep understanding of market dynamics, shopper behaviour, and industry trends, to optimize the 4Ps (product range, pricing, promotions, placement) and convert at the Point of Purchase.

Main Responsibilities:

• Analyse multiple data sets to generate actionable insights, around category performance, market trends, competitor performance, shopper behaviour, activation results and other relevant data • Collaborate with the Category Strategy Manager and cross-functional teams (particularly Sales & Marketing) to develop data-driven category strategies • Effectively engage with customers to identify & gain support for short and long-term opportunities for the category and Ferrero • Contribute to internal business plans for the relevant channels, using shopper, consumer and channel insights • Define and implement initiatives to support the strategic development of the retail-mix: ranging, space management, visibility, price, promotions • Act as trusted category adviser to our key trade partners providing Insights and opportunities through (not limited to) strategic category reviews, range reviews and planning days • Be a category expert by staying up to date with industry trends, consumer behaviours, and market dynamics

Who we are looking for:

• University degree • Strong analytical capabilities, problem solving and result orientation • Proven experience in market analysis, category management or related, with the ability to draw actionable insights from data • Ability to communicate effectively across different teams and present complex information in a clear and concise manner to a range of stakeholders • Relevant experience in FMCG industry preferred - in category management, commercial or retail roles • MS Office proficiency expected, and some experience with market research tools and data analysis software

Diversity Statement

Ferrero is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture in which all employees feel welcomed and appreciated and have the same opportunities. We believe all of our people are equally talented in their own way. In nurturing the curiosity and natural abilities of our employees, we provide them, generation after generation, the means to succeed personally and professionally, enabling them to craft their journey at Ferrero. The diversity of our talents is what makes our work environment multicultural, innovative and highly rewarding.

How to be successful in the role and at Ferrero:

Consumers, quality and care are at the heart of everything we do. So, to be successful at Ferrero, you’ll need to be just as consumer and product centric as we are - dedicated to crafting brilliant results for consumers around the world. #J-18808-Ljbffr