At The Arnott's Group, we're building the future of Better For You – in Macro Snacking & Breakfast.
As Category Manager - BFY, you'll own a diverse portfolio spanning brands including Mother Earth, Sunsol, SnackRight, Heritage Mill and others, helping shape how Australians snack, break fast and fuel their day.This is not a traditional category role.
We're looking for someone who can bring together commercial thinking, category expertise and strategic influence to drive growth in a fast-moving portfolio.
You'll lead major category reviews with Coles and Woolworths, input into an large, agile innovation pipeline, and translate insights into actionable recommendations that drive outcomes across all aspects of BFY.Working closely with Marketing, Sales and cross-functional teams, you'll play a critical role in identifying opportunities, building compelling category stories and ensuring our brands punch above their weight in highly competitive categories.About YouYou're curious, commercially confident and thrive in complexity.You enjoy turning insights into action, building influential category narratives and partnering with customers to unlock growth opportunities.
You're equally comfortable analyzing a plethora of qual & quant data, developing innovation forecasts and presenting succinct strategic recommendations to senior stakeholders and customers.You'll bring strong FMCG category experience along with the ability to manage multiple priorities without losing sight of the bigger picture.What Your Days Look LikeLeading category strategies across a diverse nutritional snacks and breakfast portfolio,



applying them to enable independent growth and simultaneous cohesion between multiple TAG BFY brandsPartnering closely with Coles and Woolworths to deliver category growth initiativesOwning end-to-end 6P deep dives & category range review processes across multiple categories and brandsManaging inputs to numerous innovation and stage-gate projects simultaneouslyDeveloping customer-facing category stories, recommendations and presentationsConverting category insights, shopper data and market trends into actionable 6P business strategies across multiple brandsIdeating opportunities from insights, which turn into financial projections, run-rate forecasts and commercial recommendations for NPI, the Brand Planning & Stage Gate processCollaborating with numerous stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, RGM and broader cross-functional teams on a day to day basisInfluence both internal and external stakeholders with well crafted, insight led story telling to land strategic recommendationsSupporting innovation opportunities from concept through to shelf executionThe Ingredients for SuccessDemonstrated Category Management experience within FMCGStrong experience working with Coles and Woolworths categoriesProven capability leading end-to-end range reviewsExperience managing multiple projects, launches or innovation initiatives concurrentlyStrong commercial acumen, including exposure to P&Ls;,



forecasting and category financialsExperience working within stage-gate innovation processesAbility to translate data and insights into transparent strategic recommendationsProficient in IRI/Nielsen/Unify/QuantiumExcellent stakeholder management and influencing skillsStrong presentation skills with confidence engaging customers and senior stakeholders succinctlyHighly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environmentBackground in snacking, breakfast, health food, grocery or broader FMCG categories preferredWhy This Role is DifferentThis portfolio operates across multiple brands, categories and innovation streams, creating significantly more variety and complexity than a traditional category role.
You'll manage multiple range reviews, innovation projects and customer initiatives at any one time while working across a broad and growing Better For You portfolio.The successful candidate will have the opportunity to shape category strategy, influence major retail customers and drive innovation from concept through to shelf, in a dynamic Macro Snacking & Breakfast Landscape.BenefitsHybrid working arrangementsAccess to learning and development opportunitiesCareer progression within a leading FMCG organisationHealth and wellbeing initiativesProduct discounts and company benefitsOpportunity to work on iconic Australian brands and emerging Better For You categoriesOur CultureAt The Arnott's Group, you'll work with passionate people who are committed to creating food Australians love.
We value curiosity, ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Whether you're helping shape the next innovation launch or building category strategies with our retail partners, you'll be empowered to make an impact and contribute to the future growth of our business.
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📌 Category Manager - Nutritional Snacks (Sydney)
🏢 The Arnott's Group
📍 Sydney