Commercial Partner

**Joining the Metcash Family** At Metcash, you’re **_part of something bigger_**. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support. Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. **About the Opportunity** We have a 12-month fixed-term contract opportunity for a Commercial Partner to support our Perishables and Tobacco portfolios within our Food business. In this role, you will assist the Commercial Manager by offering commercial insights and decision support to the Merchandise teams. Your responsibilities will include focusing on merchandise performance, measuring KPI achievements, identifying financial opportunities and risks, and providing comprehensive information and analysis to enable the merchandise teams to make informed, fact-based decisions to achieve their goals. **In this Role** - Support the Head of Trade - Perishables on managing the commercial affairs of Perishables department - Ensure relevant information is provided to facilitate supplier negotiations - Partner States / Channel and Trading teams with the preparation of Budgets, forecasts and KPIs - Compile trend analysis and KPI variance assessments and commentary across Trading departments and Channels: - Retail and Wholesale Sales performance - Category / Channel Income performance (In lieu, deferred and state) - Inventory management - Direct market analysis - Prepare supplier performance assessments - GM / commercial support where applicable - Support decision pricing support and investment - Collectively support the broader National Commercial team as required **You’re Likely a Match If*** - Industry experience in FMCG, Retail, or related fields - Proven ability to liaise across functions and collaborate with diverse groups and stakeholders - Experience working in dynamic environments influenced by consumer trends, technology, and various data sets - Expertise in commercial reporting functions, including KPI reporting, scorecards, dashboard reporting, and trend analysis - Advanced proficiency in Excel - Experience with Power BI - Strong financial modelling and system skills - Capability to work with complex data and integrate multiple system source points **Life at Metcash** Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first year. Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually. An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities. 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers. Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion” Recognized as the 45th in "Equileap Top 100" globally for initiatives on gender equity. - ️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2022- 2023 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia. Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member app, “Our Local”. **About Us** Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company, with revenue 1 exceeding $18 billion in FY23. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company. We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars. **_Join us and become part of something bigger_** **#LI-SO1** **#INFLB