Category Advisor

Job Description
Category Advisor at a glance…
Location: Toronto, ON
Hybrid (3 days/week)

Reporting into the Associate Director – Customer Insights and Category Management, the Category Advisor will be responsible for leading business analysis and insight development against top categories to drive Kraft Heinz products and customer volume and profit growth. In this role, you will be a proactive member of the Customer Business Teams with shared accountability for business results.

What’s on the menu?
Coordinating sales information applications and business insight development training
Leading analytic support for sales planning and continually working to improve the value of business, building insights to the business teams
Building best in class planograms and designing the perfect shelf in collaboration with our customers
Provide strategic direction to the Customer Business Teams to drive sales of KraftHeinz products
Build strong external relationships and leverage internal stakeholders to move agenda forward

Recipe for Success: Apply now if this sounds like you!
Proven category management & advisor experience
Working knowledge of Nielsen data , external POS systems, Consumer & Customer data is strongly preferred
Planogram experience using various software solutions
Experience working with RetailLink/Dunnhumby/Circana highly preferred
Relationship manager with strong interpersonal skills
Strong ability to utilize best practices and analysis tools to focus in on desired results
In-depth knowledge of customers as well as buying dynamics and motivations of their shoppers
Strong analytical skills; ability to deal with a high level of ambiguity when it comes to deciding the best analytical approach for desired results.
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint
Detail oriented with the ability to thrive in fast paced environment