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Foods NZ CSP manager
Manufacturing Transport Logistics
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A$8,333–A$12,500/mo (A$99,996–A$150,000/yr)
Based on similar roles (title + domain + location).
About the Company
Unilever is a global consumer goods company whose brands-including Dove, Rexona, Lynx, Vaseline, OMO/Persil, Surf, TRESemmé, and Continental-are used daily by billions of people. Founded by William Lever, who introduced the world's first purposeful brand, Sunlight Soap, the company has a long tradition of progressive, responsible business. In 2022 Unilever Australia & New Zealand became a Certified B Corporation, committing to a more inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy. Unilever promotes development opportunities, a diverse working culture and pioneering flexibility for its employees.
About the Role
The Customer Strategy & Planning (CSP) team delivers the commercial plan by developing and deploying Category Growth Strategies through fully integrated shopper, customer and channel insights for the Foods Business Group. This role focuses on driving business planning, optimizing trade spend, shaping new product development, and leading category analytics to support decision making and joint business planning.
Responsibilities
- ● Drive the business planning rhythm through S&OP to deliver an accurate and reliable category forecast partnering with Supply Chain and local Customer Management teams.
- ● Optimize Trade Spend (TTS) budgets and Net Review Management (NRM) principles to improve investment efficiency and pricing and promo strategies.
- ● Collaborate with the Brand Marketing Lead to shape NPD business cases using key category and customer metrics.
- ● Analyze market and shopper data (scan, panel and loyalty data) to build insights that support decision making and craft customer strategies and stories.
- ● Generate standardized category market data reports and analyses on a monthly cadence to build category knowledge across the business.
- ● Work with the ANZ CSP Lead and NZ local customer managers to use insights for external range review and Joint Business Planning delivery.
Requirements
- ● 2 3+ years of business experience, preferably cross functional, with customer facing and category experience and a proven track record.
- ● FMCG or similar retail industry experience.
- ● Planning experience and a strong analytical mindset.
- ● Exposure to the New Zealand market is desirable but not essential.
- ● Strong commercial skills and ability to understand all elements of the P&L.
- ● Data driven mindset with experience in data analytics and reporting to support decision making.
- ● Customer and shopper centric with retailer understanding.
- ● Knowledge of NRM and Category Growth Management.
- ● Ability to collaborate with a wide range of cross functional teams, including customer, supply chain, brand and finance.
- ● Agility demonstrated through curiosity, consumer focus, bias for action and negotiation experience.
- ● Demonstrated ability to deliver results and inspire others through resilience.
Benefits
- ● Development opportunities
- ● Comprehensive benefits package
- ● Working culture that embraces diversity
- ● Pioneering flexibility
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