Deli Specialist NSW

Are you looking to be part of a dynamic and growing team?

At Primo Foods, we’ve come a long way from our humble beginnings as a butcher shop to becoming Australia’s largest Smallgoods manufacturer. With a portfolio that include our much-loved products like bacon, ham, salami, and delicious protein snacks, we take pride in delivering quality products that enhance everyday family moments.

With over 3000 dedicated staff across manufacturing, distribution, sales, marketing, finance, quality and much more, we are constantly evolving and striving for excellence. We believe that our success is built on the foundation of our talented and passionate team members, underpinned by our Values, and we’re always on the lookout for great people to join us!

At Primo Foods, we believe in purpose and are committed to fostering a culture that emphasises community collaboration and personal growth. If you’re ready to take the next step in your career and want to make difference, we want to hear from you.

Join us and be part of something special, because we believe that “there’s good, there’s great and then there is Primo”.

Primo Foods is a proud business unit of JBS.

About the Role

We’re seeking a Deli Specialist to join our team and be responsible for ensuring the best possible store level representation of our brands within our retail partners, in line with the overall Marketing and Sales strategy.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Educating store level staff within our retail partners on Deli products and merchandising, helping to ensure the presentation of our brands at store level to consumers is optimised
• Enhancing store staff knowledge about Primo products so that they can in turn educate and up-sell to their customers. (The ability to engage effectively with deli staff in order to convey this information is fundamental to the job)
• Building effective relationships with key contacts within stores to help ensure objectives are met.  Uses strong relationships, product knowledge and salesmanship to deliver over and above support for Primo products within stores
• Ensuring ranging, promotional and display compliance at store level. Drives product distribution to ensure 100% ranging compliance in retail chains. Ensures first class speed-to-market of new products. Pre-sells upcoming promotional activity and helps build displays as required. Utilizes promotional program to secure over and above display support. Reports non-compliance to mandated promotional activity to line manager. Effectively and proactively manages non-compliance problems by building strong relationships with store managers (as well as deli and chiller case department staff)
• Secures tie up to Primo sales and marketing initiatives at store level and leverages to secure over and above support from stores. Distributes and installs point of sale material as and where appropriate within stores
• Ensuring optimal representation on shelf for Primo brands. Ensures tie up to planograms (assistance with planogram implementation may be required)
• Providing timely advice to head office on competitor activity, product quality issues, compliance issues and any other problems that cannot be resolved at store level

About you:

• 3 years experience in retail grocery sales and merchandising.
• Degree in business or marketing related field. Masters or MBA desirable
• A proven track record of successful sales achievement and business improvement initiatives
• Outstanding commercial accumen and strong knowledge of grocery store operations
• Strong negotiation & influencing skills
• Working knowledge of customer service software, databases and tools
• Strong Microsoft Office (particularly Excel, Word & PowerPoint)
• Strong networking skills with a positive attitude
• Good project management skills

Why work for Primo?

• Reward & Recognition program
• Access to novated leasing options
• Health insurance and retail discounts
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

What next?

If you’re passionate and want to be a part of the largest meat, pork and salmon manufacturer and producer in Australia, this opportunity may be for you. Apply now!