Category Lead Beverages

3 weeks ago


Auckland City, New Zealand Fonterra Full time

**General Information**:

- Date Published- 29-Nov-2024- Advertising Ends- 12-Dec-2024- Country- New Zealand- Location- Auckland- Role Type- Marketing & Comms- Work Type- Permanent- ID#- 10666**Position Description**:

- Take ownership of a dynamic category and drive impactful strategies that shape the future of our beverages portfolio.
- Work with a passionate team and influential stakeholders to deliver market-leading solutions.
- Leverage cutting-edge analytical tools to transform insights into actions that deliver growth and profitability.

**Our Co-operative**

**Fonterra’s strength is in the collective | Te Mātāpuna toa takitini**

***We are a Co-operative created and owned by Aotearoa New Zealand dairy farmers. Since our beginnings, collaboration, innovation, and passion have enabled us to share the goodness of our dairy with the world. We're committed to caring for the land, our animals, and every drop of milk, producing nutritious food with safe, quality ingredients loved here in New Zealand and around the world.

As part of the Fonterra Co-op, you'll be solving for a better future alongside a team connected by solid values as we strive to be a leader in dairy sustainability, dairy innovation and science, with a focus on New Zealand milk.

When you join Fonterra, you'll open yourself to a career of opportunities where you can grow with us by developing your skills, sharing your knowledge, and exploring diverse career paths that ignite your passions.

**About us | Ko wai mātou**
- Fonterra Oceania is our newly formed entity that merges the Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia operations, aimed at enhancing our competitive position in the trans-Tasman dairy market. The integration of Fonterra Brands New Zealand (FBNZ) and Fonterra Australia builds on similarities to outperform the competition, create scale and synergies, and will strengthen our competitive edge. This role will join a team that helps to build an even stronger trans-Tasman dairy business with reach across Oceania and beyond.

**About the opportunity | Te whiwhinga mahi**
- Reporting to the Category Manager you will immerse yourself in understanding the dynamics of the beverage market, leveraging your expertise to shape the future of Fonterra’s beverage portfolio. This role is all about driving insights that deliver growth, enhancing our market leadership, and helping our iconic brands stand out on the shelf. In addition to this you will:
- Be the go-to expert for the beverage category, turning data into actionable insights.
- Lead category reviews, delivering compelling recommendations that influence our customers and internal stakeholders.
- Execute pricing, promotions, shelf layouts, and range optimization strategies to ensure growth and market leadership.
- Collaborate on exciting new product developments and provide critical category inputs.
- Drive results through clear, impactful category selling stories and regular review meetings.

**About you | Ko wai koe**
- You are passionate about beverages, thrive on data-driven decision-making, and are ready to lead a category to success. Your commercial acumen and communication skills set you apart, and you’re motivated by opportunities to make an impact. In addition to this you will have:
- Proven experience in category management, FMCG, or a related field.
- Experience using data platforms like Nielsen, Dunnhumby or Quantium will be beneficial.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to influence across diverse stakeholders.
- The ability to manage projects and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- A collaborative mindset with a focus on achieving business goals.

**Are you excited about this opportunity but may only meet some requirements?**-
**The benefits of life at Fonterra | Te ora i Fonterra**
- Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.

**Applications will close at midnight Thursday 12 December**
- To learn more, visit Fonterra Careers

Our Co-operative is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.

Sound good to you? Come join our whānau and let’s solve for better, together. You, me, us together.



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