Territory Manager
Goodwin Group is a New Zealand-owned FMCG business which provides specialised services in head office key account management (Foodstuffs, Progressive, and Independent Retailer), sales, merchandising, distribution, and in-store tasting and much more.
Based primarily in Christchurch, we require a Territory Manager to manage and develop clients across the South Island of New Zealand. We are a dynamic company with a growing workforce, so flexibility and being able to assist where needed when we have tight deadlines is key.
You may be responsible for:
- Planning and organising promotions in supermarkets
- Keeping track of the market trends. Forecasting current and future consumer trends
- Maintaining the product portfolios. Advice on introducing new products and discontinuing undesirable products.
- Managing price adjustments in supermarkets
- Managing the sales of products
- Managing credits with the customers
- Organising display activity and shelf positioning
- Maintaining relationships with managers and buyers from supermarkets
- managing merchandising staff, including their recruitment and training, etc
Skills and experience for the role:
- Two years of relevant work experience or a tertiary Qualification
- An intimate understanding of FMCG and supermarket supply chain systems.
- A strong understanding of relevant laws that govern the transportation, exportation, storage and handling of food in New Zealand.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong organisational skills.
- The ability to get on with a wide variety of people.
- Computer proficiency.
- Free from drug and criminal history. Background checks may be required.
- Ability to travel and stay away from home
- Able to work at weekends
Must be a NZ resident/citizen or have the legal right to work in NZ full-time. Please specify this in your application.
Minimum 30 hours a week.
Pay rate:$27.00-$33.00 per hour.
If you meet the above requirement, apply for the role. Please note that we will only contact shortlisted applicants.