About the Company

Our client is a newly formed global beverage business bringing together decades of wine-making heritage with a bold vision for the future. Operating across key wine producing regions worldwide and managing the entire journey from grape to glass, they boast a diverse portfolio of iconic brands alongside a pipeline of exciting growth and innovation opportunities. With an ambitious, forward thinking culture, the business is committed to challenging convention, driving category growth and shaping the future of the beverage industry both locally and globally.

About the Role

The Category Strategy Manager is a high impact global role focused on identifying growth opportunities and shaping category strategies across a diverse portfolio. Partnering with regional category, insights and commercial teams, you'll translate consumer and shopper insights into innovation, portfolio and category growth initiatives that deliver results across multiple markets.

Working at the forefront of category thinking, you'll lead key growth projects, influence global strategy, champion best practice and drive the successful execution of major innovation and price pack architecture initiatives worldwide.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global category, portfolio and innovation strategies to accelerate growth;

• Identify and quantify growth opportunities through consumer, shopper and market insights;

• Shape innovation pipelines and develop compelling customer sell stories;

• Drive global portfolio initiatives including strategic growth and optimisation programs;

• Partner with marketing, sales, finance and regional teams to deliver aligned execution;

• Monitor category performance, track key growth drivers and provide actionable insights; and

• Champion category best practice thought leadership and capability development globally.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications in Business, Commerce, Marketing or a related discipline;

• Extensive demonstrated experience in Category, Strategy, Commercial or Sales roles within FMCG, beverage or alcohol;

• Proven track record delivering category growth, innovation and portfolio initiatives;

• Strong strategic, analytical and commercial acumen, with the ability to translate data into actionable insights; and

• Experience influencing senior stakeholders across global or matrixed environments and driving cross-functional collaboration.

How to Apply

For more information or a confidential discussion please click to reveal the contact details for Tim Ogilvy at u&u 0466 603 880 quoting reference number 45947.

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