The Opportunity

Build something customers can feel while shaping an impactful role in your own style

Join the world’s largest food and beverage company—but more importantly, a purpose-led business committed to enhancing quality of life and shaping a healthier future.

In Nestlé Professional, we transform how people experience food and beverage outside the home. From premium coffee to culinary solutions, you’ll work with iconic brands like Maggi, Buitoni, Chef, Docello, Nescafé, Buondi and Milo—helping our customers create standout experiences every day.

Reporting to the National Business Development Manager, you will lead customer engagement across the Healthcare & Government channel, identifying new growth opportunities, developing strategic partnerships, and delivering outstanding commercial results. You'll play a pivotal role in expanding Nestlé Professional's market presence while driving sustainable revenue growth across a diverse portfolio of products and solutions.

This role offers the chance to work with some of Australia's largest healthcare providers, government organisations, distributors, and industry partners, helping to shape successful outcomes for both customers and Nestlé Professional.

A day in the life…

• Develop and execute strategic channel growth plans that deliver sustainable sales and profitability.
• Build and nurture strong relationships with healthcare providers, government organisations, distributors, and key decision-makers.
• Identify and secure new business opportunities, tenders, contracts, and partnership agreements.
• Develop and execute customer account plans to drive growth across multiple product categories.
• Analyse customer, market, and channel insights to identify trends and unlock commercial opportunities.
• Lead contract negotiations and manage large-scale tenders and national agreements.
• Deliver accurate sales forecasting and effectively manage business performance against targets.
• Partner closely with Marketing, Category, Field Sales, Beverage Solutions, and other cross-functional stakeholders to execute winning commercial strategies.

Are you a fit?

You are a strategic sales professional who thrives on building trusted partnerships, influencing outcomes, and delivering exceptional commercial performance.

You will bring:

• 5+ years' experience in Business Development, Key Account Management, Sales, or Commercial roles.
• Proven experience managing complex, multi-site customer networks.
• A strong track record of exceeding sales targets and delivering sustainable revenue growth.
• Experience managing large tenders, contract negotiations, and national agreements.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills.
• Strong analytical capability, commercial acumen, and forecasting experience.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• The ability to effectively collaborate across multiple functions and levels of the organisation.
• Experience within foodservice, healthcare, government, FMCG, hospitality, or related industries will be highly regarded.

Benefits

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:

• Varied career experiences and personalised development support
• Access up to 5 additional days of leave to support your health and wellbeing
• Wellbeing benefits including vaccinations and health insurance discounts
• Diversity & Inclusion initiatives and program
• Paid parental and partner leave
• Purchase Leave Scheme
• Volunteering leave, Sports leave, Emergency Services leave
• Discounted Nestlé products
• Salary Sacrifice to Superannuation

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.

For more information, please visit our website Nestlé Australia Home | Nestlé Australia (nestle.com.au)

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

Apply today!