Growth Acceleration Manager

**Work options**: Hybrid
- Consumer health division focusing on brand growth
- Hybrid environment, with 3 days in Pymble office
- Free onsite car park and close to Pymble train station

**_ Where do you want to go?_**:
In this role you will seek out and accelerate growth opportunities in line with Category Team priorities and deliver incremental growth within short cycles. The scope of growth would include identifying partnerships, collaborations, complementary business models, product service core experience initiatives, route-to-market, and commercial innovation to fuel brand growth beyond conventional avenues.

We work in a hybrid environment, which will involve you working 3 days from our Pymble office, and 2 days from home.

**_ Do something that moves you._**:

- Enable brand growth by identifying and driving rapidly growing consumer trends
- Analyse market trends, competitive landscape and consumer and customer behaviour
- Scout for, develop and form partnerships and collaborations with external parties or brands to drive mutual growth
- Size and prioritise opportunities aligned with Category Team outcomes
- Evaluate feasibility and potential of new ventures
- Execute on opportunities to drive Category Team missions and deliver incremental net sales and share gains
- Develop alternate go-to-market business models in line with consumer trends and test-and-learn for incremental growth
- Work with Category teams to build or enhance existing services or product offerings and are aligned to consumer needs
- Support Category Teams to develop and execute lead generation and consumer acquisition strategies
- Negotiate and manage relationships with partners and leverage partnerships to drive growth and expand market reach
- Monitor and track performance of growth opportunities against growth metrics and share learnings across the team
- Build and maintain network of contacts and partners and foster relationships with decision-makers

**_ Does this sound like you?_**:

- Be an entrepreneur and have a clear strategic mindset with the ability to connect dots
- Demonstrated ability to create and foster collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders that deliver results
- Proven track record of influencing & partnering to achieve results
- Excellent presentation, communication and consultative skills
- Excellent influencing and interpersonal skills
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities
- Strong organizational and project management skills

At Bayer we’re visionaries, driven to solve the world’s toughest challenges and striving for a world where ‘Health for all, Hunger for none’ is no longer a dream, but a real possibility. We’re doing it with energy, curiosity and sheer dedication, always learning from unique perspectives of those around us, expanding our thinking, growing our capabilities and redefining ‘impossible’. There are so many reasons to join us. If you’re hungry to build a varied and meaningful career in a community of brilliant and diverse minds to make a real difference, then you've found the perfect place to nurture your aspirations and make an impact.

We are committed to creating a culture where people can be their best, in an environment that values inclusion, diversity and flexibility. At Bayer everyone belongs, regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, national origin, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity, personality, thinking styles or background. We strongly encourage First Nations people to apply.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

**_ Be part of something bigger_**:
**Recruitment agencies please note that this position will be managed via our in-house Talent Acquisition Team. Bayer does not accept any unsolicited resumes.