The Opportunity

Are you a commercially savvy Category professional who thrives on turning insights into action? Do you love working with iconic brands, influencing strategy, and driving category growth across multiple channels?

At Nestlé, we're looking for a Commercial Development Manager – Confectionery to join our team based in our Rhodes Head Office on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of a category that delights millions of consumers every day.

Working closely with the Category Manager Chocolate, Seasonal & Baking, you'll be responsible for developing and executing category and channel strategies that deliver sustainable growth, profitability, and market share.

You'll partner with Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain and Customer teams to unlock opportunities, drive innovation, and ensure our confectionery portfolio continues to win in the marketplace.

If you're passionate about consumer behaviour, customer insights and creating category strategies that make a real commercial impact, we'd love to hear from you.

A Day in the Life...

As Commercial Development Manager – Confectionery, you'll be at the centre of strategic decision-making, helping shape how our brands win across multiple retail channels.

Key responsibilities include:

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Develop and execute category and channel strategies that drive long-term growth and competitive advantage.
- Lead the development of channel strategies for our Channel Acceleration Team (CAT) and support integration into customer plans.
- Support the Integrated Commercial Planning (ICP) process,



ensuring strong cross-functional alignment and high-quality outputs.
- Identify opportunities to accelerate growth through insights, category initiatives and shopper-led solutions.
- Conduct comprehensive market, shopper and competitor analysis across channels.
- Monitor category and global trends, identifying opportunities to strengthen our competitive position.
- Translate complex data into actionable recommendations that influence business decisions.
- Lead the Category Review Process, partnering across functions to identify opportunities and unlock growth.
- Contribute to the development of Point of Purchase (POP) vision and strategies that enhance the shopper experience and drive sales.

Are you a fit?

We're looking for a strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen, analytical capability and a passion for delivering results.

You will bring:

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Demonstrated experience in Category Management, Commercial, FMCG, Data Agency, Sales or Marketing roles.
- Demonstrated success developing and implementing category or channel strategies that drive growth.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to turn data into compelling insights and recommendations.




- Solid commercial understanding with a passion for driving category performance.
- Experience using Nielsen and/or Circana scan data.
- Exposure to retail data platforms such as Dunnhumby or Quantium.

Benefits

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition, we offer:

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Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Access up to 5 additional days of leave to support your health and wellbeing
- Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
- Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
- Paid parental and partner leave
- Purchase Leave Scheme
- Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

Our Story

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative environment, embracing innovation, and empowering people and teams to win.

We aim to hire respectful, curious, value driven and inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good. For more information, please visit our website Nestlé Australia Home | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au)

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📌 Commercial Development Manager (Rhodes)
🏢 Nestlé
📍 Rhodes