National Channel Manager - Grocery

Location: melbourne
Salary: Competitive Salary On Offer
Job Type: permanent
Contact: Sarah Hay
About the company

Our client is a globally renowned FMCG business who specialise in manufacturing delicious, premium and high quality pet treats! This family owned business has a proud heritage and history of providing happiness and joy to our furry friends and are genuinely passionate about the role they play in the market. With state of the art manufacturing facilities around the world, they are the envy of their competitors and are now embarking on a significant growth trajectory specially within Australia.

About the role

Reporting to the Country Manager, the National Channel Manager will be responsible for managing the total retail portfolio consisting of Coles, Woolworths and Independent Grocery. You will be tasked with not only all facets of customer management including JBPs, range review, promotional planning and more, but also be a key driver in activating new product development initiatives and delivering growth objectives around distribution and market share. This role is joining the business at a time of growth and is poised to move into a leadership role within 12 months.

Skills & experience

Success in this role will come from demonstrated National Account / Channel / Business Management experience from within the FMCG, consumer goods or retail industry, specially within the grocery channel. You will have demonstrated success in delivering against sales targets and have a genuine yet commercial approach to managing stakeholder relationships. Experience in mentoring people will be advantageous, as is some sort of exposure to the pet / animal category in general.

How to apply

Sound like you? Hit APPLY NOW or call Sarah Hay on 0386133557 for a confidential discussion

**Six Degrees Executive have been retained as the excusive recruitment partner on this role, therefore any direct applications from either candidates or third parties will be sent to Six Degrees for review**