Sr Associate Category Manager (HYBRID)
About The Position
McCormick Canada is a respected leader in the spice, seasoning, flavouring, and specialty food industry, continuing its long track record of growth. The Consumer Products Division serves retail grocery customers and emerging channels with Club House, Billy Bee, and McCormick products. The Custom Flavour Solutions division serves food service distributors and other respected food manufacturers across Canada. McCormick Canada is part of McCormick & Company Inc., the world leader in spice and seasonings. The company emphasizes the 'Power of People' as a core pillar, fostering a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion, and collaboration based on high ethical values. This full-time Sr. Associate Category Manager position is within the Consumer Products Division Category Management Team, located in the Drew Road, Mississauga, ON office, operating as a hybrid role. The role reports to a Category Manager II. The HQ Category Management Analyst supports the business by understanding the marketplace through data and insights to identify trends, opportunities, and risks across categories, customers, brands, and competitors. This role goes beyond simple reporting, aiming to explain the meaning and implications of data, and to provide recommendations for business actions. Stakeholders will seek the Analyst's perspective on data interpretation and strategic direction. The successful candidate will be analytical, curious, proactive, and capable of transforming complex information into clear stories and actionable recommendations. This role collaborates closely with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Trade Marketing to drive better decisions and stronger category growth.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Economics, Analytics, Finance, Management, or related field
- 2+ years of experience in CPG, Category Management, Sales, Analytics, Revenue Management, Shopper Insights, or related role
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to understand data, identify patterns, and explain business implications
- Proficiency in Excel and PowerPoint
- Experience using syndicated data, retailer POS data, Nielsen, Circana, Numerator, retailer portals, or similar tools
- Strong communication, organization, and storytelling skills
- Curious, proactive, detail-oriented, and comfortable working with cross-functional teams
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Power BI, Tableau, or other data visualization tools
- Exposure to assortment analysis, space planning, shelving strategy, or category reviews
- Experience supporting customer business reviews, line reviews, or annual planning
- Understanding of key category levers including pricing, promotion, merchandising, distribution, assortment, and innovation
Responsibilities
- Analyze category, brand, customer, and item performance to identify trends, risks, and growth opportunities
- Translate data into clear insights, stories, and recommendations that help teams make better business decisions
- Own regular category reporting, scorecards, business updates, and insight summaries
- Support category strategies through analysis of assortment, shelving, pricing, promotion, distribution, innovation, and competitive activity
- Help build internal and customer-facing category stories, business reviews, best-in-class merchandising, and planning materials
- Monitor shopper, consumer, customer, competitor, and marketplace trends to understand what is changing and why it matters
- Collaborate with Category Management, Sales, Marketing, Revenue Management, and Trade Marketing to connect data, business needs, and recommended actions
- Improve reporting, tools, and processes so insights are easier to access, understand, and use, including Nielsen database management.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health plans covering medical, vision, dental, life and disability benefits
- Family-friendly benefits such as maternity leave top-up and Employee Assistance Program
- Retirement and investment programs including a matching DC pension plan, group RRSP, and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
