Iga Liquor Account Manager

**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 an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as the **IGA Liquor Account Manager** based in Victoria. The role of IGA Liquor Account Manager is responsible for the success of IGA within the Victorian liquor industry. This high profile, diverse role will see you build innovative promotional programs to drive shopper engagement and loyalty through collaborating with an invested retail committee, national category and marketing teams. Utilising your strong influencing and organisational skills, you will own the supplier relationship while building your brand within the member network, lead the executional requirements with the field sales team and drive market leading retail development within the network. The IGA Liquor Account Manager will report to the IBA Business Manager. **In this Role** - Manage / facilitate discussions with retail committee representatives to ensure that local requirements are captured and fed into the category and marketing functions - Change all capital R’s in retail to lower case - Foster strong working relationships with the broader Retail network - Engage with suppliers to build strong plans specific to the IGA network - Gather and communicate local market intelligence throughout the business on an ongoing basis - Present quarterly business reviews to the internal state team to demonstrate the challenges and opportunities that will affect performance - Provide the Operations function / Field sales team (BDM’s) the right information in a timely fashion to ensure optimal execution of Retail programs, and maximise service levels and Retail development support to member network **You’re Likely a Match If*** - Team leadership experience / People Management / Coaching experience - 5+ years’ experience in a similar role - Must have strong experience/background in the Liquor industry - Excellent presentation skills and effective time management - Strong influencing skills and stakeholder management experience - Commercial acumen with the ability to interpret data and insights - Intermediate Microsoft Office skills **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”. Recognised as 45th in the global "Equileap Top 100" 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 be part of something bigger_** **#LI-SO1** **#INFLB** We are the largest supplier of liquor to independently owned liquor retailers and the largest broad range liquor wholesaler in Australia. ALM supplies over 12,000 liquor customers. In addition to supplying liquor stores, ALM incorporates a specialist on-premise liquor division that supports bars, pubs, restaurants and hotels. Through our network of 14 distribution centres located in each State and territory in Australia, we support independent businesses with a competitively priced and extensive liquor range, delivered through our cost effective and efficient supply chain.