Business Development Manager

Purpose of Role: The Field Team is the front‑facing, execution arm of Unilever New Zealand. This critical function ensures that Unilever’s category and customer growth plans are executed within our key customer partners. The Business Development Manager (BDM) is the link between the front line of retail and Unilever, responsible for the development and delivery of the execution strategy in NZ’s biggest retail stores (New World, Pak N’ Save, Four Square, Fresh Choice).

Responsibilities

• Development and execution of a territory business plan/strategy to deliver growth.
• Presenting Unilever Business Reviews across the territory.
• Use Dunnhumby and Neilson data tools to develop store‑based insights and create compelling data‑driven sales stories to unlock sales objectives/KPIs.
• Manage the Perfect Store process to unlock best‑in‑class in‑store practices supporting Commercial Review outcomes.
• Execute the Unilever Field Activity Plan...