JDE Peet’s Looking for Category Specialist at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

JDE Peet’s is the world’s leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Kiwi favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jed’s, Ti Ora and more. In 2023, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of close to 15 billion NZD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way.

Find out more at https://careers-nz.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

Job Description

As the Coffee Category Specialist, you will become an expert in everything Coffee, by delivering insights to support the development of the Coffee category and our portfolio. You will work together with the Coffee Category Manager to deliver sales growth for JDE and our retail partners.

In This Role You Will Be Responsible For

• Continual evaluation of market trends and JDE coffee performance to key stakeholders
• Support with innovation projects
• Deliver insights and tools to help the business optimize our sales fundamentals
• Establishing a strong reputation within internal teams by becoming recognized as an expert on all relevant data sources and the coffee category

Qualifications

To be the best Category Specialist, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, marketing, or a related field
• Prior experience in FMCG with experience in Nielsen/IRI, Dunnhumby/Quantium
• Critical thinking skills and the ability to derive actionable insights from large volumes of data
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Continuous improvement mindset with strong communication skills
• Valid unrestricted work visa

Additional Information

Perks

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus opportunity
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday.
• Summertime hours – 3pm finish on Fridays
• Medical Insurance for you and your family.
• Income Protection and Life Insurance.
• Learning and development programs to support personal growth.
• Quarterly free staff boxes including a range of our coffee and tea brands, and access to discounted staff purchases.

Please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it’s really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you’d like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent (NZ.Talent@jdecoffee.com). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are not an accredited employer therefore cannot assist with work visas and currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions.