National Account Manager

Job Description

What You will Do:

1. Account Leadership: Be the primary day-to-day commercial contact for Woolworths and Coles, building trusted, long-term partnerships with buyers, category managers and supply chain teams.

2. Joint Business Planning: Develop, agree and deliver Joint Business Plans with each retailer, and track progress through regular internal and external reporting.

3. Category Captaincy: Use convincing category, shopper and consumer insights to position Link Snacks as the trusted protein snacking partner, and run insight-led category workshops and reviews.

4. Range and Promotional Planning: Lead range reviews, promotional calendars and negotiations, working with the Business Manager and Category, Marketing and Finance teams.

5. Sales, Trade Spend and Forecasting: Deliver budgeted sales, margin and market share targets. Manage trade investment for the best return, and own forecast accuracy, including a rolling 12-month forecast and explanations of variances.

6. New Product Development and Launches: Champion customer marketing and innovation, and execute tailored launch plans so new products achieve distribution, visibility and sales targets.

7. Account Planning: Build and maintain a three-year account plan for each customer (with the Business Manager), based on industry, category and commercial analysis, including innovation and activation plans.

Qualifications

What You Bring to the Table:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Commerce or a related discipline.

• 3+ years’ FMCG experience in national account management or category management, ideally with Woolworths and/or Coles.

• Proven experience developing and delivering JBPs, range reviews and promotional plans.

• Strong negotiation, commercial and financial skills, including trade spend and forecasting.

• Strong analytical skills, with high attention to detail and proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel and PowerPoint).

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Who You Are:

• A commercially driven sales leader with experience delivering profitable growth.

• An authentic, self-disciplined and driven to succeed leader.

• Experienced in fast-paced, high-growth environments.

• An advocate for the Link Snacks Way and Values.

• A professional leader with high emotional intelligence.

• Detail-oriented with a natural drive for success.

• Confident working autonomously and making confident decisions.

• Someone who demonstrates the Link Snacks Values through role model behaviour.

Additional Information

Why Join Jack Links?

We’re part of the  Link Snacks family - driven by bold ideas, strong values, and a passion for feeding the journey. Our culture is built on trust, speed, accountability, and awesome character. If you’re ready to make a real impact and grow with a dynamic team, we’d love to hear from you.

What’s Next?
Click "APPLY NOW" to submit your cover letter and CV. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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