National Foodservice Coordinator

Patties Food Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Take-home product

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Parental leave

Social & engagement activities

Job summary

Patties Food Group is seeking a National Foodservice Coordinator based in Mentone, VIC to support the Foodservice channel nationally. You will coordinate portals, tools, spend management and equipment processes to enable the team to meet national targets.

You will work with Regional Sales Managers and internal stakeholders, handling communications, portals, spend, and forecasting while maintaining high attention to detail and commercial focus.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years’ admin experience, ideally within FMCG or a sales support environment.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret GSV, trade spend and NSV.
• Excellent organisational agility and the ability to navigate formal and informal networks.
• Strong customer focus and drive for results.

Responsibilities

• Support national communications and field trade presentations.
• Manage and update national customer portals and sales tools platforms.
• Coordinate distributor and field trade spend and assist with equipment budget management.
• Support equipment processes including inventory management, placement and collection with external providers.
• Assist with reporting on sales distribution gaps and forecasting uplifts or reductions impacting delivery.
• Support internal Foodservice processes and demonstrate leadership across the wider OOH channel.

Skills

Admin experience

FMCG experience

Financial acumen

MS Office

Stakeholder management

Tools

Excel

Job description

Patties Food Group is a value-led organisation with a rich Australian history, home to some of our most iconic and enduring brands including Four’N Twenty, Patties, Herbert Adams, Nanna’s, Lean Cuisine and On the Menu.

Our company values of Courage, Trust, Integrity and Ownership reflect our origin as a proudly local company and have helped form a strong foundation for international growth. Patties is the market leader in frozen savoury and frozen meals categories, with 6 manufacturing sites across Australia and New Zealand and a workforce of over 1800. Our purpose is to delight our customers with delicious and convenient food - yesterday, today and forever.

The Role

We are seeking a highly organised and driven National Foodservice Coordinator to support our Foodservice channel nationally. Based in Mentone and reporting to the Head of Foodservice Distributors, this role plays a critical part in supporting distributor and field sales activities to drive profitable growth across the channel.

The key purpose of this role is to coordinate customer portals, field sales tools, trade spend management and equipment processes to ensure the Foodservice team can execute effectively and deliver against national targets.

Working closely with Regional Sales Managers, OOH field teams and key internal stakeholders, your responsibilities will include:

• Supporting national communications and field trade presentations.
• Managing and updating national customer portals and sales tools platforms.
• Coordinating distributor and field trade spend and assisting with equipment budget management.
• Supporting equipment processes including inventory management, placement and collection in collaboration with external providers.
• Assisting with reporting on sales distribution gaps and forecasting uplifts or reductions that may impact delivery efficiencies.
• Supporting internal Foodservice processes while demonstrating leadership across the broader OOH channel.

This is a fast-paced, highly collaborative role that requires strong attention to detail, commercial awareness and the ability to manage multiple priorities.

The Person

To be successful in this role, you will be proactive, detail-oriented and commercially minded, with the confidence to work across multiple stakeholders nationally. You will also demonstrate:

• Minimum 2+ years’ administrative experience, ideally within FMCG or a sales support environment.
• Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret GSV, trade spend and NSV.
• Excellent organisational agility and the ability to navigate formal and informal networks effectively.
• A strong customer focus and drive for results.
• Clear and confident communication skills with the ability to build effective working relationships.
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office platforms.
• Alignment to Patties values of Trust, Ownership, Courage and Integrity.

What We Offer You

At Patties Food Group, we are passionate about our people, brands and culture. We are an Equal Opportunity employer committed to providing an inclusive environment where all employees are treated fairly and with respect. As a member of the Patties team, you will have access to:

• Generous employee benefits including take-home product for you and your family to enjoy.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) services.
• Supportive parental leave options.
• Multiple social and engagement activities.

Patties people - hungry, humble and focused. Join us now!

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from employment agencies. No fee of any type will be paid in the event we hire a candidate whose resume is submitted without a valid written recruitment agreement.