Senior Customer Partnership Manager (14-month contract) Senior Customer Partnership Manager (14-month contract)

Nestle Operational Services Worldwide SA • Mississauga, ON

89d • $125,000 - $132,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Senior Customer Partnership Manager will use sales data, customer research, market data, and industry information to better meet the needs of our unique consumer, to optimize performance. You will lead a team to develop, formulate, and execute strategies including assortment planning, shelving recommendations, floor planning, and best in class recommendations across 4Ps for the pet category. This position is an existing vacancy.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Category Management/Insights or Key Account Sales in CPG industry
• Completion of a University Degree in Business Administration with a focus on sales or marketing
• Broad knowledge of CPG industry sources and uses, vendors and their tools syndicated sales data, Nielsen, space management software (JDA), retail POS portals (Retail Link, LDIA, IRI), and shoppers’ insight is required.
• Effective communication and management skills are required to express analytics and deliver presentations to various levels within the organization and externally to customers.
• Proficient in gathering data and storytelling to deliver actionable insights and effectively communicating them to both retailers and internal teams through compelling narratives.

Nice To Haves

• Planograms building expertise, JDA space planning experience is an asset.
• Experience in people management and people development is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Actively develop and manage relationships with retail partners across all levels of the organization
• Drive strategic recommendations for customers thorough category review and analysis of 4P’s: Price, Presence, Placement, and Promotion
• Create and build fact-based tools, scorecards, and presentations to provide category insights to customer
• Challenge existing strategies and concepts, increase current knowledge base and insight through testing of new ideas
• Apply and refines category management practices and processes

Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
• Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company
• Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
• Bring your dog to work!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees