Job Description:

Mars currently has an exciting opportunity for a Category Manager to join our team in Auckland on a leave cover on a 12 month contract basis. The role promotes a diverse interaction with our key internal stakeholders across category, marketing, sales and externally with data providers and key customers. You will seek to influence through category based compelling selling stories and insights underpinned by strong executional plans to deliver on category strategies. 
 

Within the category team the role acts as a key resource for day-to-day requirements; working with customers and working through executional projects to completion.  as well as providing support to help train and engage with category analysts to help accelerate the achievement of the overall Category team. 

What we are looking for?

Experience in category analysis, strategy, insights

Knowledge of interpreting scan and shopper data

Prior experience working with multiple senior internal stakeholders

Ability to build and managing relationships with key accounts.

Experience with Microsoft Office suite, scan and shopper data (Nielsen / Circana/ Quantium, Dunnhumby).

Key Responsibilities

Category lead for confectionery range reviews with key customers

Category lead for executional activities

Category lead for NPD project inputs

Lead category inputs for confectionary team meetings

Identify, measure and quantify marketplace trends and opportunities

Develop category plans and strategies to meet retailer and Mars NZ objectives

Support the category strategy manager as required

Provide direction to category analysts as required for planograms, reports and presentations.

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.