Category Development Manager (9m FTC)

Location: Sydney, Australia. Full-time fixed-term contract for 9 months; travel 20–30%. Applicants must be qualified to work in Australia.

Company

hirify.global is a global energy drinks company operating in over 178 countries.

What you will do

• Lead category strategy and specialised category projects for key retail customers.
• Develop ranging, assortment, product, pricing, promotional, and space management strategies.
• Commercialise category initiatives with the National Sales team to improve sales effectiveness and ROI.
• Analyse market, shopper, and consumer data to identify retailer growth opportunities.
• Lead category planning days, category reviews, shopper-focused retail concepts, and customer presentations.
• Deliver category training and workshops for Sales and distributor partner teams.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience in Category Management.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to draw conclusions from data.
• Experience with Circana, AC Nielsen, Quantium, Synergy, or Summit.
• Availability for 20–30% travel.
• Qualified to work in Australia and able to provide evidence of work eligibility.

Nice to have

• Experience in Trade Marketing, Shopper Insight, Brand Management, or Account Management.
• Proficiency in space planning software such as JDA or Apollo.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to contribute to hirify.global’s Off Premise Commercial Strategy.
• Work with Sales, Trade Marketing, customers, and distributor partners.
• Role includes customer-facing category planning, presentations, and workshops.