Job Description

We are seeking a Category Development Manager, Retail Insights, for our client in Mississauga.

The Category Development Manager, Retail Insights is responsible for analyzing shopper, retailer, and consumer data to evaluate the performance of our client's brands within a category for a specific retailer. This role seeks to understand what elements of the marketing mix (pricing, promotion, assortment, shelving, competition) are driving results. Additionally, this role is responsible for creating fact-based stories that provide solutions for opportunities uncovered by their own periodic reviews, or reviews led by Finance or Customer Business Teams. From these insights, this role must then enable the Customer Business Team to engage the customer in implementing the recommendation. As a broader member of the Customer Business Team, this individual will be engaged in building relationships with key retailer contacts, where they will be viewed as a category expert and will be integral to setting the course to deliver the overall business objectives.

Advantages

Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.

An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.

Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and well-being. These benefits start on your first day of employment.

Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.

Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, "speaker series" events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.

Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.

Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

Responsibilities
Weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual analysis of customer-specific data (NielsenIQ Discover & Numerator panel data, Retailer POS/Insights data) to identify performance opportunities and to recommend solutions to close gaps.

Retailer-driven category reviews that integrate POS and consumer data, resulting in the establishment of strategies for assortment, pricing, promotion & shelving that reflect the retailer’s and our client's strategies.

Establish and maintain excellent working relationships with Category Managers, Directors & Strategic Merchandising Teams within the retailer’s organization.

Share global best practices or pertinent category trends with Retailer’s Category Managers to impact category performance.

With Customer Business Team and Retailer’s Category Managers, play an active role in providing retailer-specific solutions for closing performance gaps, and creating the story to enable sales to execute and as a vendor advisor.

Provide recommendations for assortment and execute shelf strategy within a retailer, including creating base planograms or planoguides.

Develop category plans for priority categories aligned with the retailer’s strategy and our client's brand strategy, identifying category role, optimal assortment, distribution, and shelving.

Create selling presentations that advance our brand performance with retailers, highlighting opportunities and specific recommendations.

Deliver category insights that explain current performance, or the impact of tactics implemented to deliver targets.

Ongoing evaluation of the category within the retailer that identifies opportunities for our brands.

Work collaboratively with Customer Business Team, marketing, customer insights / category development, and shopper marketing to create solutions to solve business issues or realize opportunities.

Share best practices across Business Units and teams.

Proactive identification and resolution of potential business, category, and SKU level issues.

Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree, 4 years of experience in Category Management, plus a minimum of 1 year account level sales experience in a Consumer Packaged Goods environment.

Knowledge and proficiency with retailer POS Data systems and advanced knowledge and proficiency with Nielsen tools (Discover, Numerator panel data) is imperative.

Strong Excel skills and the ability to manage large amounts of data.

Ability to synthesize a variety of data sources into presentations that are easily understood.

Must be able to provide strong, executable recommendations.

Strong project and time management skills are required.

A team player that can work effectively with all levels of an organization.

Excellent leadership, collaboration, and communication skills.

Must be proactive and performance-driven, have a bias for action, and be able to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.

Summary
If this is the position for you, APPLY ONLINE or email resume to Mina Khalil at mina.khalil@randstad.ca

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