Area Sales Manager

Area Sales Manager - IGP

**About Us**:
People have looked to **Kimberly-Clark** brands for more than 150 years and today we're proud to help over a billion people around the world cope, laugh, love and live every day. From the best nappies and baby wipes to the softest tissues, to the best supplies for business, we are constantly searching for new ways to make life better for our consumers, our customers and our planet.

Our leading consumer brands like the Kleenex, Huggies, VIVA, U by Kotex, Poise, Depend brands improve the lives of people around the world.
- Kimberly-Clark proudly leads the way in providing better care for a better world._

**About the Role**:
We have a great career opportunity available to join our high performing Consumer Sales Field team as an **Area Sales Manager **across our Independent Grocery & Pharmacy (IGP) Channel. This will be a fantastic opportunity for you to gain great exposure and build your fundamental sales skills across the world of Kimberly-Clark.

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 IGP 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 and are someone that thrives working in a consumer focused fast paced, high performing and dynamic environment. Additionally, you will have the following experience and attributes:

- Field sales experience in the FMCG industry will also be highly regarded and ability to work autonomously with excellent time management skills
- Self-starter, proactive and resilient and excellent communication and relationship building skills essential
- You will have sound analytical skills as well as a current driver’s license
- Being a customer facing role, as requirement set out by our customers you will be fully vaccinated.

**What’s on offer**:
Our Kimberly-Clark employees receive a competitive salary and incentives as well as access to a fantastic range of benefits including superannuation, career development opportunities, free health & well-being activities, volunteering leave and much more.

**To Be Considered**:
In the meantime, feel free to browse our website for additional information on our company, brands and culture - Kimberly-Clark Corporation.
- For Kimberly-Clark to grow and prosper, we must be an inclusive organization that applies the diverse experiences and passions of its team members to brands that make life better for people all around the world. We actively seek to build a workforce that reflects the experiences of our consumers. When you bring your original thinking to Kimberly-Clark, you fuel the continued success of our enterprise. We are a committed equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by law._
- The statements above are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. Statements are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities and skills required for this position._

**Primary Location**: Australia - Victoria - Melbourne

**Additional Locations**:
**Worker Type**: Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**: Regular

**Time Type**: Full time