Category Insight Executive, Montreal (contract)

Molson Coors

  • Montreal, QC
  • $66,800-87,700 per year
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 1 month ago
Requisition ID: 35557Cheers to creating an incredible tomorrow!At Molson Coors, we tackle big challenges and defy the status quo. With a proud legacy of excellence, an incredible portfolio of beer, seltzers, spirits, and non-alcohol brands, and a bold vision for our future... we’re on the path to transforming the beverage industry. That requires remarkable individuals who are curious, tenacious, and never afraid to fail forward.We seek, value and respect everyone’s unique perspectives and experiences knowing that we are stronger together. We collaborate as a team and celebrate each other’s successes.Here’s to crafting careers and creating new legacies.Crafted Highlights:As the Category Insights Executive (12-month contract), you will play a key role as a contributor within the Marketing Activation and Customer Solutions team.You will develop critical insights and solutions for their assigned chain account(s) to grow the size and the value of the customer' beer category, while capuring a disproportionate share of growth. Your main focus is to provide direction to deliver an optimal growth plan that fulfills the portfolio and brand strategies, customer objectives and volume/financial commitments.This position reports to the Sr. Customer Solutions Manager and is based out of Montreal.What You’ll Be Brewing:
  • Identify insights and emerging business opportunities through the analysis of the perfect store pillars including category reviews, shelf space allocation, assortment strategy and adjacency recommendations of planograms.
  • Develop comprehensive category reviews by integrating data from various sources (including Nielsen, Retailer POS, and others) to establish yourself as a reliable and valued category expert for the assigned retailers.
  • Incorporate consumer/shopper insights and behaviour into analysis and insights. Synthesizing all insights into selling story, category, and business reviews.
  • Work collabortatively with account team(s) on sales call approach and plan. Enhance the utilization of analytics and insights within the Customer Sales team for the assigned retailers.
  • Implement the annual plan agreed with the customer, ensuring the activations align to the brand strategies where approriate and Perfect Store tools help elevating the category.
  • Assist in developing planogram concepts for assigned retailers.
  • Conduct postmortem analyses of programs to evaluate successes and provide recommendations for improvements.
  • Lead sampling strategy for assigned customer.
Key Ingredients:
  • You are an authentic leader. You value and respect differences and believe everyone’s unique differences is the key to collaboration and a winning team culture.
  • You have a bachelor’s degree in business administration OR equivalent experience (4+ years) in the field of category management.
  • You have at least 3 years experience of progressive experience across category management, data analysis, consumer research, statistics, or sales in CPG industry.
  • You are proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
  • You have experience working with the Nielsen IQ.
  • Knowledge of planogram software is an asset (JDA/BlueYonder).
  • You have experience with retailer POS - An asset.
  • You love a challenge. You complete complex projects quickly and adeptly with your understanding of the business priorities.
  • You build relationships and collaborate to get to the desired outcome.
  • You take accountability for results – acting with integrity and honoring commitments.
  • You have a thirst for learning – you are always looking for ways to learn and help one another grow.
  • You have excellent written and verbal sales communication skills.
  • You are bilingual (French and English), both spoken and written.
  • You exhibit our core values.
Beverage Bonuses:
  • Flexible work programs that support work life balance including a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office.
  • We care about our People and Planet and have challenged ourselves with stretch goals around our key priorities.
  • We care about our communities, and play our part to make a difference – from charitable donations to hitting the streets together to build parks, giving back to the community is part of our culture and who we are.
  • Engagement with a variety of Business Resource Groups, which can provide volunteer opportunities, leadership experience, and networking through the organization.
  • Ability to grow and develop your career centered around our First Choice Learning opportunities.
  • On site Pub, access to cool brand clothing and swag, top events and, of course... free beer and beverages!
  • Work within a fast paced and innovative company, meeting passionate colleagues and partners with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Molson Coors is an equal opportunity employer. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruitment processes, please e-mail .Pay and Benefits:At Molson Coors, we’re committed to paying people fairly and equitably for the work they do.Job Posting Total Rewards Offerings: $66,800.00 - $87,700.00 (posting salary range).The posting range provided above for salary is what we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately pay based on a number of non-discriminatory factors that inform pay decisions including but not limited to the required work location, previous work experience, skill set and internal equity.

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