Area Manager SA

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Your new company
Coopers Brewery is Australia’s oldest and largest family-owned brewery, specialising in ales, stout, lagers, light, and low carb beers. Coopers has spent over 150 years perfecting the art of brewery and is recognised through successful consumption not only through Australia but in Europe, Asia, and the Americas.

Your new role
Reporting to the SA Sales Manager, you will contribute to the execution of national and state plans and strategies, including annual sales and financial budgets. You will represent the company through a number of channels, including dinners, sponsorship events and other trade engagements. You will be an individual who is highly focused and motivated to drive the company’s brand.

Through your daily representation of the Coopers Brewery, you will gather market information and report it internally to drive continuous improvement of Coopers sales and marketing strategy. You will also report back to the team with any business development opportunities you identify in both on-premises and off-premise markets. Along with this, you will complete sales and finance administrative duties within specific time frames and attend state meetings by sharing knowledge and experience you have obtained and developed.

You will work with your manager to set and achieve individual performance targets, including sales budgets and distribution targets within your territory to attain bonus benefits.

What you’ll need to succeed

• A full driver’s license
• RSA Certificate
• Extensive, demonstrated experience within a sales role, preferably within a FMCG industry
• Proven sales record with demonstrated ability to exceed sales and distribution targets
• Highly developed interpersonal skills, including negotiation, influencing, conflict, resolution, written communication, and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage competing demands, meet deadlines and maintain composure under pressure
• Demonstrated ability to work in a team environment in the pursuit of common goals
• An appropriate tertiary qualification in Business, Marketing, Commerce, or related discipline (desired)

What you’ll get in return
You will be rewarded with this fantastic position working in Australia’s leading family-owned brewery. You will receive a competitive salary coupled with a permanent role. This position is based Regency Park, South Australia, Adelaide.

What you need to do now
Your Marketing, Communications & Digital expert, Sonia Diestel-Feddersen is recruiting this exciting vacancy. For a confidential discussion about this role, or to receive a copy of the position description, please contact Sonia Diestel-Feddersen on 7221 4145 or Olivia Hatzinikolakis on 7221 4199.

To apply for the position all applications need to be sent in one document via the job link with a cover letter included demonstrating your capability aligned to the above requirements, and a CV detailing your career history.

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