National Account Manager

**About ARYZTA**:
ARYZTA is a global leader in the supply of fresh bakery products to major retailers, food service providers and restaurants with a focus on the customer and unparalleled capabilities. These capabilities along with our passion for good food have allowed us to grow into one of the largest specialty bakery companies in the world.

Our production includes fresh baked goods such as hamburger buns and muffins for major QSRs and retail chains via our state of the art automated production facility.

Expertise in the bakery world is one of our core principles and underpins our growth strategy, which is driven by innovation, consumer trends and exceeding customers' expectations. We pride ourselves on manufacturing excellence, food safety and sustainability across all our bakeries.

An exciting opportunity has become available for a highly motivated **National Account Manager** to join our Commercial team based in **Chullora, NSW.** Reporting to the Sales Manager ANZ, you will be responsible for managing and building our key customer accounts as well as identifying and driving new business development opportunities. This is a pivotal role in driving success at ARYZTA.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Development of joint plans with key customers to achieve growth.
- Implement strategies for new commercial opportunities.
- Ensure that sales revenue and gross margin targets are achieved for Key Accounts.
- Understand the requirements of our key customers to ensure their needs are being met.
- Management of account relationships with key and new customer stakeholders.
- Build and maintain profitable partnerships with key stakeholders.
- Monitor performance of commercial activities using key metrics for Key Accounts.
- At all times display the ARYZTA Core Values (Integrity, Ownership, Customer Focus, Creativity & Care).

***To be successful in this role, we are looking for an individual with**:

- 5+ years’ experience in a similar role with proven QSR Account Management experience.
- BSc/BA in business administration, finance or relevant field.
- Commercial awareness partnered with a strategic mindset.
- Ability to build strong customer relationships and delivering customer-centric solutions.
- Demonstrate an excellent, result driven success track record.
- Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
- Solid knowledge of performance reporting and financial/budgeting processes.
- Good judgment and problem solving ability and is capable of understanding the impact of decision making on the business.
- Excellent relationship building capabilities with outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities.
- Ability to work well under deadlines and pressure and on your own initiative and as a team player, holding self and others accountable to meet commitments.
- Attention to detail and accuracy.
- Excellent analytical skills that enable coordination of data, including MS-Office (primarily PowerPoint, Word, Outlook and Excel)
- Business Practices and Ethics - gaining the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity.
- Approachable and enthusiastic.
- Flexible and adaptable.

Seize this opportunity to take an active role in developing your career and be rewarded with a competitive package along with the chance of making a real difference in an exciting organisation.

We are committed to building an inclusive culture of belonging that not only embraces the diversity of our people but also reflects the diversity of the communities in which we work and the customers we serve. We know that the happiest and highest performing teams include people with diverse perspectives and ways of solving problems so we strive to attract and retain talent from all backgrounds and create workplaces where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.