Head of Fresh and Private Label

6 months ago


Macquarie Park, Australia Metcash Full time

**Join Our Team as the Head of Private Label at Metcash**

**About Metcash**

At Metcash Food, we’re the power behind local business, proudly supplying over 1600 independently owned stores in every corner of Australia and New Zealand. With a range of trusted independent brands like IGA, Foodland and Campbells/C-Store, our stores sit at the heart of their communities, providing locals with the products and homegrown produce they love most.

**About This Role**

**What you’ll do**:

- Lead a fully functioning Private Label business across Buying, NPD, QA and Sustainability, Sensory, artwork and design.
- Manage a private label program in excess of 2200 exclusive sku’s. Full top line accountability for the performance of the private label business ensuring a competitive price and sustainable profitability for both retailers and Metcash
- Building partnerships, and sourcing relationships with suppliers to deliver and maintain successful and competitive Private Label products.
- Set and Implement strategic roadmap to enhance private label program in categories and sub categories
- To support the implementation of our Brand standards across the portfolio
- Manage supplier, consumer and quality control issues on our exclusive range sold to our valued independent retails
- To plan and market product development through launches ,relaunches and reinstated ranges

**What you’ll bring**:

- Business leader with 10+ years in commercial leadership role
- Part of a leadership team in strategy creation and planning, strong leader with a track record of delivering commercial outcomes, continuous improvement, change and growth initiatives.
- Extensive experience across the retail sector in private label and product development, preferably with independent retailers
- Proven negotiation skills that build robust partnerships with suppliers for mutual growth that deliver for today and tomorrow.
- Strong commercial skills with intimate knowledge of the drivers of success in a Category P&L

**What we can offer you**
- Learning and development opportunities
- We’re BIG on flexible working.
- An extra week of annual leave after your first year as part of our Fifth Week program, and the opportunity to purchase annual leave to help you recharge.
- Dynamic and collaborative team environment
- Work/Life Balance
- Multiple career opportunities and the opportunity to be part of our transformation journey.

We’re all about celebrating success, and we’re proud to be a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, an accredited FlexReady workplace and a Gold Standard Mental Health First Aid skilled workplace.

At Metcash, we’re the power behind an independent Australia. For almost 100 years we’ve been proudly supporting local, family-owned businesses - sticking up for the little guys and helping them become the best stores in town. Today we’re Australia and New Zealand’s leading independent retail partner and wholesaler in the food, liquor and hardware sectors. And while we may be large, we’ll always be locals at heart.

So, roll up your sleeves and bring your best self to work, and we’ll give you the support you need to develop a rewarding career and make your mark on the future of retail.

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**Make your Mark


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