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Tenielle Hailston

Tenielle Hailston

Wilton,NSW

Summary

Category Manager/Consultant with 15+ years in FMCG, specialising in sales and shopper data analysis to drive category and business strategies. Expertise in developing insight-driven narratives that enhance business performance and consumer engagement. Proven ability to create and manage reporting tools that support business initiatives and foster collaboration across teams. Advanced proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, IRI Temple Software, Unify, Coles Synergy, and Quantium Check Out.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

TRADE STRATEGY MANAGER (CONTRACT)

RECKITT
11.2025 - Current
  • Executed strategic initiatives across product range, distribution, pricing, and promotion.
  • Conducted detailed financial modeling and ROI analysis to support 4P strategy implementation.
  • Developed go-to-market strategy through cross-collaboration to drive successful execution.
  • Analysed market trends to inform decision-making and strategy development.

SENIOR CATEGORY AND INSIGHTS MANGER

Manassen
07.2023 - 10.2025
  • Directed category and insights development for two major business pillars.
  • Developed data-driven insights to define category growth drivers influencing pillar strategy and direction for brand initiatives.
  • Delivered category and consumer insights, aiding NPD development.
  • Developed the price and promotional guidelines for key power brands.
  • Led customer category reviews of 12 categories with retail partners, Woolworths, Coles, and Metcash.
  • Fostered collaborative relationships with agencies, including Circana, Quantium, and Strikeforce.
  • Oversee business sales data reporting needs.
  • Directed and enhanced professional growth of one direct report.

Achievements

  • Provided strategic recommendations to prevent the delisting of multiple items across top retailers.
  • Crafted influential stories based on market research, facilitating the introduction of over 24 new products into key retail stores.

SENIOR CONSULTANT CUSTOMER ANALYTICS

Circana (IRI)
10.2021 - 07.2023
  • Analysed customer and transaction data to identify actionable insights on category performance across Food, Liquor, and Health & Beauty sectors.
  • Built and maintained robust stakeholder relations across multiple FMCG companies.
  • Managed the development of one direct report.

Achievements

  • Presented insights to support my client in maintaining a full range of items flagged for deletion within Coles supermarket.
  • Syndicated reports leveraged by customer analytics team to boost efficiency in consultancy.

SENIOR CONSULTANT CLIENT INSIGHTS

Circana (IRI)
11.2019 - 09.2021
  • Analysed shopper and scan data to identify actionable insights on category performance.
  • Managed relationships with key stakeholders in health and beauty sector.
  • Fostered increased sales by discovering key opportunities for IRI products and services among clients.
  • Oversaw performance and professional growth of a single team member.

Achievements

  • Transformed client relationship from data provider to insight partner.
  • Achieved renewal of all client agreements for more than three years.
  • Enhanced service offerings resulting in a 313% revenue increase.

CATEGORY MANAGER

Edgewell Personal Care
11.2016 - 11.2019
  • Presented customized category plans to drive business growth across major Australian retailers.
  • Utilised JDA software for creating effective planograms that drive customer conversions across all categories.
  • Designed tailored promotional frameworks specific to customer needs across categories.
  • Facilitated data-driven NPD progress and launch strategies.
  • Generated insights to influence corporate direction.
  • Collaborated with marketing teams to leverage insights for crafting data-driven strategies.
  • Managing ongoing relationships with agency partners.
  • Supervised creation and delivery of accurate performance metric reporting.

Achievements

  • Engaged with data partner to perform in-depth investigations that informed corporate strategy revision.
  • Created promotional frameworks to drive unit sales and maintain value share in competitive markets.
  • Created analytical tools to assess promotional activities' effects, including NPD impacts and deletions by category.

ACCOUNT MANAGER

IRI Aztec
06.2010 - 11.2016
  • Oversaw management of enduring relationships with international corporate partners across FMCG domain.
  • Utilised scan data combined with modeled coefficients for continuous sales forecasting.
  • Evaluated the Promotional Evaluation Tool's outputs to guide promotional strategies for clients.
  • Delivered briefs on category reviews, layout recommendations, NPD performance, and pricing analysis across multiple channels.
  • Performed shopper behavior analysis to provide actionable insights.
  • Created, maintained, and analysed comprehensive reports.
  • Oversaw the execution of Test and Control Studies.
  • Oversaw execution of pricing model development projects.
  • Provided mentorship to junior colleagues.

Achievements

  • Developed tailored reporting metrics enabling clients to pinpoint most effective promotional activities.
  • Analysed trade spend inefficiencies, generating an additional $20,000 per quarter in one channel.
  • Enhanced trade spend strategies, achieving a 50% surge in volume through promotions.
  • Achieved a 15% increase in yearly revenue for a $1 million portfolio.

Education

Bachelor of Communication Studies - Advertising

University of Western Sydney
Sydney, NSW
01.2007

Diploma in Business Marketing -

TAFE NSW
NSW
01.2004

Skills

  • Category development
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Strategic planning
  • Financial modeling
  • Market and customer data analytics
  • Data visualisation
  • Price and Promotional strategy
  • Assortment optimisation
  • Analytical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Attention to detail
  • Decision-making
  • Articulate presentation skills

Timeline

TRADE STRATEGY MANAGER (CONTRACT)

RECKITT
11.2025 - Current

SENIOR CATEGORY AND INSIGHTS MANGER

Manassen
07.2023 - 10.2025

SENIOR CONSULTANT CUSTOMER ANALYTICS

Circana (IRI)
10.2021 - 07.2023

SENIOR CONSULTANT CLIENT INSIGHTS

Circana (IRI)
11.2019 - 09.2021

CATEGORY MANAGER

Edgewell Personal Care
11.2016 - 11.2019

ACCOUNT MANAGER

IRI Aztec
06.2010 - 11.2016

Bachelor of Communication Studies - Advertising

University of Western Sydney

Diploma in Business Marketing -

TAFE NSW
Tenielle Hailston