Category Development Manager, Retail

**Position Title**:Category Development Manager, Retail

**Position Type**: Regular - Full-Time

**Position Location**: Toronto HQ

**Grade**: Grade 05

**Requisition ID**: 27977

We know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. Our purpose is to bring enjoyment to people’s lives through great tasting food, in a way which reflects our values.

Reporting to the Sr. Manager, Category Development of McCain Foods (Canada), the Category Development Manager is responsible for supporting Loblaws from a Category Leadership level. This position is a part of the Category/Strategy team for Canada Retail. The Loblaw’s Vendor Advisor will elevate the relationship with Canada’s largest retail account by leveraging various data sources and analytical tools to provide support for product assortment, placement, pricing and category strategies. The scope of this role includes one external key customer, Retail Sales and Marketing team on the internal side. As a member of the Category Leadership team, the requirements of the role will be enabling the Sales team with insights / analytics to deliver McCain’s objectives for Canadian Retail business.

**Key Accountabilities**
- Develop and support relationships with the key assigned Retail Customer as Vendor Advisor for Loblaws, establish credibility and set the stage for selling category solutions aligned to McCain strategies and enabling customer business growth
- Work with the external customer to develop, execute and track all required assortment and planogram changes as per customer timeline and quality standards
- Conduct monthly Customer Category reviews for the key or assigned accounts that are based on insights and align to McCain strategies for respective customers
- Identify category development gaps and growth opportunities for key customers, develop customer centric strategies (that align with McCain objectives) and work directly with customers to execute and bring them to life
- Develop and sell-in customer specific assortment, shelf space and promotional strategy solutions to help grow the category and McCain business in key or assigned customers

**Qualifications**
- Bachelors degree required
- Minimal 2-4 years of relevant work experience in Category Development / Insights customer facing role
- Sales experience in the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Industry is valued
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities
- Track record of leadership, tenacity, and an entrepreneurial spirit
- Analytically savvy, fast-learner focused on continuous improvement
- Ability to work independently and contribute to team projects
- Comprehensive experience in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint & strong working knowledge of Nielsen syndicated data
- Proven ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally
- McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger._
- McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs._
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**Job Family**:Sales
**Division**:NA Potato
**Department**:Category Development - Canada Retail
**Location(s)**: CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

**Company**:McCain Foods (Canada)