Marketing Operations Manager

Simplot Australia is a food manufacturing and agriculture business encompassing potato, vegetable, seafood, and sauce operations that supply a wide range of frozen, shelf-stable and chilled products to Australia and New Zealand's major retail and food service customers.

As a leading provider of quality, nourishing and sustainable food, we are focused on creating food Australians and New Zealanders love by maximising 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 the likes of Leggo's, Birds Eye, Edgell, John West and Chiko.

We have five manufacturing sites in Australia and six sales sites and employ almost 2000 people across these operations. We are an integral part of the global J.R. Simplot Company.

**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
- Discounted Health Insurance and Gym Memberships
- 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 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 one dedicated day per week where we all come together to maintain our successful culture of innovation, connection and collaboration.

**About our role**:

- ** Newly created role for Marketing Operations supporting Australia and the APAC region**:

- ** Decide, Develop and Embed new ways of working that enhance the connections between Sales & Marketing teams.**:

- ** Based at our head office in Mentone / Moorabbin**

We now have a newly created role for a **Marketing Operations Manager** to develop and embed the role of Marketing Operations across the APAC region. Based at our head office in Mentone / Moorabbin and reporting to the Head of Commercial Operations, with one direct report this role will ensure are Commercial teams are informed, connected, and engaged.

**What you will do**:
Operating as a key Change Champion for the business, you will enable the Commercial teams to operate seamlessly and efficiently with core processes, systems and governance. You will be pivotal in enhancing awareness, understanding and action across key internal and external target groups, driving value for Simplot across the APAC region.

**Project Management and Implementation**
- Develop and govern a centralised system and process for communication of activities including, but not limited to, Marketing campaigns, NPI launches, Market updates, Category insights, Pricing, Innovation and Product news.
- Identifying industry best practice, and ongoing facilitation of a Sales and Marketing Calendar.
- Synthesize and extract key Insights from key Commercial reports.
- Develop and communicate processes & systems for managing product information including images - both internally and with customers.
- Launch into Australia the Highspot tool, as the key system for all marketing & other key content.
- Develop and govern checklists for key processes and activities to ensure cross functional activities are undertaken including, but not limited to, product launches, product deletions, &sales campaigns
- Leadership on Special projects as required.

**Continuous Improvement, Decision Making & Change Management**
- With a continuous improvement mindset, create and update best practices across the APAC region through centralisation, simplification and clarity on key marketing processes, data and information.
- Develop and embed the tools and processes required to support and enhance the Commercial Teams ways of working.
- Actively operate as a Change Champion for the business by creating and embedding new ways of working for the betterme