Customer Brands Manager

In Australia, the J.R. Simplot Company’s core operations are food manufacturing and agriculture, encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood and sauce operations. We supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand’s major retail and foodservice customers and are part of Simplot’s Global Food business. With 17 food manufacturing and processing sites, Simplot Global Food serves retail and foodservice customers in 37 countries, and employs 8,000 people across North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific.

In Australia, we are a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, focussed on creating food that maximises value from the best Australian-grown produce and global seafood. Our iconic brands have been an integral part of Australian life for generations, and include Leggo’s, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

**Culture and Benefits**:
At Simplot, we are fuelled by our purpose: We Contribute to Feeding Our World. We imagine a better future and set goals to reach it. We are committed to working as one Simplot and are guided by our shared values:

- Respect for Resources
- Spirit of Innovation
- Passion for People

We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We care about creating an environment that promotes safety and wellbeing and where our people feel supported, respected and empowered. We do not tolerate any form of discrimination and are committed to providing equal opportunities for all our team members.

Simplot is passionate about cultivating a future where good ideas and inspiring possibilities have the chance to grow. We want our team members to build exciting and fulfilling careers with us and offer professional and personal growth opportunities.

**The Perks**:

- Flexible working arrangements and a variety of engaging Health and Wellbeing programs
- Diverse Leadership Development Programs and Professional Development Support
- Employee Reward and Recognition Program
- Bonus incentives and discounted Health Insurance
- Sensory Club Program - Enjoy and taste our new product launches and access to our Culinary cooking sessions
- Novated Car Leasing Agreements
- Income Protection Insurance
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave

Simplot in Australia values the innovation and relationship building that comes from face-to-face connection but also recognises the need for flexibility in the lives of our team members. This is why we have a hybrid work environment, with 3 days in the office / Wednesday being a set ‘connect day' where we all come together to maintain our successful culture of innovation, connection and collaboration.

**About our role**:
The Customer Brands Manager plays a critical role in bringing commercial tenders and contracts to life in our customer brands channel, working closely with all major retailers & QSR’s across all Simplot categories.

The Private label manager works closely with Sales and Innovation and is responsible for preparing and assessing inputs for the tender process (including but not limited to samples, financials, timelines, factory capability) right through to managing the projects through to execution in market.

This is a high pace role which requires agility and the ability to manage multiple stakeholders and projects.

**What you will do**:

- Review and manage contract/tender process in conjunction with the commercial team, collating key inputs such as financials, product samples, factory capability and timelines to assess commercial viability, capability and strategic fit for the category.
- Lead cross functional project teams, managing and inputting into key internal systems and processes such as Stage gate, artwork approvals, etc.
- Daily interaction and communication with key customers, including: Project Timeline, Product Development, Samples, Artwork, Production, Launch requirements, Site visits, Customer portals and other customer requests.
- Lead commercial planning for the Private Label channel, working closely with the branded category teams to build category growth plans that are mutually beneficial.

**About you**:

- Proven leadership of project teams
- Experience in FMCG industry, food preferred but not essential
- Ability to understand and analyse financials to build out pricing
- Experience in developing Strategy
- Highly organised with the ability to work at pace
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to manage multiple stakeholders

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**Job Requisition ID**:20181

**Travel Required**: Up to 25%

**Location(s)**:GF Chifley Business Park Office - Melbourne

**Country**: Australia

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