Category Manager - 12 month contract

''•Toronto, ON

2d•CA$81,600 - CA$108,900•Hybrid

About The Position

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Category Development of McCain Foods (Canada), the Category Manager is responsible for leveraging various data sources and analytical tools to provide support to external and internal customers. This support includes monthly category reviews, assortment, shelving and pricing recommendations and ad-hoc analysis on request from customers. The scope of this role includes two external key customers, Retail Sales and Marketing team on the internal side. This position will bring skills and expertise in data analytics, report creation /presentation and planogram management (including full support of planogram deployment for the key customers). As a member of the Category Leadership team, the CDA will be enabling the Sales team with insights / analytics to deliver McCain’s objectives for Canadian Retail business. This is a 12 month contract position.

Requirements

Minimal Undergraduate degree
Minimum of 3+ years of experience working in CPG
Preferred 2+ years of relevant work experience in a customer-facing role
Analytically savvy, fast learner focused on continuous improvement
Ability to work independently and contribute to team projects
Strong working knowledge of Nielsen syndicated data
Comprehensive experience in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
Ability to multi-task and work in a fast-paced environment
Proven ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally

Nice To Haves

Preferred 1+ years’ experience working with Walmart Retail Link
Experience with Customer POS and shelf management software is a plus

Responsibilities

Develop and support relationships with the key assigned Retail Customers as Category Vendor Advisor (Category Captain), establish credibility and set the stage for selling category solutions aligned to McCain strategies and enabling customer business growth.
Managing the delivery of weekly / monthly reports with commentary to drive action and deliver value for external customers
Manage monthly and YTD business and drivers reporting to inform the organization on McCain’s performance against key consumption metrics
Conduct quarterly (or monthly) Customer Category reviews for the key or assigned accounts that are based on insights and align to McCain strategies for respective customers
Identify category development gaps and growth opportunities for key customers, develop customer centric strategies (that align with McCain objectives) and work directly with customers to execute and bring them to life
Develop and sell-in customer specific assortment, shelf space and promotional strategy solutions to help grow the category and McCain business in key or assigned customers
Work with the external customer to develop, execute and track all required assortment and planogram changes as per customer timeline and quality standards
Collaborate with Marketing and Sales teams on internal projects where customer or category insights and analytics support is required.
Continuously improve skills and knowledge in the category development space by participating in webinars, conferences and formal training courses.
Get and maintain the Category Management Association certification and other designations required for external customers.
Lead internal training sessions to help others in the organization develop analytical skills and effectively use standard reports.
Cross-train to be able to act as back-up for other Category Leadership team members as needed.
Advise, support and collaborate with Retail Sales team to develop customer selling stories / decks, technical learning materials.