Category Insights Specialist

Want to make a meaningful impact in your career? This role plays a key part in improving commercial visibility, reporting consistency and marketing effectiveness, helping the business unlock value and accelerate growth.

Are You Looking to Build a Career That Contributes to a Brighter Future?

Wattyl is a part of the Hempel group, a global company specialising in the development and manufacturing of sustainable coating solutions for a wide variety of industries around the world, as a business we’re on a mission to double our impact.

As the Category Insights Specialist you will turn sales, customer, category, promotional and market data into actionable insights that drive business performance. Working across Product & Category, Trading Goods and Channel Marketing, you will identify growth opportunities, optimise category performance and support data-driven decision-making. Your responsibilities will include:

• Deliver actionable category, sales and customer insights through analysis of revenue, volume, margin and market performance.
• Monitor product portfolios, range performance and SKU trends to identify growth opportunities and support optimisation decisions.
• Analyse competitor activity, pricing, promotions and market trends to provide commercial recommendations and strategic insights.
• Evaluate promotional campaigns, supplier initiatives and customer performance to measure effectiveness and maximise return on investment.
• Develop and maintain business intelligence dashboards, automated reporting and performance reporting to support data-driven decision making.
• Partner with stakeholders to identify commercial opportunities, assess business risks and support strategic projects, business cases and growth initiatives.

Have You Got What We’re Looking For?

• Degree in Business, Commerce, Marketing, Economics, Statistics, Data Analytics or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated commercial analytics experience
• Experience in commercial, category, business or marketing analytics, with the ability to turn data into actionable business insights.
• Strong analytical and commercial acumen, with experience identifying trends, risks and growth opportunities from sales and performance data.
• Advanced Excel and reporting skills, including experience developing dashboards and performance reporting (Power BI experience highly regarded).
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence decision-making across multiple business functions.
• Experience within FMCG, retail, hardware, manufacturing or consumer goods environments, with exposure to category, portfolio or promotional analysis viewed favorably.
• A proactive, detail-oriented and collaborative approach, with strong organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment

Do You Want to Be Part of a Global Team Where Collaboration Drives Success?

At Wattyl, we offer you the flexibility you need to thrive both professionally and personally. With trust, support, and autonomy, you’ll have the tools you need to succeed. We believe in on-the-job learning, providing you with great opportunities for ongoing development and progression within a work culture that empowers you to achieve more and reach your goals.

Does This Sound Like a Match?

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Please note you must have unrestricted valid rights to work in Australia - Australian Citizenship or Permanent Residency to apply.