Area Sales Manager

**It starts with you. Right here at KC Australia**

You might have heard of us. You might not. But you definitely know our trusted brands, like Huggies, Kleenex and Viva. In fact, we’ll wager you’ve probably used our products today Kimberly-Clark is a global personal care company. Spanning over 300 locations, our notable brands are an essential part of life for one-quarter of the world’s population.

We’re proud of our size, scale and impact. But when you join us, you’ll find there’s much more to who we are. Because a role with us is about the care you take, the connections you make and the opportunity to build a better world.

Bring your big ambition and make a visible, meaningful difference, right here, with K-C Australia.

**About the Role**:
We have a great career opportunity available to join our high performing Consumer Sales Field team in WA as an **Area Sales Manager** across our Corporate Grocery clients. This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to gain great exposure and build your fundamental sales skills in the world of Kimberly-Clark. The role will manage a portfolio of Coles, Woolworths and Big W stores in a territory that runs from Innaloo to Yanchep.

Reporting into the Regional Sales Manager, you will work autonomously whilst managing your territory with support from the leadership team. You will be responsible for promoting and developing Kimberly-Clark's consumer brands and products across all categories to key customer accounts within our Grocery Channels. As one of our Area Sales Managers, you'll take on this front-line Sales territory management role as the face of Kimberly-Clark in the market.

**Further Responsibilities**:

- Develop and implement successful customer specific business plans, to ensure targets are met for all product categories
- 'Build Trust' with key customers (both internal and external), as you develop and maintain strong, effective working relationships
- Analyze store sales results to identify areas of opportunities that will assist in achieving your set sales budget
- Demonstrate a strong understanding within the market of your local territory to assist the development of tactical and strategic sales plans
- Establish and maintain accurate customer records through the use of digital tools

**About You**:
As the successful applicant you will ideally have experience within FMCG as a Sales Representative or experience at Store Level across the Grocery Channel. i.e. Coles, Woolworths. You will thrive working in a consumer focused fast paced, high performing and dynamic environment. Additionally, you will have the following experience and attributes:

- An upcoming university Graduate or a recent Graduate with a keen passion to grow and develop your career as an Area Sales Manager for a global FMCG company
- Experience in operations within the Corporate grocery (Coles, Woolies) or Independent grocery channels will be highly regarded
- Self-starter, proactive and resilient with the ability to work autonomously
- You will have sound analytical skills as well as a current driver’s license

**Why Kimberly-Clark Australia?**

At Kimberly-Clark, we’re about delivering incredible results, making things happen, and working together. And when we get that right, we win.

There's a reason why we've made the Forbes World's Best Employers list in 2021, 2022 and 2023. Here, our culture of care and inclusion really matters, and so does high performance. We continue to push ourselves to improve. Because we’re proud of how far we’ve come. And we’re excited about where we’re headed.

Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:

- ** Drive local impact on a global scale**: A career with Kimberly-Clark is about delivering _Better Care for a Better World_. We do this through local care and connection. Join us and you’ll find over 800 dedicated team members helping to deliver our brands to over 2.1 billion people in 175 countries. And counting. Now THAT is impact at scale
- ** Win in a culture of inclusion and care**: We’re all different and so is every K-C ANZ team. But you’ll soon find the common ground that keeps our high-performing teams connected. You’ll see that here, it’s not politics and egos that propel you forward; it’s integrity and trust
- ** Be bold and own your incredible career opportunity**: You don’t have to move abroad to build a global career, but here, you have the choice if you want to At K-C ANZ, you’ll find opportunity for the taking. You won’t get lost in the noise and you’ll thrive and grow professionally and personally.

You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits including:

- Find a better work/life balance with hybrid and flexible working options, tailored to suit your lifestyle plus Flex Fridays
- Take advantage of 2 recharge days and 1 volunteer day each year
- Enjoy discounts across the range of Kimberly-Clark products
- Benefit from a variety of discounted products and services including health insurance, loan rates and novated leasing
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