About this role
We are Reckitt
Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health and nutrition brands, Reckitt is driven by a purpose to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world.
Our people are united by a shared ambition to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness and nourishment a right, not a privilege. We put consumers and people first, build shared success, seek out new opportunities, strive for excellence and always do the right thing.
About the role
An exciting opportunity exists for a curious, analytical and commercially minded Category Analyst to join our New Zealand Marketing team based in Auckland.
This newly created role will play a critical part in delivering data-driven insights that support category growth, pricing and promotional decisions, trade investment optimisation and overall commercial performance. This role will see you be responsible for providing analytical support and commercial insights that help drive business growth and improve decision-making.
Working closely with Category, Trade, Sales and Marketing teams, you'll transform data into meaningful recommendations, support strategic decision-making and help identify opportunities to improve reporting, processes and business performance. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build their career in Category, Commercial Analytics, Revenue Growth Management or broader FMCG leadership pathways.
Your responsibilities
- Analysing category, customer and market performance data to identify trends, opportunities and risks.
- Preparing and maintaining customer and category P&Ls.
- Supporting pricing, promotional effectiveness and trade investment analysis.
- Conducting post-promotion evaluations and ROI analysis.
- Producing regular business reporting, dashboards and performance updates.
- Maintaining commercial databases and ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
- Building financial and commercial models to support decision-making.
- Supporting category reviews, customer presentations and strategic recommendations.
- Partnering with Sales, Marketing and Trade teams to deliver actionable insights.
- Identifying opportunities to automate reporting and improve business processes through technology and AI-enabled solutions.
- Supporting Revenue Growth Management and business improvement initiatives.
The experience we're looking for
- 1-3+ years' experience in Category, Commercial Analytics, Sales Support, Trade Marketing, Business Analytics, Finance or a related commercial function.
- FMCG, retail, consumer goods or pharmacy experience highly regarded.
- Strong analytical capability with experience working with large and complex datasets.
- Advanced Excel skills and confidence manipulating data to generate insights.
- Demonstrated ability to translate data into clear commercial recommendations.
- Strong commercial acumen with an understanding of pricing, promotions, profitability or P&L drivers.
- Experience with syndicated data sources such as Nielsen, Circana, IQVIA, Quantium or Dunnhumby is advantageous.
- Exposure to Power BI, Tableau or other visualisation tools is desirable.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Comfortable managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Commerce, Analytics, Economics, Finance, Marketing or a related discipline preferred.
The skills for success
Commercial Analytics, Category Analysis, Revenue Growth Management, Data Analysis, Business Insights, Pricing Strategy, Promotional Effectiveness, Trade Investment Analysis, Financial Modelling, Advanced Excel, Power BI, Dashboard Reporting, Data Visualisation, FMCG, Category Management, Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Commercial Acumen, Process Improvement, Automation, AI Adoption, Stakeholder Management, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Communication, Ownership and Accountability, Learning Agility and Continuous Improvement.
What we offer
With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.
We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.
Equality
We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.