What does a Category Advisor do at Swire Coca-Cola?The ability to influence strategy via data analysis is the foundation of all CMI work. The Category Advisor is the SME for a specific customer/channel and can utilize internal, customer, syndicated, and other third-party data to best position Swire brands to drive category sales and share. This role will be responsible for leading all Category Analysis for their respective customer/channel. Other Category Analysis responsibilities include: customer scorecards, top to top prep, holiday recaps, promotional analysis, annual planning support, and other relevant work.
Job Details:Job Level: 5
Responsibilities:- Lead all category analysis (as the dedicated SME) for respective customers to best position Swire brands to drive category growth
- Collaborate with customer leads to develop category strategies and reporting to measure the effectiveness of those strategies
- Assist with training on "best in class" category analysis standards in order to elevate the team's capabilities
- Maintain an organized repository of category analysis work to preserve category knowledge
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:- Bachelor's Degree required
- Certified Professional Category Manager" certification preferred
- 2+ years additional years of category management work experience required and
- 2+ years space planning or category management experience required or
- 4+ years of analytical expereince required and
- 1+ years in an analytical role with customer interaction preferred and
- 4+ years experience as a category manager in the beverage industry required and
- Experience in Circana/Nielsen syndicated data required and
- Experience organizing/executing projects that span multiple functions required and
- Experience building & presenting analysis to sales/customers required
- Demonstrated ability to influence others
- Knowledge of sales and business processes, forecasting and planning
- Smart, resourceful, proactive individuals who are constantly unsatisfied with the status quo
- Trustworthy and seeks to constantly validate the trust of stakeholders through excellent work
- Effectively communicates & builds relationships at all organizational levels
- Team player who enjoys improving the greater team's capabilities
- Works well under pressure
- Ability to balance multiple priorities
Come and join our Sparkling team! 
