Category Insights Manager

Joining the Metcash Family

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.

Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future.

About the Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Category Insights Manager based at our Macquarie Park office.  The Category Insights Manager leads the strategic utilisation of category and shopper insights for Food Merchandise to drive sustainable and profitable growth of IGA market share. This role will report to Senior Category Insights Manager.

In this Role

• Partner closely with HOT and Category Managers to drive sustainable and profitable category growth, leveraging data-driven insights to inform strategic decision-making.
• Ensure the consistent deployment of a robust Category Management framework and principles within the Category POD, guiding decision-making with comprehensive insights.
• Lead the analysis of category range, pricing, and promotional plans, aligning them with the strategic priorities of each channel during category reviews.
• Stay abreast of market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to provide well-informed recommendations for category strategy.
• Play a pivotal role in formulating best practice category strategies and contribute to Joint Business Plan (JBP) category growth initiatives.
• Foster collaboration with suppliers and data agencies to fill relevant shopper and research information gaps, driving continuous category growth.  

You’re Likely a Match If

• 5+ years FMCG experience
• Bachelor’s degree in business/Marketing or similarly related field
• Strong analytical skills, the ability to collect and interpret data, identify insights and develop growth strategies with an understanding of Category Management and Retail Landscape
• Experienced in stakeholder engagement with ability to communicate in a clear, simple and engaging way
• Cultivate, grow and maintain relationships across multiple stakeholders
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Proficient at using scan and panel data from Nielsen, Circana and loyalty data

Life at Metcash

🌈 Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace!

🌟 Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year.

🌿 Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually.

🌐 An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

💼 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.

🏆 Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”.

🌍 Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" for initiatives on gender equity.

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023

🥇 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.

💸 Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”.

About Us

Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue 1 exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company.

We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.

We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

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