The Organisation:
Liquor Barons is WA’s premier independent retail liquor group. A vibrant co-operative of over 80 stores, 60 store owners and hundreds of store staff, all dedicated to giving WA the very best customer centric liquor retailing experience.
The Role:
In this newly created, challenging and multi-faceted position you will be pivotal to the next phase of Liquor Barons continued growth. Reporting to the General Manager your key responsibilities will be:
- Forming cohesive and strong working relationships with member stores;
- Building and maintaining outstanding supplier relationships, working collaboratively to identify new growth opportunities;
- Negotiating optimal commercial agreements with suppliers including trading terms and promotional deals;
- End to end planning and management of consumer driven promotional programs;
- Developing and communication of category business plans with a variety of internal and external stakeholders;
- Liaison with internal stakeholders to ensure the delivery of the business objectives;
- Analysis and review of category results to ensure they are in line with business plans.
About You:
- Previous relevant category management experience within the FMCG sector;
- An ability to work both autonomously as well as part of a small tightly knit team;
- Demonstrated experience in direct supplier interactions;
- Strong financial and analytical skills;
- Proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships;
- Highly developed communication, negotiation and interpersonal skills;
People interested in considering this position are encouraged to contact Lester Blades Partner, James Fairbairn, on 08 9221 0744 for a copy of the Position Description.
Closing date for applications, 9am WST Tuesday 12th May 2020.
Confidential applications should be made in Word format to applications@lesterblades.com.au quoting Reference LB302411.