Field Planning Specialist - Independents

Nestle; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Hybrid working model

Health insurance discounts

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives

Parental leave

Purchase Leave Scheme

Attractive salary with bonus

Career opportunities in a global FMCG

Job summary

Nestlé is seeking a Field Planning Specialist to translate strategy into execution across our field sales network. You’ll develop field activity plans, coordinate cycle workplans, and deliver insights that drive growth, leveraging Power BI dashboards and robust data analysis.

You will collaborate with Customer, Category and Field Sales teams, manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced FMCG environment, and benefit from a hybrid working model with flexible hours.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical capability with Excel and BI skills.
• Experience with field sales, commercial planning or marketing.
• Ability to translate data into clear business recommendations.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage field sales activity plans aligned with priorities.
• Coordinate cycle workplans, activations, and execution priorities.
• Analyze performance data and deliver actionable insights.
• Produce and maintain Power BI dashboards on key sales metrics.
• Own field sales databases and planning tools with data accuracy.
• Lead stakeholder review meetings and provide improvement recommendations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Advanced Excel

Stakeholder management

Data interpretation

Tools

Power BI

Job description

At Nestlé, we're passionate about delivering excellence in every store, every customer interaction, and every activation. We're seeking an analytical, commercially minded Field Planning Specialist to play a pivotal role in turning strategy into execution across our field sales network.

Working closely with our Customer Teams, Category, Field Sales and external agency partners, you'll be at the heart of planning, coordinating and optimising field activity to ensure our commercial priorities come to life where it matters most: in store.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who loves data, thrives on stakeholder collaboration, and enjoys transforming insights into action.

A Day in the life…

As our Field Planning Specialist, you'll:

Develop and manage field sales activity plans that align commercial priorities with field capacity and service level agreements.

Coordinate and communicate cycle workplans, promotional activations, and execution priorities across multiple stakeholders.

Analyse performance data and deliver actionable insights that drive execution excellence and business growth.

Produce and maintain Power BI dashboards and reporting on key sales metrics including compliance, displays, planograms, presell activity and trade standards.

Own key field sales databases and planning tools, ensuring data accuracy and system integrity.

Lead regular stakeholder review meetings and provide recommendations to improve field effectiveness and return on investment.

Partner with Customer, Category and Field Sales teams to ensure successful activation and continuous improvement.

You are a commercially savvy problem solver who can connect data, planning and execution to deliver meaningful business outcomes.

You'll bring:

Ideally you will have experience in sales, commercial planning, category, field sales or marketing environments.

Strong analytical capability with advanced Excel skills and experience using Power BI or similar reporting tools.

The ability to interpret complex data sets and translate them into clear business recommendations.

Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.

A highly organised approach with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.

A proactive mindset, comfortable taking ownership and driving improvements independently.

Experience working across multiple functions and influencing outcomes in a fast-paced environment.

You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition, we offer:

Flexible working hours and a hybrid working model

Varied career experiences and personalised development support

Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts

Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program

Paid parental and partner leave

Access to 5 additional days of leave to support your health and wellbeing

Purchase Leave Scheme

Attractive Salary and generous bonus

Strong career opportunities in the world largest Food and Beverage Company (locally and globally)

Our Story

At Nestlé, we want to help shape a better and healthier world, inspire people to live healthier lives and deliver impact at a scale and pace that makes a difference. We do this by fostering an inclusive, diverse, and collaborative environment, embracing innovation, and empowering people and teams to win.

We aim to hire respectful, curious, value driven and inspiring people who care about the people’s lives that we touch every single day.

Be a force for good.

We want to make finding your dream job possible. If you require additional support with your application, please contact us at *******@au.nestle.com