Graduate Sales Specialist

**Company Description**
JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Australian favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Harris, Campos, Piazza D’Oro, Espresso di Manfredi, Pickwick and more. In 2022, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of 13.5 billion AUD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

**What’s it like to work at JDE Peet’s?**

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way. We care about our environment and have a sustainability program in place called Common Grounds which focuses on Responsible Sourcing, Minimised Footprint and Connected People. We’re striving to use 100% responsibly sourced coffee and green packaging and achieve gender balance in management by 2025 while reducing our emissions.

We are looking for a graduate Sales Specialist to join our retail team As a graduate, you will support and play an integral role in learning about the coffee business, our customers, understand and manage performance metrics, and drive growth with our retailers. You will gain hands on experience in account management, sales administration, and range management collaborating closely with our supply chain, category and marketing teams to develop strategies and ensure our products are well represented across our Australian retailers
This is a full-time position based in our North Sydney office with hybrid working. Are you up for this challenge?

In this role, you will:

- Ensure sales targets are met in terms of volume, revenue, profit and temporary price reductions
- Build and maintain relationships across grocery retailers
- Organise promotional campaigns, analyse their results and present our findings and recommendations in collaboration with the National Sales Managers
- Work to support joint business plans with the customer to create a platform to manage ongoing support and align priorities and opportunities
- Analyse our performance with the help of various analytics platforms
- Join forces with colleagues from the marketing, category and supply chain teams to bring our instants, capsules, ground and whole bean segments to the next level

**Qualifications**
For this role, we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

- An interest in Sales and a passion for growing your career in commercial retail
- Great communication skills and the confidence to (learn how to) present in customer meetings
- Analytical skills: you enjoy diving into reports to analyse trends and provide recommendations
- You are well organised, easily multi-task many different priorities and have great attention to detail
- Proficient in Excel and PowerPoint
- You are excited to work with our coffee brands and to help us grow our business while driving your career
- Valid long-term AU working rights

**Additional Information** Perks**

What’s in it for you?
- An on-target bonus opportunity
- An exciting first step into a commercial FMCG business with career development opportunities
- Be on the forefront of innovation by working with our grocery retail
- Support, training and an extensive onboarding program
- Work with key brands like Moccona, L’OR, and Harris
- Hybrid working - up to 2 days a week working from home #LI-Hybrid
- Summertime hours: finish at 3 PM on Fridays during daylight saving months
- Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff orders of your favourite coffee and tea brands
- Opportunity to purchase up to 10 days of additional Annual Leave per year

**Our DE&I Statement**

At JDE Peet’s we aim to create a better future where we authentically serve, reflect, and embrace everyone. We believe in fostering a more diverse, equitable and inclusive organisation where everyone feels comfortable to truly be who they are and unleash their full potential. This means we do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of our race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, age, disability, or any other trait protected by law.

Throughout the entire employee lifecycle, we place DE&I at the core of our people processes. This enables us to drive objectivity and eliminate any potential bias, ensuring an inclusive experience in the workplace. Do not hesitate to reach out if you require any reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process.

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