The Kraft Heinz Company is one of the largest food and beverage companies in the world, with eight $1 billion+ brands and global sales of approximately $25 billion. Our brands are truly global, with products produced and marketed in over 40 countries. These beloved products include condiments and sauces, cheese and dairy, meals, meats, refreshment beverages, coffee, infant and nutrition products, and numerous other grocery products in a portfolio of more than 200 legacy and emerging brands
Summary
The Category Development Manager is responsible for developing an assigned Category. They are responsible for leading, growing and developing one (Sr) Category Analyst.
Key responsibilities
Category Vision:
- Develops Category Vision opportunities at assigned category level working with Customer Category team to ensure opportunities size of prize (RSV, Margin, NSV, CMM) are scoped at a customer level with input from Customer strategies. Where Cat Vision is yet implemented provide similar insights to develop category opportunities
- Provide category, consumer and shopper insight into the brand and customer plans during brand and channel planning processes ensuring relevant opportunities are supported and captured at assigned cluster/category Strategic Planning and AOP
Assortment
- Develops Category assortment opportunities on assigned Categories across ANZ including ranging, location, size, breakdown in key customers based on sales and profitability metrics. Reviews performance of category shopper metrics across key channels and customers and highlights opportunities and threats to be feed into the category/cluster strategic plan
Price Realization/PPA
- Develops analysis on assigned Cluster with RGM where we need to analyze brand pricing based on consumer/shopper trends to determine the final average price for brands (Avg Shelf and promo relative to key competitors and Private Label).
JBP & Range Support
- Supports Range Reviews in Key Customers across ANZ for assigned prioritized cluster categories
- Supports the development of Cluster AOP and Strategic Planning Process by ensuring all Category Opportunities are captured for assigned Cluster Categories over Short and Long Term
Living our Values
- Perform assigned tasks in accordance with all Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies, programs and goals.
Uphold the Kraft Heinz values and to work in a way that contributes to the company's vision
About you
Category Vision:
- Develops Category Vision opportunities at assigned category level working with Customer Category team to ensure opportunities size of prize (RSV, Margin, NSV, CMM) are scoped at a customer level with input from Customer strategies. Where Cat Vision is yet implemented provide similar insights to develop category opportunities
- Provide category, consumer and shopper insight into the brand and customer plans during brand and channel planning processes ensuring relevant opportunities are supported and captured at assigned cluster/category Strategic Planning and AOP
Assortment
- Develops Category assortment opportunities on assigned Categories across ANZ including ranging, location, size, breakdown in key customers based on sales and profitability metrics. Reviews performance of category shopper metrics across key channels and customers and highlights opportunities and threats to be feed into the category/cluster strategic plan
Price Realization/PPA
- Develops analysis on assigned Cluster with RGM where we need to analyze brand pricing based on consumer/shopper trends to determine the final average price for brands (Avg Shelf and promo relative to key competitors and Private Label).
JBP & Range Support
- Supports Range Reviews in Key Customers across ANZ for assigned prioritized cluster categories
- Supports the development of Cluster AOP and Strategic Planning Process by ensuring all Category Opportunities are captured for assigned Cluster Categories over Short and Long Term
Living our Values
- Perform assigned tasks in accordance with all Kraft Heinz Food Safety, Environmental, Health and Safety, and Ethical and Human Resources policies, programs and goals.
- Uphold the Kraft Heinz values and to work in a way that contributes to the company's vision
- Tertiary qualifications in business or related discipline
About us
- Hybrid Working - Flexibility around when and where you work
- Pay for Performance - industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
- Parental Leave - paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
- Leave Options - Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs
- Novated Leasing
- Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
- In House Training Programs
Location(s)
Freshwater
Kraft Heinz is an Equal Opportunity Employer - Underrepresented Ethnic Minority Groups/Women/Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity and other protected classes.
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
Kraft Heinz is a global food company with a delicious heritage.
With iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, we deliver the best taste, fun and quality to every table we touch.
We’re on a mission to disrupt not only our own business, but the global food industry. A consumer obsession and unexpected partnerships fuel our progress as we drive innovation across every part of our company.
Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet.
We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food.
Why Work With Us
We believe that great people make great companies, and we’re growing something great here at Kraft Heinz.
Operating in over 20 global markets, across 9 functions, no matter your career goals, we have a seat at the table for you.
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Kraft Heinz Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
We also believe providing a more flexible and agile model is essential in today’s workplace. A majority of our office-based employees will be able to work remotely for up to two days each week.
