Senior Category Analyst

Job description / Role

Position Purpose:

Responsible for managing the full P&L for GCBM within Middle East and Pakistan

- Detailed analysis of the P&L and drivers impacting profitability of Business unit / Category combination
- Provide financial support to stakeholders for evaluation of new projects and growth ambitions
- Coordinate with Genpact on daily basis

Primary Accountabilities / Responsibilities :

- Provide financial analysis and decision support to Category Marketing Leads and counsel them on financial matters that impact short term results and strategic decisions.
- Direct the financial planning, forecasting and reporting processes for the defined category and geographies, including Annual Plan, Monthly Updates, and reporting on actual results.
- Prepare in-depth and insightful analysis of business results, including the identification of opportunities and risks together with recommendations for actions to address; submit commentaries and analytics.
- Review major marketing proposals (e.g., NPD proposals, A&C spending, price increases, etc.) and challenge assumptions and projected financial and business results to ensure most effective use of resources within the region.
- Review and approve A&C expenditures for the defined category and geographies and ensure that Category Finance Team establishes appropriate spending and budgetary controls in all geographies;
- Review trade spending that falls outside pre-approved limits and maintain strong linkages to Area/Country Sales Controllers.
- Together with their marketing counterparts, facilitate open and timely communication of financial results and brand/category challenges and issues to Area/geographic management (general and financial management).
- Analyze Pricing Actions needed to cover Commodities/Forex and to enhance Margins

Requirements

Experience:

Business minded individual with a solid understanding of key drivers of business growth & profitability. Leadership Competencies

- Ability to influence without formal line management power
- Ability to influence also higher levels of the organization

About the Company

Mondelez International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDLZ) is one of the world's largest snacks companies, with 2015 net revenues of approximately $30 billion.

Our dream is to create delicious moments of joy in everything we do. Nearly 100,000 employees support this dream by manufacturing and marketing delicious food and beverage products for consumers in approximately 165 countries around the world.

We are the world's pre-eminent maker of snacks, with leading market shares in every category in which we compete. Mondelez International holds the No. 1 position globally in Biscuits, Chocolate and Candy as well as the No. 2 position in Gum. (source: Euromonitor)

About 85 percent of our annual revenue is generated in fast-growing snacks categories, and nearly 75 percent of our sales come from outside of North America.