Category Strategy Manager

2 weeks ago


Dunsandel, New Zealand Synlait Full time

**The Role**

**We are on the lookout for a talented Category Strategy Manager to lead our Adult Nutrition portfolio. This is a fantastic opportunity for a passionate individual who thinks strategically and is persistent and committed to driving great results.**

The role focuses on aligning market opportunities with business capabilities and working collaboratively to implement strategies and robust product roadmaps.

Key responsibilities of this role include
- Researching key markets, our customers and the problems they face. Developing value propositions that resonate and feed into our go-to-market strategy.
- Working cross-functionally to identify and prioritise new opportunities, drive and coordinate the product development pipeline.
- Preparing and presenting robust business cases to support future category investment.
- Creating marketing campaigns to support product launches.
- You will also be responsible for pipeline prioritisation, profitability analysis and life-cycle management of the portfolio.

**Skills and Experience**
- You enjoy working in a vibrant high-growth environment.
- You will ideally have 5+ years’ previous experience in a similar product management role in FMCG, food or agriculture industries.
- A university degree in Marketing or Business Management preferred.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence and work effectively with cross-functional teams.
- A natural level of hustle when it comes to being strategic and driving alignment on commercial objectives through a large organisation.

**About Us - The Synlait Way**

Synlait is a dynamic, purpose-led milk nutrition company that is Doing Milk Differently for a Healthier World We pride our organisation as being different and allowing our spirit to drive our success, shifting perceptions and driving value through new thinking and a new attitude.

You’ll be joining down-to-earth, authentic people working together to create the very best in milk nutrition as we combine expert farming with innovative thinking and state-of-the-art processing to produce a range of nutritional milk products for our global customers.

We will challenge you by providing the opportunities you’ve been seeking to expand your career; we believe that everyone brings unique experiences and perspectives to the table so are committed to creating an inclusive workplace and embrace diversity to drive innovation and business success.

**What we offer**:

- Health insurance cover + Partnered with top brands for great benefits and discounts
- Excellent parental leave with our Matua policy + Flexible working options available
- World Class manufacturing facilities and BCorp TM certified
- Social Club membership opportunities

**What's next?**

Together we will continue to create a workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best.

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