Australia / New Zealand General Manager
about 3 years ago
Full time role
New South Wales, AU
New South Wales, AU
Job Description
Impossible Foods is addressing the most catastrophic threats facing humanity: climate change and biodiversity collapse. A global transition to a plant-based food system will turn back the clock on atmospheric CO2 levels, restore natural ecosystems and reverse meltdown in wildlife biomass.
The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community.
Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues.
To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact.
Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts.
Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below:
The Australia, New Zealand General Manager will be responsible for managing the Australia / NZ market – managing distribution, driving sales across food service and retail channels, creating consumer engagement and activation, and supporting/growing existing accounts. This role will report to the SVP of International.
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Depending on your location, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here: https://impossiblefoods.com/careers/notice. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
The easiest -- if not only -- way to make our civilization sustainable is to eliminate livestock, the most dangerous technology on Earth. But humans won’t give up meat. So we need to make meat better -- more delicious and more nutritious, without animals as the underlying production technology. That means that making meat sustainably is the most important and urgent problem for the global scientific community.
Impossible Foods' mission is to completely replace the use of animals as a food-production technology by offering consumers everything they currently value about animal products -- and making products that are vastly superior to their animal analogues.
To do this, we are taking a revolutionary scientific and market-based approach. We are inventing efficient, sustainable ways to transform ingredients from plants into meat, fish and dairy foods that deliver all the pleasures and nutritional benefits consumers demand, without the destructive environmental or public health impact.
Our world-class R&D team has been building the know-how and technology platform to produce meat, fish and dairy foods from plants. Impossible Foods is experiencing rapid growth and is resolutely committed to leading all aspects of the plant-based food revolution—from discovery to commercial production. The only thing that will separate Impossible Foods from success and failure is our ability to recruit more world-class experts.
Want to join? Check out the job opening and requirements below:
The Australia, New Zealand General Manager will be responsible for managing the Australia / NZ market – managing distribution, driving sales across food service and retail channels, creating consumer engagement and activation, and supporting/growing existing accounts. This role will report to the SVP of International.
You Will:
- Build and run the Australia and New Zealand markets: Lead all sales, marketing and business operations functions in Australia and New Zealand.
- Sell to new customers: Responsible for driving sales of Impossible Foods products in the in food service (restaurants, non-commercial) and retail. Work with the teams in Asia and the US to make sure all sales teams are aligned on key customers.
- Manage & grow existing accounts: You and your team will be the primary contact for all accounts serving Impossible and responsible for growing their business. Implement in-store initiatives to drive increased traffic and higher in-store sales.
- Build and manage distribution: Build the distribution channel and drive success with distribution partners, including training, sales material supply, and performance management.
- Drive the consumer movement: You will be the front line of Impossible’s mission including building passionate Impossible ambassadors and advocates through public relations, consumer activations, influencers and more.
- Manage P&L: As the business grows, you will be responsible for Impossible’s Australia and New Zealand P&Ls including, sales forecasts, new launches, budgets and cost management. You manage the Australia and New Zealand businesses holistically and overcome any and every obstacle that arises.
- Build team: Build the team and culture of Impossible Foods in Australia and New Zealand aligned with the shared company values.
- Measure results: Create, test, and measure. You will be responsible for creating new ideas, testing them, and measuring key performance indicators.
- Communication: Responsible for communication to leadership and cross-functional teams on Australia and New Zealand markets.
You Have:
- BA/BS degree
- 10+ years in food sales and/or general management, including managing a sales team
- Preferred food service, culinary, and retail experience, including experience selling to restaurant operators and retailers in Australia and New Zealand
- Deep knowledge and experience in Australia and New Zealand culture, influence, food
- Experience building and leading teams, including sales, marketing and public relations
- Preferred experience growing a new brand in Australia and New Zealand
- Mission driven with genuine interest and passion for Impossible Food’s mission
- Clear, logical, strategic thinker with ability to align long term vision with today
- Strong analytical skills with metrics based, results driven approach
- Highly collaborative approach and strong communication skills (internally and externally)
- Creative, blast through obstacles, do everything it takes to succeed approach
- Driven by working in fast paced, dynamic, highly cross-functional environments
- Proficient in Microsoft Office, Google Suite and Salesforce
- Ability to do frequent travel in market and periodic travel out of market including United States
Impossible Foods Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
Depending on your location, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) may regulate the way we manage the data of job applicants. Our full notice outlining how data will be processed as part of the application procedure for applicable locations is available here: https://impossiblefoods.com/careers/notice. By submitting your application, you are agreeing to our use and processing of your data as required.
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