Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43651
ROLE PURPOSE
To translate data into actionable commercial recommendations and support the go-to-market execution of innovation and trade strategies across Retail and OOH channels.
CORE ACCOUNTABILITIES
1. Insights & Analytics Delivery
Responsibilities:
- Analyse:
- Sales data (volume, value, channel performance)
- Customer and channel insights
- Promotional effectiveness
- Track and report on:
- Campaign performance
- Trade ROI
- Pricing effectiveness
- Identify:
- Growth opportunities
- Risks and declining trends
2. Go-To-Market (GTM) Support & Execution
Responsibilities:
- Support development of:
- Launch plans (innovation & global products)
- Trade activation strategies
- Assist in translating brand plans into:
- Customer-ready propositions
- Sales decks and materials
3. Innovation Funnel Support
Responsibilities:
- Support stage-gate process:
- Track progress per stage
- Provide data input for decisions
- Analyse:
- Test results
- Pilot performance
- Customer feedback
4. Commercial Planning Support
Responsibilities:
- Support pricing analysis and modelling
- Assist in volume forecasting
- Support trade spend optimization
5. Performance Tracking & Reporting
Responsibilities:
- Maintain:
- Dashboards (Excel / Power BI)
- Innovation pipeline tracker
- Prepare:
- Executive summary reports
- Monthly performance reviews
KEY COMPETENCIES
- Strong analytical capability (data → insight → action)
- Commercial thinking (understands sales impact)
- Data storytelling (simplifying complexity)
- Attention to detail
- Cross-functional collaboration
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Degree: Marketing / Business / Analytics / Statistics
- 5 years experience in:
- FMCG insights / analytics / trade marketing
- Strong Excel / Power BI capability
SUCCESS KPIs
- Quality of insights (actionable, not descriptive)
- Accuracy of reporting
- Speed of insight delivery
- Impact on commercial decisions
- Contribution to innovation success
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.
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Job Family: Marketing
Location(s): ZA - South Africa : Gauteng : Johannesburg
Company: McCain Foods (S Africa)
Skills Required
- Degree in Marketing, Business, Analytics, or Statistics
- 5 years experience in FMCG insights, analytics, or trade marketing
- Strong Excel capability
- Power BI capability
- Strong analytical capability (data -> insight -> action)
- Commercial thinking (understands sales impact)
- Data storytelling (simplifying complexity)
- Attention to detail
- Cross-functional collaboration
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McCain Foods Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and an Employee Assistance Program, with wellness programs and some onsite resources such as gyms and meditation spaces highlighted. These elements indicate robust health and wellbeing support across many roles, especially office-based positions.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials indicate a 401(k) with company match, alongside life and disability insurance and role‑dependent bonus eligibility. Together these components point to solid long‑term financial support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, PTO, bereavement leave, and a paid volunteer day are promoted, with additional parental, adoption, and fertility-related leave offerings. This breadth of time off and leave types suggests a well‑rounded package for many U.S. roles.
McCain Foods Insights
What We Do
The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly food - we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers. We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.
Why Work With Us
We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.
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