Category Development Manager – Dairy
Nestle
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Luanda • Angola
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About the role
- Assist the Category Manager in developing country category plans during Integrated Commercial Planning (ICP) by providing required brand-related inputs, such as consumer data and retail audit insights.
- Support the Category Manager to achieve NNS/RIG/OG/OP1 objectives at the country level for the defined category.
- Collaborate with the Category Manager on all brand-related inputs for Monthly Business Planning meetings and actively participate in those meetings.
- Help ensure pricing aligns with the validated pricing strategy for the category; recommend consumer pricing and define desired relative pricing when required.
- Develop briefs for consumer activity implementation and obtain the necessary approvals.
- Assist the Category Manager in organizing and following up on all category activities and events, proposing improvements to enhance results and future planning.
- Manage category-specific sampling activities.
- Execute structured and regular trade and in-home visits, translating shopper, consumer, and trade observations into actionable insights to support category and brand decisions (pricing, assortment, visibility, availability, activation).
- Understand the impact of PFME spend on the category P&L and monitor brand performance and health.
- Assist the Category Manager with pre- and post-evaluation of consumer activities by providing required inputs and data.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Sales, or a related field.
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in marketing or a related function, ideally in sales at Nestlé or equivalent FMCG experience working with cross-functional teams.
- Ability to influence others and effectively manage and develop people.
- Results-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Persuasive presentation and influencing capabilities.
- Experience in category, channel, or customer management.
- Excellent proficiency in English and Portuguese.
Benefits
- Nestlé is an equal employment opportunity (EEO) employer, seeking diversity among qualified applicants. All applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, ethnicity, color, gender, age, religion, nationality, disability or perceived disability, medical condition, or any other protected status, as defined by applicable law.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
consumer data analysisretail audit insightspricing strategycategory managementP&L managementmarketing evaluationtrade visit executionbrand performance monitoringanalytical skillsproblem-solving
Soft Skills
influencing otherspeople managementresults-orientedpersuasive presentationcollaborationcommunicationorganizational skillsactive participationproposing improvementsdeveloping briefs
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in MarketingBachelor’s degree in SalesBachelor’s degree in related field