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Job Title:	CATEGORY DEVELOPMENT MANAGER	Job ID:	WH - 0904
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Department:		Posted Date:	2009-12-28
Location:	Mississauga	Closing Date:	2010-03-31
Description:	As the Category Manager on one of our companies key strategic teams you will be responsible for developing strategic alliances and mutual long term relationships with key retailers. You will have an in-depth understanding of shopper behavior, point of sale data and customer needs and strategic direction which you will illustrate through excellence in shelving, pricing, merchandising and brand growth. RESPONSIBILITIES: ·To demonstrate Category and Thought leadership. ·To develop direct report. ·Develop and Implement Category Principles with retailers that will lead to Category growth. ·Develop Strategic alliance with key retailers. ·Responsible for the management of and developing expertise in external Market and Consumer data sources (AC Nielsen). ·Provides general & customer specific selling-stories in support of new product and/or marketing initiatives. *Provides post-launch support and recommendations to Sales & Marketing through performance tracking and analysis. ·Champions strategic and ad-hoc shelf management for the category to maximize category and our Companies Corporate Sales and Profits. ·With In-Market & Customer Business Managers, identifies distribution opportunities and develops sales presentations for both Key Account Head Office and Retail application. ·Maintains awareness of developments within the retail and competitive environment. REPORTING RELATIONSHIP: This position reports to Director of Category Management.
Requirements:	SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: ·Maintains awareness of developments within the retail and competitive environment. ·7-10 years of industry experience in a sales or retail environment, with 3-5 years of category management experience. ·Demonstrated ability to leverage technical business knowledge with a solid understanding of the Canadian retail environment. ·Strong analytical and project management skills. ·Excellent communication/interpersonal skills. ·Sound presentation skills and ability to deal with customers. ·Shelf management experience with demonstrated knowledge of applicable software an asset ·AC Neilsen, Workstation Plus, Homescan, and POS Data Analysis a must. PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES: ·Strategic analytical innovative thinker ·Strong problem solving skills ·Strong ability to recognize patterns and forecast trends ·Innovator who embraces change ·Strong intellect paired with insightful understanding ·Results orientated