National Field Sales Manager

No Relocation Assistance Offered
154539 - Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

**About Hill's**

We are Hill's - an innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for all people, their pets, and our planet. We are part of Colgate-Palmolive a leading global consumer products company with a portfolio in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care and Pet Nutrition.

At Hill's we have a purpose Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pets through groundbreaking innovation, outstanding nutrition, and committed people.

Our strong culture of diversity, sustainability and inclusion is rooted in our core values of Caring, Global Collaboration and Continuous Improvement. Employees are rewarded by rich career development and experiences.

We pride ourselves on our work life balance, our focus on delivering high ethical standards and our dedication to developing our employees. With many local benefits such as Summer Hours, Live Better activities, Product Parcels and Health Checks.

As the Hill's National Field Sales Manager, you are key to building & growing our Brand in the Pet & Vet retail environments. You are passionate about delivering Team results & thrive on being great to do business with. Ideally, you are currently working within the Pet Food, Pharma or FMCG industry as a National or State Field manager, or have previous experience managing large field based selling teams.

You are passionate about elevating the Hill's business by translating key strategic priorities into measurable actions in stores & clinics, and you are comfortable developing strategic plans that will elevate you & your Team's engagement with our customers. You are organised, efficient & passionate about driving total business results, and constantly curious on new and innovative ways to work with customers.

You are a clear and concise communicator, you love data and analytics, have a passion for excellence & love coaching and developing talent.

**Roles & responsibilities include, but are not limited to;**
- With the support of the Regional FSMs, deliver to AU strategic priorities in the Pet Retail & Vet channel
- Provide coaching and feedback to all Field Sales Team members through ride-along days, regular meetings & KPI tracking.
- Collaborate with cross functional teams such as the broader Customer Development Team, Marketing, Digital and Supply Chain functions to ensure that key business priorities are being executed.
- Collaborate with Global colleagues to continue to learn & develop to build the BEST field sales team
- Coach & develop talent to feed our Sydney & Auckland based Teams

**This role is based in our Sydney CBD Office, and will require travel interstate & locally.**

Never worked in the Pet Food Industry? That's okay We love to share the love about what we know as a global pet nutrition leader.
- Holds a Bachelor Degree
- 5+ years experience in managing Field Based Sales teams

**Expected Areas of Skills**
- Sales experience in an FMCG or nutrition company ideal
- Strong communicator
- Strategic thinker
- Highly organised
- Ability to work in a team environment and drive team culture
- Loves ambiguity & problem solving

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Equal Opportunity Employer
Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Work that matters, fueled by passion for pets At Hill's we have a purpose. Every day around the world, we transform the lives of millions of pet families through pioneering innovation, amazing nutrition, and the best and brightest people. Founded more than 75 years ago with an unwavering commitment to pet nutrition, Hills' mission is to help enrich and lengthen the special relationships between people and their pets.