Senior Category Manager

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We are looking for a Senior Category Manager to join our global Marketing team. This role is ideal for a commercially savvy marketing professional, with a passion for consumer brands, innovation and natural health.

Reporting to our Head of Marketing, this role will lead the development and execution of category and product portfolio strategies that drive consumer engagement and deliver commercial growth. You will be the key connector between our global markets, product, and marketing teams, ensuring our brand shows up consistently and powerfully across the world.

This role is a combination of strategic leadership, commercial acumen, and creativity. You will champion consumer insights, identify innovation opportunities, and drive category performance across both new and existing products.

Responsibilities

• Lead category planning, portfolio management, and lifecycle optimization from innovation through to SKU rationalisation.
• Translate consumer insights into marketing and product strategies.
• Drive product launches and category initiatives.
• Support the Head of Marketing with category direction, pricing, and performance tracking.
• Manage cross‑functional teams to deliver projects on time and within budget.
• Collaborate closely with in‑market teams across China, North America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand.
• Champion sustainability and continuous improvement across the category.

Qualifications

Benefits & Working Conditions

Comvita embraces flexible working. This role will primarily allow you to work from home with 2 days a week in our Auckland office. Infrequent travel to our office in Paengaroa, BOP is expected.

Commitment to Ethical Employment Practices

Comvita is committed to upholding the rights of young workers and ensuring that child labour has no place in our operations or supply chain. We do not employ individuals under the age of 18 and strictly prohibit anyone under 18 from performing work that may involve hazardous conditions or materials. We do not tolerate the use of child labour or forced labour in any part of our business or among our suppliers.

We celebrate diversity and nurture belonging within our global team. We welcome diversity of people, ideas, talents and experiences. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us so we can support you through your recruitment journey.

Ready to apply?

If you think you would be a great fit for our team, submit your application here with your CV and cover letter. Note : we kindly ask that you submit a cover letter written in your own words, as we are already quite familiar with the tone and structure of AI‑generated letters. We want to hire a person, not AI, and getting a sense of who you are really matters to us.

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