State Account Manager Wa

Are you Passionate about food and food service?
- Join a market leading Tier 1 FMCG organisation
- Competitive Remuneration Package Bonuses+ TOT

About the Company
At Goodman Fielder our purpose is to make everyday food better for everyone. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of Australians have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.
At Goodman Fielder our aspiration is to be the leading integrated food business in the Region. We are a team that believes that anything is possible. A team that understands our business and focuses on the right things that make the biggest difference and one that considers our end to end value chain when making decisions to optimise our business. We drive change as an opportunity for us to innovate and transform our business and to achieve beyond what we think is possible.
About the Role
Food is a key part of our daily life and Goodman Fielder plays an essential role in providing high quality fresh food to our customers and consumers. Regardless of the current climate, we are growing and still investing in our people, resources and capability. As such, we're looking for a driven and ambitious State Account Manager to help grow our market share in the Food Service sector in NSW.
This role will be a part of the team that will execute the channel strategies across all Food Service Channels on state a basis and will partner with the National Business Manager, other National/State/Territory Account Managers and the Category Team to build a portfolio of the future to deliver the channel plans.
Specifically, you will
- Develop and lead pipeline of business opportunities across all channels utilising existing products, leveraging NPD opportunities and developing some customer bespoke products, on a state basis.
- Align cross functionally with the National Business Managers, other National/State/Territory Account Managers to deliver optimum strategy for the channel
- Creating sustainable business relationships with key state and End User groups and seek all opportunities for volume and value
- In Market - end-user & competitor intelligence gathering, analysing, utilising and implementing
- Create and execute customer seasonal sales drivers to deliver incremental gross profit and Volume
- Consistently review the in-year plan and financial metrics, and prioritise the requirements based on risks and opportunities to meet calendar year financial budget
- Understand Evolving Trends of the Channel and Leverage trend and market insights to lead Category thinking within channel
- Identify Portfolio Opportunities for Growth and target new customers
- Partner with Category Marketing and Customer Experience Team to Bring Channel Strategy to Life

About You
- 3+ years' experience as a Territory/State Account Manager / Key Account Manager / Business Development Manager in Foodservice
- Strong cross functional internal and external stakeholder management
- Demonstrated experience in managing difficult existing customer relationships and Supply Agreements
- Experience in working with new customers and developing relationships quickly
- Understanding of end-to-end supply chain drivers and Value-chain within Foodservice

What can we offer you?
With continual growth and new product development on the horizon, you will experience an innovative and autonomous environment where you are a valued part of our overall success. You will work within cross functional teams and with highly experienced professionals who know our business inside-out. At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be the destination employer offering long term careers.
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