Category Manager, New Zealand

Category Manager, New Zealand

Job Description

It starts with you.

Right here at KC-NZ

You might have heard of us.

You might not.

But you definitely know our trusted brands, like Huggies, Kleenex and Viva.

In fact, we’ll wager you’ve probably used our products today! Kimberly-Clark is a global personal care company.

Spanning over 300 locations, our notable brands are an essential part of life for one-quarter of the world’s population.

We’re proud of our size, scale and impact.

But when you join us, you’ll find there’s much more to who we are.

Because a role with us is about the care you take, the connections you make and the opportunity to build a better world.

Bring your big ambition and make a visible, meaningful difference, right here, with K-C New Zealand.

Led by Purpose.

Driven by You.

Job description:

Due to an internal move, we currently have an amazing opportunity for a Category Manager to join our NZ team.

Reporting into the Senior Category Manager, in this role you will be focused on supporting the development of best-in-class partnerships by being the objective expert on category growth with a strategic long-term vision, leveraging insights from all relevant sources.  You will lead the category plan and inform/influence KCNZ’s Brand Strategic plan with relevant Category, Customer & Shopper insights.

Objective of the role is to become an indispensable partner to our retailers, to be renowned for insights and objectivity where KCNZ will be the first call for category advice and insight.

With this, you will lead the 3yr Category Plan, grounded in insights and validated by Retailer engagement and articulate the category growth drivers that form the basis of the plan.

With an internal focus, you will lead the thinking on KCNZ’s role in the Category plan, and the Drivers / Platforms that KCNZ can leverage for competitive advantage and integrate thinking into the Brand Strategic Plans so that it is clear what assets / brands / services that KCNZ can deploy in partnership with Retailers.

You will contribute to the achievement of KCNZ’s Annual Operating Plan, by executing the Y1 category plan with the Customer & Marketing Teams.

This is a cross-functional role where you will partner with and work closely with cross-functional partners including Marketing, Sales, Shopper/Consumer Insights, Supply Chain and Finance, both locally and with our Australian and APAC teams.

About You:

You are a Category Manager professional with demonstrated experience in developing & implementing Category Strategy / Growth Drivers across a customer or category management role.

you shopper research along with space management experience will also be highly regarded.

You bring forward your great communication, leadership as well as stakeholder management skills and apply your commercial and analytical acumen towards achieving the results.

The role requires collaborative working where cross-functional partnerships are essential.

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