Category Manager
3 weeks ago
Time left to apply: End Date: November 9, 2024 (14 days left to apply)
Job requisition ID: 524533
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer health company. Shaped by all who join us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for billions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re in control of. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
About the role
A category expert within Haleon and with our Customers within the Comex Department, reporting to Head of Category & Customer Marketing. Develops and executes category strategy, insights, and solutions to deliver profitable company and brand share growth, elevating Haleon brands in the face of our competitors and driving core relationships with customers.
Key responsibilities
- Category expert, bringing the outside in and enabling brand, customer teams and ultimately customers with key category insights to drive incremental growth
- Aggregates multiple sources of data to deliver insights, trends, and recommendations across the brand portfolio to determine where category growth will come from
- Adapts global category vision and strategy making it relevant to South Africa
- Manages merchandising strategy and planograms/space allocation of the category within customers
- Manages end-to-end in-store category and brand at shelf projects
- Acts as category captain within our JBP customers and is primary expert/go-to for customers on guidance in growing the categories in which Haleon competes, developing and executing category platforms across retailers
- Leads, drives, and conducts category reviews with retailers by category – SKU level analytics, shelf design/planograms, pre-and-post financial outcomes. May include recommendations on pricing and promotion optimization strategies. Includes making category growth driving recommendations which enhance Haleon’s distribution, share of shelf and shelf placement
- Expert in the use of Shopper Science Lab technologies and leveraging the tools for greater collaboration and category performance
- Has a growth mindset and high learning agility. Is a team player and focuses on common goals across the organisation, role modelling Haleon values and expectations
Qualifications and skills
- A university degree, or equivalent
- 5 years Customer Management/Retail Analyst/Customer Marketing Experience/Category Management
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Numeracy and finance skills
- Strong proficiency in Excel and planogramming software/JDA/dotActiv
Preferred
- 2 years category management with previous track-record preferred
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills
- Previous use of varied data sources an advantage
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
At Haleon we embrace our diverse workforce by creating an inclusive environment that celebrates our unique perspectives, generates curiosity to create unmatched understanding of each other, and promotes fair and equitable outcomes for everyone.
We’re striving to create a climate where we celebrate our diversity in all forms by treating each other with respect, listening to different viewpoints, supporting our communities, and creating a workplace where your authentic self belongs and thrives.
We believe in an agile working culture for all our roles. If flexibility is important to you, we encourage you to explore with our hiring team what the opportunities are.
Who are we?
Hello. We’re Haleon. A new world-leading consumer healthcare company. Shaped by all of us. Together, we’re improving everyday health for millions of people. By growing and innovating our global portfolio of category-leading brands – including Sensodyne, Panadol, Advil, Voltaren, Theraflu, Otrivin, and Centrum – through a unique combination of deep human understanding and trusted science. What’s more, we’re achieving it in a company that we’re building together. In an environment that we’re co-creating. And a culture that’s uniquely ours. Care to join us. It isn’t a question.
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