Job Description

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Newly Weds Foods Australia & New Zealand is a leading food ingredients manufacturer and part of a global business operating across 29 facilities and serving customers in more than 80 countries.

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We partner with some of Australia's leading food manufacturers to develop innovative products and solutions across coatings, seasonings, sauces, marinades and flavour systems.

About Us n

Newly Weds Foods Australia & New Zealand is a leading food ingredients manufacturer and part of a global business operating across 29 facilities and serving customers in more than 80 countries.

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We partner with some of Australia's leading food manufacturers to develop innovative products and solutions across coatings, seasonings, sauces, marinades and flavour systems.

About the Role n

We are looking for an experienced Technical Sales Manager – Meat to drive profitable sales growth across meat processors, butcher distributors and other targeted protein channels throughout Australia.

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This role combines specialist knowledge of meat processing, food ingredients and manufacturing applications with strong commercial and business development capability.

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You will manage and grow existing customer accounts, identify new business opportunities and work closely with customers and our R&D; team to develop practical solutions that improve product quality, yield, consistency, efficiency and profitability.

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The role will lead customer opportunities from initial technical discussions and product development through to plant trials, commercialisation, launch and ongoing account growth.

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The role can be based in either Sydney or Melbourne.

Key Responsibilities n

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Identify, develop and convert new business opportunities across meat processors, manufacturers, distributors and foodservice customers

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Deliver agreed sales, margin, volume and new-business targets

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Develop and execute strategic account plans for key customers

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Build trusted relationships with technical, operational, procurement and senior commercial stakeholders

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Apply specialist meat-processing and ingredient knowledge to recommend practical customer solutions

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Partner with R&D; to develop products and formulations aligned with customer and market needs

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Plan and support customer plant trials, product demonstrations, production scale-ups and launches

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Provide technical troubleshooting and process-optimisation support to customers

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Prepare customer proposals, cost-in-use assessments, tender submissions and commercial presentations

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Maintain an accurate sales pipeline and provide timely customer, opportunity and sales forecasts

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Monitor relevant industry trends, competitor activity and emerging opportunities within the Australian meat sector

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Coordinate cross-functional teams to ensure customer projects are delivered effectively and commercially

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About You n

To be successful in this role, you will have:

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At least 5–10 years’ relevant experience in the meat-processing industry, preferably across red meat, poultry, value-added meats, smallgoods or further processing.

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Solid technical knowledge of coatings, seasonings, marinades, sauces,



functional ingredients, cures, binders and meat-processing systems

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Experience in a customer-facing technical sales, business development, NPD, R&D; or technical service role

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A proven ability to identify, develop and convert new business opportunities

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Experience managing key accounts and building relationships with senior customer stakeholders

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Strong commercial capability across sales planning, pipeline management, pricing, margins, forecasting and negotiation

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Practical experience conducting plant trials, product demonstrations, process optimisation and technical troubleshooting

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Knowledge of meat-processing operations such as forming, batter and breading, tumbling, marination, injection, cooking and yield optimisation

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Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical information into commercially relevant solutions

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A current drivers licence and the ability to undertake regular travel to customer and manufacturing sites

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A tertiary qualification in food science, meat science, food technology, business or a related discipline would be advantageous.

Why Join Us? n

This is an opportunity to take ownership of a specialist growth area within an established global food ingredients business.

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You will work directly with customers to solve real manufacturing challenges, influence product innovation and convert technical solutions into meaningful commercial outcomes.

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The role offers broad exposure across Sales, R&D; and Operations, with the opportunity to build strategic customer partnerships and contribute directly to the continued growth of Newly Weds Foods across Australia.

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📌 Technical Sales Manager - Meat (Victoria)
🏢 Newly Weds Foods
📍 Victoria