• Join Danone, a global leader with a unique health-focused portfolio in food and beverages.
• Drive category growth through data insights, foster retailer partnerships, and collaborate across teams
• Benefit from competitive compensation, including salary, bonus, and comprehensive benefits.
• Enjoy a hybrid work model, with 2/3 days in the office and rest from home

ABOUT THE JOB

Join Danone as a Junior Category and Channel Development Manager! We are seeking a motivated individual to join our Category team for the Danone Saputo joint venture. In this exciting permanent role, you will report to the Category and Channel Development Manager and will focus on embedding the Category & Channel strategy, championing retail partnerships, and leading internal diagnostics for the Category team.

Your Responsibilities:

• Category & Channel Development: Generate key regular market insights across Danone, category, customers & competitors, using all data sources, to produce & validate the category opportunities.
• Customer Engagement: Build strong retailer partnerships, drive data-led initiatives, champion range reviews, and support internal sales with strategic presentations.
• Business Planning & Monitoring: Partner with sales, marketing, and R&I teams to provide insights, plan and build retailer and NPD pipelines, and develop NPD business plans.
• Category Reporting: Help deliver monthly reporting, for Australia and global, while owning internal Administration.

You are an enthusiastic and detail-oriented professional with a keen interest in category and channel development. With a foundational understanding of market analysis and consumer insights, you are eager to apply your skills to drive growth. Your strong communication and organisational abilities enable you to collaborate effectively with suppliers and internal teams. You are adaptable, quick to learn, and ready to contribute to a dynamic environment.

Ideally, you will have:

• 2-3 years of experience in a Category or Commercial customer-facing role.
• Experience with corporate grocery customers (e.g., Coles, Woolworths, or similar) preferred.
• Commercial acumen for promotion and CPI modeling.
• Tertiary qualification in Marketing or Business (preferred).
• Proficiency in scan and shopper data: syndicated, panel, retailer loyalty platforms (e.g., Quantium, Circana).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, attention to detail, and a collaborative mindset.

WE OFFER

We truly value our Danoners and strive to make their experience exceptional by creating a positive and fulfilling environment for everyone. Our unique benefits are designed to enhance the lives and provide genuine value. 

• A high-performing, collaborative team culture 
• Flexible Hybrid working 
• Thank Danone it’s Friday! 3pm finishes every Friday.
• Diverse and inclusive work environment
• Personalised learning opportunities to set you up for success
• Competitive Total Reward package including:
  • Health, Life and salary continuance insurance
  • 26 weeks gender-neutral paid parental leave
  • Performance related incentives and annual reviews

HOW TO APPLY

If this opportunity resonates with you and you are eager to shape and define this role, then go ahead and seize the moment. Click on the APPLY button and share your resume with us.

MORE ABOUT US

At Danone, we aim to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices, in line with our Vision - Danone, One Planet. One Health.  We operate across four business lines: Essential Dairy and Plant-Based Products, Waters, Early Life Nutrition, and Medical Nutrition. Our headquarter is in France, we have offices in 55 countries across the globe and our products are sold in over 120 markets. We have been around for more than a century and are the proud owner of some of the best-known brands worldwide including favorites like YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare

Danone ANZ focuses on dairy and specialized nutrition products for infants and adults and is proud to be awarded the Great Place to Work accreditation winner for ANZ in 2024 – a globally recognised program where we feature as one of Australia’s top places to work.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)

We proudly affirm that we are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and our ambition is to foster an INCLUSIVE&DIVERSE workplace where all Danoners can bring their uniqueness to contribute to business results. Our commitment to DEI ensures that all qualified individuals receive fair consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, and disability at our company.