About this role
Key Account Executive
Who are we?
Mondelēz New Zealand has been distributing delicious snacks in Aotearoa for Kiwis to enjoy for more than 100 years. We are a global business with a local team who are the proud custodians of our iconic brands, including Cadbury, Pascall, Toblerone, The Natural Confectionery Company, Sour Patch, Philadelphia, OREO, Olina’s and Grenade.
At Mondelēz NZ our people are at the heart of everything we do. We’re incredibly proud of our team – together we’re very good at what we do. We’re connected, collaborative and supportive.
Your development and career are a priority, and you’ll have the opportunity to build your career locally and globally if desired. Our world is fast-paced, but you’ll have a supportive environment in which to grow, with talented leaders who will empower you to achieve your potential.
The Opportunity
As Account Executive you will: manage all promotional programs, ensuring the Trade Promotions system is maintained accurately; manage the customer portals for both Foodstuffs North and South Islands, ensuring the data meets the customers’ requirements at all times; support the Account Manager with demand forecast and trade spend analysis, and any marketing or promotional support required; analyse data from systems such as NielsenIQ and dunnhumby, identify opportunities to optimise promotional activity, and present recommendations; manage customer claims effectively and resolve discrepancies in a timely manner; collaborate with your marketing, category, field sales and supply chain peers to ensure seamless execution of account plans and accurate forecasting; build and maintain strong relationships with customers and key stakeholders, through effective communication
This is a permanent full-time position (40 hours per week), based at our head office in Avondale, Auckland.
The ingredients you’ll bring
This is a fantastic opportunity for a graduate with a business-related degree, who already has 1-2 years work experience in the industry, and is motivated to continue their career within FMCG; experience within the NZ FMCG industry in a support role on a Foodstuffs account. Field sales experience is advantageous; due to the complex nature of our business, with continuous innovation and marketing activations, you’ll have experience with either the confectionery and/or biscuit categories; strong communication skills with an ability to adapt your style as needed; the ability to build relationships and collaborate effectively; strong time management, planning and organisational skills; demonstratable experience with data analysis in systems such as NielsenIQ, Quantium or dunnhumby; very strong excel skills, experience using a trade promotions system, and PowerBI
Mondelēz is looking for outstanding individuals: our future leaders; people who combine the ability to learn with passion and curiosity. If you’re driven, enthusiastic and love working as part of a team in a fast, yet collaborative environment, we’d love to hear from you!
The salary range for this role is $80,000 - $90,000.
Why Mondelez?
We believe in the importance of balancing work and life demands and offer the fle