National Account Manager

Job Description

What You Will Do

1. Category Leadership: Utilise category and consumer insights to become a trusted protein snacking partner within the New Zealand Grocery channel, identifying opportunities to drive meaningful category growth.

2. Customer Relationship Management: Build strong, trusted relationships with major New Zealand retail and distribution partners, delivering mutually beneficial commercial outcomes.

3. Commercial & P&L Ownership: Take ownership of budgeted revenue delivery, trade investment and forecasting, while delivering market share and commercial objectives.

4. Innovation & Customer Marketing: Champion customer marketing and product innovation across New Zealand, supporting successful product launches and activation plans.

5. Strategic Planning: Develop and execute an ongoing three-year customer strategy supported by strong industry, category and commercial analysis.

6. Team Leadership & Development: Lead, coach and develop the New Zealand Sales Team, including supporting the growth of the Key Account Executive and fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability and high performance.

Qualifications

What You Will Bring

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

• Experience within the FMCG industry, ideally in a National Account Management or similar commercial role.

• Experience working with major grocery customers such as Woolworths and Foodstuffs is highly desirable.

• Strong analytical skills with a high attention to detail.

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

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build collaborative relationships internally and externally.

• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite.

Who You Are

• A commercially driven professional with a strong focus on delivering growth and results.

• Experienced working in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

• A natural relationship builder who can develop trusted customer partnerships.

• An advocate for the Link Snacks Way and Values.

• A professional with strong emotional intelligence and excellent communication skills.

• Detail-oriented, self-disciplined and driven to succeed.

• Confident working autonomously and making sound commercial decisions.

• A collaborative leader who enjoys developing others and building high-performing teams.

Additional Information

Why Link Snacks?

At Link Snacks, we embrace the wild side – we move fast, challenge the status quo and deliver results.

• Join a Global Growth Business: Be part of a leading international snacking company with ambitious growth plans, iconic brands and exciting opportunities across the APAC region.

• Drive Commercial Growth: Take ownership of major customer relationships and play a key role in delivering revenue, market share and category growth.

• Make an Impact: Shape the future of protein snacking in New Zealand through customer strategy, innovation and category leadership.

• Collaborative Environment: Partner with Marketing, Innovation, Finance and Operations to deliver customer-focused solutions and best-in-class product launches.

• Leadership Opportunities: Lead, coach and develop the New Zealand Sales Team while fostering a high-performance culture.

Ready to Join Us?

If you are ready to embrace the wild side, build meaningful customer partnerships and help shape the future of protein snacking in New Zealand, we would love to hear from you.

Join Link Snacks and help us grow something awesome.

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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