Strategic Optimisation Manager

**About us**

Established in 2012, Pinnacle Drinks exclusively partners with winemakers, growers, brewers and distillers to deliver some of the world's leading brands across the wine, beer and spirit categories.

**A newly created role supporting the Pinnacle Drinks Merchandise team to optimise their sourcing strategies across all categories**
- **Work across multiple strategic streams and influence at a high level**:

- **12 month fixed term contract with potential to extend**:

- **Join a passionate & collaborative team with supportive leadership**:

- **Sydney or Melbourne location - we offer true flexibility**

**About the Role**

This is an exciting opportunity to join our Pinnacle Drinks Merchandise team in a newly created role.

As the Strategic Optimisation Manager, your role will be to support the Pinnacle Merchandise team (beer, cider, spirits, RTD and imported wine) to optimise and homogenise their sourcing strategies. You will build models to help the merchandise team to ensure best-in-class, best-in-cost and best-in-supply deliveries across their respective categories to drive sales, gross profit and penetration of the Pinnacle brand portfolio within the Endeavour Retail Brands, Dan Murphys and BWS.

Reporting to the Head of Beer, Spirits & Imported Wine, you will also:

- Understand and assess Pinnacle portfolio management, including the new product development pipeline, innovation and specific 360° product complexities to access supply.
- Build models for the identification of new product opportunities, upgrading the existing portfolio, while engaging with short, mid and long-term models that will permit the sourcing managers and strategic planning managers to optimise their requirements.
- Partner and work end-to-end with stakeholders and cross-functional teams in Pinnacle and the broad Endeavour Group teams.

**About You**

A collaborative influencer with excellent communication skills, you are someone who can build a strong rapport with stakeholders and a cross functional team to deliver commercial outcomes. You will also be able to demonstrate:

- **5+ years in strategic development role**:

- **Strong strategic, numerical and analytical skills; advanced MS Office experience**:

- **Sound process modelling and multi category skills**:

- **Good knowledge of merchandising & global sourcing procedures**:

- **Strong business acumen and understanding of brand management**:

- **A customer centric attitude and a passion for the liquor industry**:

- **Degree / Diploma in a business or related discipline, highly regarded**:

- **Retail/FMCG/Liquor experience, desirable**

**The Perks**
- Everyday Rewards Card which gives you access to exclusive employee discounts across Woolworths, BIG W and Endeavour Group brands (BWS, Dan Murphy’s, etc) as well as discounts at our ALH Venues
- Training and development - we pride ourselves in helping you realise your potential and give you the opportunity to be innovative
- An exciting career - as our business grows, so do the opportunities for our people
- Headspace days - no meetings company wide
- Flexible working arrangements are encouraged and our norm

**Grow with Endeavour Group**

Endeavour Group comprises a diverse range of drinks and hospitality businesses including BWS, Dan Murphy’s, ALH Hotels and Pinnacle Drinks. We are focused on growing and transforming our businesses to meet the changing needs of customers and we’re driven by a culture that puts our customers and team first.

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do. We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability or sexual orientation. At Endeavour Group we value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating a more sociable future - for our customers and for each other.

**We’d love to hear from You**

Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Endeavour Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.