The Role

It’s exciting times at Mars Wrigley and as a result of a restructure to the team, we now have two great opportunities for experienced Field Sales Reps to join our sales team and manage the Canberra, ACT territory. One role will cover Great Canberra South and the South Coast & the other, Greater Canberra North and Wagga Region.

 

With a requirement to be based in Canberra, this role will see you act as a brand ambassador, ensuring professional representation and outstanding availability of our products within Grocery & Independent Retailers.  You will drive sales to enhance availability, display impact and deliver executional excellence in line with our perfect store goals, while building collaborative, winning relationships with key stakeholders to deliver business and category growth.

 

This is an exciting opportunity not only to join the business with a ‘buddy’ and work together to learn, develop, share ideas, and grow the state together but also a fantastic platform from which to create a long-term career within a busines where you can live and breathe your development through great tools and support as well as through collaboration and engagement with an amazing diverse sales team for even greater support.

 

What are we looking for?

• Degree Qualification in relevant discipline preferred but not essential;
• Previous experience in either a customer facing, or sales related role;
• Leadership experience, as valued team member and or as value team leader;
• Demonstrated selling and negotiation skills, and an ability to build strong and influential relationships;
• Ability to effectively prioritise work & adapt to competing demands from a variety of stakeholders.

 

What would be your key responsibilities?

• Ensure delivery of the Net Sales Volume growth and coverage targets and key KPI’s;

• Negotiate and implement incremental permanent and temporary locations using stock control expertise and supply chain procedures to deliver perfect store picture of success;
• Collate and analyse key KPI data, ensuring all reporting requirement deadlines are met;
• Continuously drive to improve and optimise availability and conversion through understanding and responding to the needs of customers;
• Develop strong and influential relationships with key customers to deliver shopper, channel and category centric solutions which accelerate customer engagement and drive growth.

 

What you can expect from Mars?

• Awarded #4 (over 1000 employees’ category) in the 2020 Best Places to Work study by Great Place to Work Australia;
• Genuine focus on your development with access to world class training;
• Global health and wellbeing program to support work-life balance;
• Opportunity to make a difference with our volunteer and ambassador programs;
• Join the world’s leading manufacturer of chocolate, chewing gum, mints and fruity confections.

 

About us:

 

What do MARS®, SNICKERS®, EXTRA®, ECLIPSE®, PEDIGREE®, WHISKAS®, DOLMIO®, MASTERFOODS ® and ROYAL CANIN® have in common? They’re all made by Mars. We’re a family-owned, principle led business that’s been making products for people (and the pets they love) for more than 100 years. Together, our 125,000+ Associates around the world are empowered to take action every day towards the world we want tomorrow. Because we know, the world we want tomorrow starts with how we do business today.

 

For more information visit careers.mars.com 

 

Mars Australia & New Zealand is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing a working environment that embraces and values diversity and inclusion. As we prefer to manage all sourcing directly, introductions via agency will not be accepted.

 

COVID-19: The health & safety of our associates, candidates and our community are very important to us. Therefore, we will be completing all our recruitment processes via digital channels for the near future.

 

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