About Us
Clorox Australia and New Zealand is part of The Clorox Company - a global consumer goods company that employs more than 9000 employees around the world, manufactures in more than two dozen countries and markets in more than 100 countries. Being part of a leading global company gives us a rich history and access to a wide network of global internal resources. To read more about Clorox, check out our Career's Page:
We have some leading household brands such as:
GLAD food care and waste disposal products.
GLAD To Be Green sustainable food care and waste disposal products.
Chux cleaning cloths, sponges and scourers.
Burt's Bees natural personal care products.
GUMPTION multi-purpose cleanser.
Handy Andy cleaner and disinfectant.
Kingsford barbecue charcoal.
Ever Clean cat litter.
Liquid-Plumr drain cleaner.
About the Role
Clorox is looking for a highly motivated and experienced category or sales professional to join our team to drive the next wave of growth with some of our market leading brands like GLAD, CHUX and BURT'S BEES.
The Category Development Executive is a pivotal role within the Category & Shopper Marketing team, responsible for driving greater understanding of the categories dynamics and shaping data / insights into category strategies to both internal and external stakeholders. The candidate will deliver customer reviews & deep dives for assigned categories, champion the voice of category within the business, and support the acceleration of Clorox portfolio across the emerging channels. This role reports to the Category Development Manager.
This role is based at Sydney Olympic Park with a hybrid work arrangement (3 Days On-site, 2 Days WFH).
What You'll Do
* Lead category insights, strategies & growth drivers, new product development, reviews, and execution in assigned categories along with the Category Development Manager
* Present (internally and externally) range reviews and category engagements with Customers: including Category Strategies, Range Recommendations, and Planograms implementation.
* Lead/drive internal commercial forums and support business planning process / projects
* Accelerate the growth vectors across Emerging Channel (Costco, Aldi, Amazon etc.)
* Manage category reporting and administration
Requirements
* 3+ years of FMCG industry experience in sales, trade marketing or category, preferably Category or Insights roles
* Previous experience using scan and shopper data including IRI, Nielsen & Quantium data
* Proven experience interpreting and analysing multiple data sources to provide actionable insights and communicate effectively
* Ability to manage through ambiguity and change
* Self-motivated, well organised, and able to prioritise and manage multiple projects
Desired Skills and Abilities
* Experience working on consumer brands & understand of category in the Australia grocery environment
* Strong analytical ability – the ability to derive actionable insights from data.
* Experience in using syndicated data (both scan and shopper)
* Excellent stakeholder management skills
* The ability to partner effectively and work cross functionally
* Influencing skills and the ability to take others on the journey
* Effective written and oral communication skills.
* Effective planning and prioritization.
* High attention to detail in a complex and changing environment
* Proficient in Microsoft platforms