Job Summary:

• Support supplier evaluation and selection process.
• Assist with Development and execution of supplier management strategy and program
• Oversee supplier management program for assigned categories / commodities.
• Attend / assist in supplier performance reviews.
• Lead efforts to create SLA’s with preferred supplier/stakeholder.
• Audit contract pricing and address unfavorable variances.
• Identify and lead process / continuous improvement efforts.
• Monitor and measure supplier performance and compliance
• Identify and recommend ways to resolve performance issues.

Skills on Resume:

• Supplier Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Strategic Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Contract Management (Hard Skills)
• Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
• Negotiation Skills (Soft Skills)
• Program Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Compile weekly POS sales data from variety of sources in to a central database
• Lead review and share out of shipment trends and business actuals to OP
• Support monthly standard template and manage display tracker
• Improve suite of reports based on sales and marketing feedback
• Participate in sales consensus calls and be able to cover LBE to IBP forecast process
• Work with BI to develop sell in and sell through analytics
• Assist marketing and trade management with pre to post promotion assessment
• Escalate customer business where actual run rate falls below OP
• Develop relationships with key suppliers for the platform category
• Analyse data to monitor performance and plan improvements
• Provide tools to support business retention, value articulation and competitive capability analysis

Skills on Resume:

• Data Compilation (Hard Skills)
• Trend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Forecasting (Hard Skills)
• Business Intelligence Utilization (Hard Skills)
• Promotional Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support strategic sourcing efforts for assigned category / commodity areas
• Assist in sourcing efforts beginning with spend analysis through contract execution.
• Identify and lead sourcing and procurement process improvement efforts.
• Correctly apply Strategic Sourcing best practice processes.
• Assess opportunities, set and assist Category Manager in category / commodity strategies.
• Prepare business case, cost/benefit and benefit realization analyses.
• Analyze, document and create complex category and commodity operational/financial data.
• Write and edit commercial documents (RFPs, RFQs, Contracts, Terms & Conditions, etc.).
• Coordinate legal review / approval process for procurement / sourcing contracts and agreements.

Skills on Resume:

• Strategic Sourcing (Hard Skills)
• Spend Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Planning (Hard Skills)
• Financial Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Document Management (Hard Skills)
• Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
• Legal Coordination (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Create performance insight on range, competitors, the category, and the market
• Create in full, accurate and on time category reporting to AAF and external partners
• Support the Senior Category Manager and the Sales team with customer category management
• Manage external and internal category databases and data partners
• Complete all internal and external admin in full, accurately, efficiently and on time
• Analyzing category potential for growth, product gaps, sales support, and competitive analysis.
• Driving sales of products through marketing, product development, and education.
• Creating product development briefs and launch plans to quantify and launch new products.
• Analyze categories, evaluate promotions and make recommendations

Skills on Resume:

• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Category Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Management Support (Hard Skills)
• Database Management (Hard Skills)
• Administrative Efficiency (Hard Skills)
• Sales Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Promotional Evaluation (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Perform case studies for forecasting, pre/post-promotional analysis, and product selection or discontinuation
• Supporting the Category Manager in implementing Lens strategy plans, aligned to the organisational strategic direction
• Supporting the process of execution for New Product launches, campaigns and point of purchase initiatives leveraging data insights
• Leads category management partnership with the retailer by providing best practices and insights
• Mines data for strategic insights that advance customer’s understanding the category
• Positions Solaris Paper as a strategic partner with Retailer customers by providing advantaged information
• Provides internal business analytics which drive strategies and tactics supporting customer teams for Solaris Paper
• Presents insights and information in a clear, concise, understandable and professional manner

Skills on Resume:

• Forecasting Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Strategy Implementation (Hard Skills)
• Product Launch Support (Hard Skills)
• Category Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Mining (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Positioning (Hard Skills)
• Business Analytics (Hard Skills)
• Professional Presentation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support Category Leaders in developing and executing Category strategies
• Conduct financial, demand and supply market analysis, and interact with business leaders
• Support the Category Leaders in the development of Category strategies
• Conduct spend analytics, use data to influence change and build strong ROI
• Model, monitor, and report trends in underlying cost drivers
• Develop and execute complex RFI/RFQ/RFPs with quality and in timeframes as directed by Category Leaders.
• Execute contract renewals and new contracts as assigned by Category Leaders. 
• Negotiate best possible commercial terms while protecting Teradata through the use of standard terms and conditions.
• Interact directly with vendor and internal business leaders for day-to-day activities.
• Continuously gather business intelligence on category-specific sourcing best practices and summarize/share with Category Leaders

Skills on Resume:

• Strategy Execution (Hard Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Spend Analytics (Hard Skills)
• Trend Reporting (Hard Skills)
• RFP Management (Hard Skills)
• Contract Negotiation (Hard Skills)
• Stakeholder Interaction (Soft Skills)
• Business Intelligence (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Analyze and provide insights based on consumption data and shopper insights
• Provide the organization with fact-based insights that will accelerate sales
• Develop key reports to monitor business performance and key trends
• Analyze customer and consumer opportunities and provide actionable recommendations
• Analyze effectiveness, efficiency, and ROI of all promotions
• Update and action monthly category reviews for internal and external review
• Prepare and update reports for weekly, monthly, or quarterly distribution: consumption reports, IRI
• Supports Category Director with modeling and assumptions for Category Strategies
• Supports with necessary information for Annual Negotiation planning providing necessary information for budgeting
• Supports with regular vendor performance analysis, points out and escalates risk in deviation from the purchase/rebate budget
• Helps to coordinate and Informs stakeholders of progress and risks, escalates to Cat Man and Cat Director.

Skills on Resume:

• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Sales Insights (Hard Skills)
• Report Development (Hard Skills)
• Consumer Research (Hard Skills)
• ROI Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Category Reviews (Hard Skills)
• Strategy Support (Hard Skills)
• Vendor Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Supports Category Buyer to provide deep range performance analysis rotation, high stock, tail, attachment, project completion, price, margin, etc for BAU, Trading events and range change activity
• Support category manager to develop recommendations of products required in Local ranges through insights from analysis
• Supports with weekly sales and margin reporting, gathering information, building reports and helping with conclusions on performance on main KPI’s
• Gather business case inputs for the new range and analyse feasibility, EG : from range change Local buyer, finance and merchandising team
• Gathers business information in order to deliver Post Implementation Reviews. Builds template and proposes actions
• Supports Category Manager and Pricing team with modelling on pricing activity and volume scenarios to understand optimal price influence and build strong business cases
• Perform deep market analysis alongside Pricing team on price position to support Category Buyers with Retail prices
• Proactively and regularly uses BrandView as a tool to understand market price movement. 
• Delivers summary reports when needed and proposes actions accordingly
• Provide analysis to Supply & Logistics team in order to manage smooth range exit plans

Skills on Resume:

• Performance Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Product Recommendations (Hard Skills)
• Sales Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Feasibility Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Review Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Pricing Modeling (Hard Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Supply Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support Category Manager and Sales Team in driving sales and distribution in specific accounts using tools such as IRI POS/Panel and Shopper Databases.
• Develop recommendations to improve assortment, merchandising, pricing and promotion, and shopper trends.
• Assist with the creation and delivery of plan-o-grams.
• Provide Category Team analytical & administrative support (business reviews, IRI database management, etc.) along with improving tools to create greater efficiencies.
• Develop partnerships with external data providers while maintaining numerous databases to provide category, item, and merchandising insights from various portals.
• Establish, lead, and maintain regular business performance reports.
• Engage directly with internal and external teams on category presentations.
• Analyze all types of information using a wide range of sources. 
• Identify themes and produce effective solutions.
• Set clearly defined objectives, establish priorities, plan activities and project and manage time effectively. 
• Monitor progress against deadlines and milestones.

Skills on Resume:

• Sales Support (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Planogram Development (Hard Skills)
• Database Management (Hard Skills)
• Partner Collaboration (Hard Skills)
• Report Leadership (Hard Skills)
• Presentation Skills (Soft Skills)
• Project Management (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Lead the development and delivery of the Annual Customer Category Plan for all Pepsico brands across the Foodservice route to market.
• In conjunction with AFH Insights Lead set the agenda for the channel and act as an integral partner to the internal sales team
• Identifying and defining clear category and customer insight that shapes strategies and tactics
• Leverage strategic insights to build Trusted Advisor relationships with decision making stakeholders across key Foodservice customers (Bidfood, Brakes, Compass, Sodexo), driving category, customer and Pepsico growth
• Deliver distribution, range and space metrics as agreed across both Snacks & Nutrition categories
• Work in partnership with the wider Dx team to leverage insights generated and build learning of in-store initiatives for continuous learning and best practice case studies
• Take the lead in delivering bespoke shopper research to close identified insight gaps
• Contribute to the overall cross category Impulse team agenda and vision
• Develop reporting capabilities and monitor system to identify areas of improvement for sales and category teams.

Skills on Resume:

• Category Planning (Hard Skills)
• Insight Development (Hard Skills)
• Strategic Partnerships (Hard Skills)
• Advisor Relationships (Soft Skills)
• Metric Delivery (Hard Skills)
• Collaborative Learning (Soft Skills)
• Shopper Research (Hard Skills)
• Reporting Development (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Generate purchase orders to fulfill special orders, promotions, quotes and PRQ's
• Maintain SKU entry, vendor receivables, vendor promo claims and update vendor performance dashboard
• Evaluate invoice discrepancies, enter rebates into the system and perform pricing audits
• Confirm web crawl exceptions and update pricing per department guidelines
• Conduct regular competitor visits to help understand changes in the industry
• Run post promotion analysis of transactional data, competitive impacts and category specific nuances
• Work on projects supporting gross margin cost improvements, financial analysis on key business issues, and reporting.
• Drive system enhancements and user training relating to category management projects.
• Maintain project plan and key milestones to ensure timeline and budget achievement.
• Responsible for identifying, interpreting and analyzing trends to achieve company’s business goals.

Skills on Resume:

• Purchase Order Management (Hard Skills)
• SKU Management (Hard Skills)
• Invoice Auditing (Hard Skills)
• Pricing Updates (Hard Skills)
• Market Research (Hard Skills)
• Promotion Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Financial Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Manage procurement operational support
• Manage broader group of contracts with more complex set of suppliers.
• Support Procurement & Sourcing integration efforts in instances of M&A.
• Lead and encourage cross-BU collaboration through sourcing and supplier management teams.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings to assess needs and identify issues/document issues.
• Recognize, document and accurately resolve sourcing and procurement related operational issues (invoice allocation, vendor payment issues, etc.).
• Solicit feedback and incorporate improvements to category, supplier management programs.
• Develop negotiation strategies and assist in negotiations to obtain most favorable terms with suppliers.
• Use appropriate technology tools to continually measure savings, performance and internal levels of service.

Skills on Resume:

• Operational Procurement (Hard Skills)
• Contract Management (Hard Skills)
• M&A Integration Support (Hard Skills)
• Cross-Functional Collaboration (Soft Skills)
• Stakeholder Facilitation (Soft Skills)
• Issue Resolution (Hard Skills)
• Feedback Integration (Soft Skills)
• Negotiation Strategy (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Understanding and managing financials on third party contracts. 
• Review vendor rate cards & define benchmark for the category.
• Bringing insights with respect to category to determine market trends e.g. vendors, new technology, capability etc
• Supporting Deal team in creating sourcing strategy with a flawless grasp of cost structures & savings leavers to run RFI/RFP. 
• Help in tracking savings for all deals and category initiatives.
• Supporting Supplier Management team in ad-hoc projects relating to category initiatives and vendor performance
• Ensuring that vendor management and control governance framework is fully and appropriately implemented across vendor portfolio and ensure compliance to vendor management standards.
• Supporting the Vendor Relationship Managers in preparation and running of vendor performance reviews. 
• Ensure outcomes are documented and actions tracked towards closure.

Skills on Resume:

• Financial Management (Hard Skills)
• Benchmarking (Hard Skills)
• Market Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Sourcing Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Savings Tracking (Hard Skills)
• Project Support (Hard Skills)
• Governance Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Performance Review Support (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Be responsible for weekly, monthly, quarterly reporting and analysis of the local category
• Make sound & rational recommendations based on category management principles & analysis of in moment internal date
• Accurately report on category margin & highlight risks / opportunities to drive local sales forward
• Maintain and analyse effectiveness of Supplier Buying Investment Plans. 
• Recommend opportunities or risks to promotional strategy on a period by period basis
• Assist in planning promotional activities and sales events for assigned categories through effective category analysis
• Create business presentations and sales proposals 
• Conduct post-promotion investigation to study the marketing impact to category and brand.
• Set up and maintain accurate product hierarchy record through in house systems
• Implement performance criteria for all Local products in order to allow range reviews to be run effectively

Skills on Resume:

• Performance Reporting (Hard Skills)
• Data-Driven Recommendations (Hard Skills)
• Margin Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Investment Plan Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Promotional Strategy (Hard Skills)
• Event Planning Support (Hard Skills)
• Presentation Creation (Hard Skills)
• Post-Promotion Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Support business strategy through the provision of relevant, concise category information.
• Prepare and deliver reports and analyses as requested by the category manager.
• Continually use initiative, experience and feedback to improve the team’s processes and outputs and achieve greater efficiency.
• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with external parties and service providers
• Coach team members to ensure output is delivered to the highest standard throughout the whole team.
• Contribute positively and constructively to the Category Team and the National Buying department.
• Ensure adherence to all legal requirements, health and safety and due diligence measures in their area of responsibility.
• Analyse and reconcile varied data from multiple sources, drawing relevant insight from it that will inform senior management and the buying teams in order to deliver competitive advantage.

Skills on Resume:

• Strategic Support (Hard Skills)
• Report Preparation (Hard Skills)
• Process Improvement (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Management (Soft Skills)
• Team Coaching (Soft Skills)
• Team Contribution (Soft Skills)
• Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)

Job Summary:

• Supporting the development of a clear strategy for the category that delivers profit and revenue targets
• Ensuring category cost competitiveness is maintained
• Coordinate the commercial contact process for all major initiatives and opportunities within the respective platform.
• Involvement in the execution of budget & forecast, and profit & revenue targets
• Drive delivery of specific Platform projects for growth
• Involvement in Go-to-Market plan for the platform
• Review and develop strategies to maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
• Provide category insights across the Australian business
• Support the business with all SAP training and implementation activities for the platform
• Develop relationships with internal customers of Supply Chain, Operations, Quality and Sales Teams to deliver core business requirements to customers

Skills on Resume:

• Strategy Development (Hard Skills)
• Cost Competitiveness (Hard Skills)
• Commercial Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Budget Execution (Hard Skills)
• Project Management (Hard Skills)
• Market Planning (Hard Skills)
• Customer Satisfaction (Hard Skills)
• Relationship Building (Soft Skills)