Category Customer Senior Analyst (FMCG)

Location: Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand

Company

hirify.global is a global food and beverage company with a portfolio of more than 200 brands across categories including sauces, dairy, meals, meats, beverages, coffee, and nutrition products.

What you will do

• Support the formation of joint business and joint category plans across an 18-month planning horizon.
• Analyze retailer and category performance, market share, risks, and opportunities to support strategic planning.
• Contribute to Must Win/Grow range reviews, including objective setting, customer workshops, sell-in stories, and deletion defense.
• Support customer target setting for new product launches, including distribution and margin assumptions.
• Develop retailer-oriented plans and communicate category strategies with Sales, Marketing, Finance, Category Revenue, Category Development, and Demand Planning teams.
• Build and use tools, systems, and insights related to range, shelf layout, distribution, segmentation, and promotional activation.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience in Category Management, Shopper Insights, Key Account Management, or Sales.
• Strong commercial acumen and customer-facing experience selling plans and recommendations.
• Strong interpersonal, presentation, and influencing skills, with the ability to deliver through others.
• Experience with Quantium, Circana, or Dunnhumby.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills, plus experience with promotion or range modelling.
• FMCG experience is desired.

Nice to have

• Account management experience.
• Knowledge of Nielsen, IRI Scan/Panel, Temple, UNIFY, Demantra, JDA, or Tableau.

Culture & Benefits

• Permanent, full-time opportunity within the Sales team.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment.
• Opportunities for career growth and internal advancement.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.