Position Description
* 18-month contract opportunity.
* Manage a significant territory of Foodservice End User and Distributor customer portfolios.
* Fully maintained company vehicle, mobile phone and laptop provided.
A World of Opportunity Awaits
We are Fonterra, one of the world's largest dairy nutrition companies. Here in Australia, we collect milk from Aussie Farmers across Victoria and Tasmania, and our manufacturing sites turn this into the dairy foods you know and love in our supermarkets, including Perfect Italiano™, Mainland™, Western Star™, and Bega™. We also sell dairy ingredients to many of the world's leading food companies and partner with food services businesses across the country to get dairy foods into chefs' hands.
About Us
Anchor Food Professionals, Fonterra Australia’s Foodservice business, successfully build partnerships with foodservice operators across the country. We champion the trusted brands that foodservice operators know and love – Perfect Italiano™, Western Star™, Mainland™, Anchor™ and Bega™.
Having recently been recognised as an industry leader with a myriad of awards, such as best supplier, best new product, and best marketing campaign, you will be joining a high-performing and successful team!
About the Opportunity
Are you ready to elevate your career and be a pivotal force in driving success for one of Australia's leading dairy giants? Fonterra is on the lookout for a dynamic and results-driven individual to join our team as a Regional Account Manager.
As a Regional Account Manager at Fonterra, you will be the orchestrator of success, responsible for delivering budgeted targets within your allocated territory and uncovering lucrative opportunities within our vast network of end users (cafes, restaurants etc) and distributors in the Newcastle and Central Coast region, to deliver budgeted volume targets.
Reporting to the AU Sales Manager North, you'll have the chance to enhance and expand our strategic partnerships within the NSW Foodservice Distributor network, ensuring the ongoing triumph of Fonterra Australia.
This role is the canvas for your creativity – create and implement sales plans that not only meet but exceed targets, providing Fonterra with profitable growth opportunities.
You will also:
* Build rapport and relationships quickly to turn cold call into order.
* Prepare robust territory plans.
* Follow selling processes and ensure each sales call is pre-planned.
* Participate in Trade Shows.
* Detail and leverage specific sales and marketing promotional activities.
* Develop strong and lasting business relationships with key decision makers.
* Management of selected distributor customers.
This 18-month contract opportunity will see you embrace a hybrid work model, with our Macquarie Park office as your base and the flexibility to work from home. Equip yourself with the essential tools of trade – a fully maintained company vehicle, mobile phone, and laptop.
About You
As an experienced sales professional, you are ambitious to succeed, thrive on challenges, and continuously seek to make a real impact.
You will also have:
* Previous experience in Foodservice, FMCG, or a large company background.
* 1-5 years of selling and negotiation experience.
* Strong team player with excellent communication skills.
* Customer-centric mindset with strengths in problem-solving and strategic thinking.
By joining Fonterra, you're not just securing a job – you're embarking on a journey with a global leader in dairy. Experience unparalleled growth, seize exciting opportunities, and contribute to the ongoing success of Fonterra Australia.
Ready to redefine your career? Apply now and be part of the Fonterra success story!
The benefits of life at Fonterra
Our people and what they bring to our Co-op shape our success. We have a collaborative culture, inspiring leaders, and passionate people, making Fonterra a great place to work. We also offer competitive remuneration and a range of benefits, regardless of your role or location.
* We offer flexible working to ensure the job gets done whilst being there for life's important moments.
* With a global presence, a world of career opportunities awaits you.
* We support your health and wellbeing with events, discounts on wellbeing products, and employee assistance programs.
* We encourage lifelong learning and will help you develop your skills.
* Enjoy discounted health insurance based on your employment type and location.
* No matter your life stage or choices, we have leave options, including purchasing additional leave, enhanced parental benefits, and long-service leave.
Our Story
We are proud to be Fonterra, with a business enabled by everyday people doing good things together. Being part of Fonterra means being part of a unique history, realising the potential of dairy for generations to come, and solving for a better future together. Our Co-operative spirit guides us with a common purpose: caring for all our people and the land to solve for better together. We provide excellent career development opportunities, benefits, flexibility, and balance to suit everyone's lifestyles and choices.
Fonterra is a place where everyone can be themselves, feel empowered to do their best, and are empowered to create goodness for generations.
Sound good to you? Come and join us, and let's solve for better, together. You, me, us together.