Marketing Support Specialist

Company Description

Who we are?

JDE Peet’s is the world's leading pure-play coffee and tea company, serving approximately 4,200 cups of coffee or tea per second, and is headquartered in the Netherlands. For more than 265 years, we’ve been inspired by the belief that it’s amazing what can happen over a cup of coffee. We unleash the possibilities of coffee and tea in more than 100 countries with a portfolio of over 50 brands including Kiwi favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jed’s, Ti Ora and more. In 2022, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of close to 15 billion NZD and employed a global workforce of more than 20,000 employees.

We offer our people a range of learning and development programs to support their personal growth and we believe that a diverse and inclusive culture enables us to serve every coffee and tea lover in the best possible way.

Find out more at https://careers-nz.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

Job Description

We currently have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Marketing Coordinator (Professional), located in Christchurch, to develop sales tools, B2B activation campaigns to grow sales and create opportunities for added activity levels with customers across indirect (office catalogues, distributors) and direct (cafés, convenience, hotels). In this role you will develop and maintain efficient systems to supply sales and our distributors with product and marketing information as needed, for submissions and tenders as well as day-to-day.

The Marketing Coordinator reports to the Channel Marketing Manager (Professional). The Marketing Coordinator is also responsible for the management of the Christchurch office.

In this role you will be responsible for:

Channel Marketing and Professional Sales Support Activities

• Together with sales leads and marketing colleagues, assist with defining and developing marketing tools to support promotions and material creation,
• Briefing agencies and other suppliers, create trade expo kits and assisting with planning of customer and other trade expos
• Assisting with website updating for brands/products and assist with defining information needed and gathering relevant content and ensuring marketing material (photos, logos, product descriptions) are up to date
• Providing hands-on support to Channel Marketing Manager on agreed projects and be the main contact point for the sales and marketing team in developing customer specific materials and other sales team requests

On-site management of the Christchurch office facility

• Managing enquiries from members of the public or customers
• General office management including management of incoming and outgoing courier requirements to the site and day to day management of office consumables
• Liaison with Facilities Manager for the carrying out of site maintenance and repairs by external contractors

Management of the ‘Experience Centre’ (XP)

• Working with the Marketing team and Sales teams to define the needs of the business for the XP Centre
• Managing the calendar of events for the XP Centre and act as the main point of contact and Event Coordinator for all events held at the XP Centre, such as industry events, customer or supplier meetings, training sessions and information sessions. 

Qualifications

We’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• Previous FMCG industry background, or B2B experience from a relevant industry an advantage
• Commercial marketing knowledge
• Excellent project management skills and proven experience with project work
• Proven exceptional written and verbal communication skills to interact with the business and external partners/customers at a very high level
• High level of computer literacy (e.g. Powerpoint, Excel, Microsoft Outlook, Word)
• Valid unrestricted work visa

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and discretionary bonus opportunity
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday.
• Medical Insurance for you and your family.
• Income Protection and Life Insurance.
• Learning and development programs to support personal growth.
• Quarterly free staff boxes including a range of our coffee and tea brands, and access to discounted staff purchases.

If so, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent ([email protected]). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are not an accredited employer therefore cannot assist with work visas and currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions.