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# Category Development Manager at Essity

**Setup**
: On-site

**Location**
: Waitematā, Auckland

**Type**
: Full-time

**Level**
: mid

**Posted**
: Sep 29, 2026

## Description

Essity is hiring a Category Development Manager for its Consumer Goods team in Newmarket, Auckland. The role transforms shopper, consumer, and market insights into category strategies, ranging, pricing, shelf-layout recommendations, and customer presentations, while collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Commercial Finance, and Demand Planning. The position requires at least five years of FMCG experience across Category, Sales, or Marketing, strong data and research skills, and proficiency with Excel and PowerPoint. Benefits include medical insurance, income protection, life insurance, flu vaccinations, a wellness day, and onsite parking.

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