Sales Support Manager

Goodman Fielder is a leading global food company committed to making everyday food better for everyone. We own a host of iconic brands that generations of people have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week including Vogels, Meadow Fresh, Molenberg, Puhoi Valley, Fortune and Edmonds to name a few. We also supply key ingredients to our customers in Foodservice such as fats/oils, sugar, rice and flour.
The overarching goal of the Sales Support Team is to increase sales effectiveness and efficiencies through training in sales systems, data, and processes while identify system and process improvement opportunities. This role is pivotal in maintaining and developing strong and effective relationships with key stakeholders in the Sales team including Territory Sales Managers Regional Sales Managers, Channel Managers National Account Managers and Business Managers.
Key functions of the Sales Support team include reporting, invoice management, sales master data management, sales asset management, salesforce activations, training, continuous improvement, and sales project involvement.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Effectively utilize team resources to prioritize administrative support tasks to assist in delivering sales strategies
- Create and refresh dashboards, reporting and visual management tools to provide insights into Sales performance
- Ensure master data is cleansed and maintained to provide accurate and effective reporting to stakeholders
- Efficient management of Capex and Opex costs for sales assets and tools of trade
- Manage and support sales project implementations through insights, testing, feedback, and development of BAU procedures
- Eliminate barriers to contribute to improved performance and productivity of the Field Sales team
- Effective management and direction of asset management across the field sales and logistic functions
- Identify continuous improvement opportunities and successfully implement change management processes
- Contribute to the development and implementation of Salesforce tools and reporting to monitor field sales customer engagement
- Provide insights and feedback to the Field Sales Leadership team in line with Field Sales strategies
- Develop strong, effective relationships with Sales Leaders and wider business stakeholders
- Be a key conduit for Regional Sales Managers for the escalation of issues and the continuous improvement suggestions

About You
- Minimum 3 years in FMCG industry, preferably within Sales
- Proven experience in implementing change and project management
- Ability to achieve successful outcomes through collaborative and cooperative means
- Proven leadership and management skills
- The ability to present complex information and data clearly through all levels of the business
- Excellent computer literacy and excel skills
- Strong decision maker with advanced busines and financial acumen
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Organisational and time management essential with the ability to work well under pressure and achieve critical deadlines
- Strong written & oral communication with attention to detail

What we offer
You will be joining a driven team of professionals who genuinely enjoy working together, resulting in a highly collaborative environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development.
At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long term careers.