We are looking for a Marketing & Channel Growth Manager to join our ‘Away From Home & Export NZ’ team. As a Channel Growth Manager, you will be responsible for defining and leading category and channel strategy, developing business strategies for key channels, and building robust business cases for new product development. You will also be responsible for tracking and analyzing external market intel and commodity trends, managing financial processes, and driving ongoing process improvement. The ideal candidate will have a proven experience implementing and improving pricing processes, strong commercial and analytical skills, and a strong sense of urgency and bias for action.
Requirements
- Define and lead category and channel strategy by analyzing data on pricing, customers, markets, and competitors, using advanced analytics tools to inform actionable growth plans
- Develop and implement business strategies for key channels, optimizing product assortment, pricing, and positioning to drive volume and profitability
- Build robust business cases for new product development (NPD) and lead agile SKU set-ups, ensuring seamless go-to-market execution
- Track and analyze external market intel and commodity trends, producing insights that directly influence procurement, portfolio, and pricing strategies
- Manage financial processes, including COGS setup, P&L template accuracy, CPI planning, and monthly profitability reviews (RevMan)
- Drive ongoing process improvement by creating SOPs, playbooks, and leading cross-team initiatives for greater efficiency
- Support export market growth through price tracking, portfolio management, and development of customer-facing decks
- Partner cross-functionally—collaborate with Head of AFH & Export, RGM, field teams, and leadership to ensure strategies align with business needs
- Lead the execution of digital tools and portals for B2B customers, enhancing channel performance and engagement
- Regularly present findings and recommendations to senior leadership, contributing to business planning, margin improvement, and actionable commercial outcomes
Benefits
- Hybrid Working – Flexibility around when and where you work
- Pay for Performance – industry leading variable compensation offerings tied to company and individual performance on top of a competitive base salary package
- Parental Leave – paid time off for both primary AND secondary caregivers
- Leave Options – Purchased leave, volunteer leave and LiveWell leave programs to give you even more flexibility to plan your life and spend time on causes that matter
- Great Place to Work certification in Australia and New Zealand
- In House Training Programs
- Corporate Discount Programs
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