Category Manager (GTA)

Location: Remote from a home office in the Greater Toronto Area, with travel within Canada and the United States as business needs require.

Salary: CAD 90,000–105,000 annual salary.

Company

hirify.global is part of the Freudenberg Group and operates in the consumer products and retail environment described for this role.

What you will do

• Provide standard Canadian reporting and continuously improve deliverables based on internal team and customer feedback.
• Analyze and summarize point-of-sale data and insights from Scintilla/Retail Link, Nielsen, Circana, and other data sources.
• Partner with the commercial team on sell-in, sell-through, eCommerce, and omnichannel performance analysis.
• Distribute category and shopper insights to internal teams and develop recommendations for selling stories, customer line reviews, business reviews, and Category 101 presentations.
• Support pre-to-post promotion assessment for sales and marketing.
• Investigate business issues, identify root causes, recommend actions, and support innovation and competitive tracking through category, segment, and assortment analysis.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in analytics, category management, insights, or sales operations within a CPG company or national retailer such as Walmart, Amazon, Canadian Tire, Loblaws, and/or Home Depot.
• Ability to work from a home office in the Greater Toronto Area and travel within Canada and the United States for customer meetings, business reviews, market visits, and industry events.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to translate data into actionable insights, business recommendations, and clear, compelling presentations.
• Clear, concise, confident, and professional communication across all organizational levels.
• Ability to work independently, collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams, manage complex projects, and deliver results efficiently.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing market conditions and business needs and respond with urgency to evolving priorities.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Statistics/Analytics, Marketing, or another relevant field.
• Experience with third-party data or insights suppliers such as Nielsen, Circana, Numerator, or dunnhumby.
• Familiarity with customer portals and analytics tools such as Scintilla/Retail Link and/or Stackline.
• Advanced Microsoft Office suite proficiency.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time remote work from a home office in the Greater Toronto Area.
• Business travel is required as needed for customer meetings, business reviews, market visits, and industry events.
• Commitment to equal opportunity, diversity, and inclusion.