Global Commercial Director, Pet Care

ZURU; Auckland; On-site; NZD 230,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Culture for Growth

Health Benefits

Global Opportunities

A Player Team

Competitive Remuneration

Fruit, coffee, snacks

Job summary

ZURU's Rhodes Pet Science Commercial Director will own the global commercial strategy, P&L, pricing architecture and retail economics for the pet care vertical. You will partner with Marketing, Product and Sales to set direction, engage with key global retailers and build a high-performing commercial team.

You will drive data-informed decisions, champion AI adoption across commercial workflows and relentlessly pursue growth and margin targets for Rhodes while elevating the vertical's strategic

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial leadership experience within consumer goods; pet care or FMCG food categories preferred.
• Proven P&L ownership at vertical or business-unit level, including pricing architecture, trade terms and promotional frameworks
• Track record of top-to-top retailer engagement and JBP or exclusivity negotiation with major mass, grocery, pet specialty or e-commerce accounts
• Strong commercial analytics capability with POS, sell-through and syndicated data, and demonstrated adoption of AI and automation in commercial workflows
• Experience recruiting, developing and leading high-performing, autonomous commercial teams

Responsibilities

• Own the global Rhodes P&L with disciplined growth, strong margins and commercial resilience.
• Lead annual planning, multi-year roadmaps and investment prioritisation; set marketing, NPD and commercial budgets.
• Lead engagement with key global retailers, influence assortment, pricing, placement and exclusivity discussions.
• Set the standard for data integrity and drive AI adoption across the vertical to raise commercial performance.

Skills

Commercial leadership

P&L ownership

Retail partnerships

Data analytics

Team leadership

Job description

ZURU's Rhodes Pet Science Commercial Director will own the global commercial strategy, P&L, pricing architecture and retail economics for the pet care vertical. You will partner with Marketing, Product and Sales to set direction, engage with key global retailers and build a high-performing commercial team.

You will drive data-informed decisions, champion AI adoption across commercial workflows and relentlessly pursue growth and margin targets for Rhodes while elevating the vertical's strategic