State Promotions Specialist

Joining the Metcash Family

At Metcash, you’re part of something bigger. You have all the perks of a small business heart, without missing out on the big business support.

Being part of something bigger means you’re part of a strong purpose, where the work you do makes a big difference to independent business and local communities. It opens a sea of opportunities to develop yourself, grow your career, thrive your way and make your mark. And you’ll be part of our high performing team, where you reap the rewards of our collective success now and into the future. 

About the Opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity to join Metcash as a State Promotions Specialist on full time basis located in Truganina VIC, to execute national promotions & supporting the state to grow state based promotional programs.

This role partners with Retailers, State, Channel & National Teams to drive promotional growth for the state.

In this Role

• Proactively work with varying teams to support state execution of strategies and projects
• Work with the National State Promotions Manager to deliver improved promotional performance including: Analyse, Plan & Report, Retail and Wholesale promotional sales performance and GP$. performance of various promotional mechanics; State based activities & catalogue and Channel Promotional support.
• Lead State Retailer Committee Meetings as required, prepare Promotional results presentations & partner with Retailers on Promotional opportunities
• Perform promotional tasks including catalogue checks, pricing, stock availability, allocations and queries
• Collaborate with the National Promotions & Trading Teams. 

You’re Likely a Match If

• Experienced & Results-Driven: 5+ years in FMCG sales or promotions, with a strong focus on delivering outcomes and continuous improvement. 
• Exceptional Communicator: Confident in presenting to large groups and building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders. 
• Collaborative & Detail-Oriented: Works well in team environments, manages time effectively in fast-paced settings, and maintains high attention to detail and weekly deadlines for print. 
• Retail & Promotions Expertise: Understands Independent Retailer networks, shopper behaviour, and catalogue/print production processes. 
• Tech-Savvy: Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Excel, Word, SharePoint, and cloud-based tools. 

Life at Metcash

🌈 Experience a supportive and flexible work environment. We are a FlexReady accredited workplace!

🌟 Enjoy a 5th week of annual leave every year after your first 6 months.

🌿 Benefit from 2 well-being days and 1 volunteer day annually.

🌐 An abundance of learning, development, and career growth opportunities.

💼 12 weeks of gender-neutral paid parental leave for primary carers.

🏆 Proudly awarded “Bronze Employer for LGBTQ Inclusion”.

⚖️A neutral gender pay gap of under 5% as published by WGEA 2023- 2024

🥇 Gold accreditation by Mental Health Australia.

💸 Incredible value discounts and perks through our team member benefits program.

About Us

Metcash is Australia’s leading wholesale distribution company with revenue exceeding $18 billion in FY24. We’re also an ASX top 100 listed company.

We believe that it is absolutely vital to Australia that there is a sustainable, independent, family-owned business sector. Independent retailers support their local communities. We help them to be the ‘Best Store in Their Town’ by providing merchandising, operational and marketing support across our food, liquor and hardware pillars.

We're dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in our workplace and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Joining our team means becoming part of something bigger, a company that actively promotes diversity, champions charitable causes, and supports environmental efforts. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including First Nations. If you have any specific support or access needs, please don't hesitate to inform us when you apply. Rest assured; your personal information will be handled with the utmost confidentiality in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

Join us and be part of something bigger!

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