Associate Category Manager

Job Description:

The  Associate Category Manager  in the Pet Nutrition Business is accountable for the understanding and analysis of the category and providing objective, strategic, and tactical category insights and recommendations to retail partners. You will be actively involved in identifying opportunities, including analyzing sales performance, promotional activities, item assortment, and shelving strategy and execution. You will also provide best-in-class examples and insights from the global category community and other available assets

You will be responsible for external communication with key retail partners, supporting ad hoc requests, ongoing reporting, strategy reviews, shelf planning and creation, and insight generation using current tools and other industry resources. You will report to the Team Lead.

This role is based in Bolton with regular in-office collaboration expected. Flexibility is a key enabler—empowering associates to make choices that support both business outcomes and personal needs, including remote work.

What are we looking for?

University degree in Business or a related field

Minimum 1-3 years CPG industry experience with knowledge of grocery/drug/mass channels

Excellent analytical skills and the ability to interpret data from a mix of data sources, translate insights into relevant strategies and tactics (actions/initiatives) and execute with retail partners in a clear, simple and engaging way

Ability to build effective relations and influence decisions, having the confidence to use data to reinforce your opinions

In-store and/or Customer experience and understanding of how to develop engaging and actionable category solutions

Advanced Excel skills and PowerPoint skills

Category Management experience an asset

Nielsen data analysis and Numerator insights experience an asset

Shelf Management software (JDA Pro Space or similar) knowledge an asset

Retailer POS systems experience an asset

What will be your key responsibilities?
Customer Relationship Management

Develop and maintain strong relationships with key retail partners

Monitor performance and address issues promptly to maintain high standards.

Establish reputation as a category thought leader

Analysis & Planogram Planning

Conducting ongoing analysis of the category and support in deriving insights from the analysis

Develop recommendations to support category growth

Leverage local and global insights and best practices to provide actionable strategies for retail partners

Conduct assortment analysis to provide recommendations on items not carried by the retailer that perform well in the marketplace

Draw planograms for various store formats and sizes to drive shelf quality and availability excellence, leveraging JDA

Strategic Planning and Execution

Participate in annual strategic planning with retail partners

Ensure compliance with retailer policies, industry regulations, and quality standards

What can you expect from Mars?

Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.

Join apurpose driven company, wherewe’restriving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

A strong focus on learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.

The base pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between the below range CAD 86,444.00 - CAD .

Please note:

This job posting is for an existing vacancy. AI is used as a supporting tool in our recruitment process.

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