• Work with Market Leading Mentors!
• Crows Nest Location
• Career Development Opportunity

At Real Pet Food (RPF), we’re passionate about being REAL. Real starts with food. But, as you'll see, it doesn't end there. We're passionate about real partnerships, real ambition, real ethics, and real opportunities for our people to make their mark.

Real means fresh ingredients and fresh methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We are competing in every pet category and channel creating favourite brands such as Fussy Cat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, Nature’s Goodness, Farmer’s Market & Love ‘Em!

We've been in this business for five decades. Our ambition is to be around for many more. As we craft our strategy for the future we believe that everything we do must be environmentally sound and our ambitions for growth are to be sustainable.

We’re a unique, talented, and hardworking team. Our success is enabled by our ability to communicate and collaborate across boundaries as one Real Pet family.

This is where you come in:
As a result of our plans for future growth, we are looking for a National Account Executive to join our pack. In this role, you’ll be responsible for supporting our National Business Managers in the ownership and growth of their key accounts and customers. 

Collaborating with an experienced, ambitious and passionate team, this position plays an active role both internally and externally for our customers, focused on offering exceptional customer service.

You will work with the National Business Managers and various cross-functional teams including marketing, category, supply chain, and finance to support in executing business objectives and strategies.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field
• 3-4 years of proven experience and success in roles such as Account Coordinator (or other sales roles), category analyst or similar
• Knowledge and experience in FMCG industry preferred but not essential
• Results focused with a determination for career progression
• Hands-on Go-Getter with a Growth Mindset and a passion for excellence

The role:

• Support the National Business Managers in the day-to-day execution of account business plans
• Forecasting and spend management, including sales analysis tools such as PowerBI or IRI
• Analyse sales performance and promotional effectiveness by regularly reviewing and reporting on sales performance, sales forecasts, and market trends
• Promotional and NPD submissions
• Claim management and processing using Blueshift
• Assist in the preparation of sales presentations and proposals
• Work cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders to deliver an exceptional level of service to customers
• Handle customer inquiries, concerns, and feedback in a professional and timely manner

Your Tail Wagging Moment – Why you’ll love this role:
We are looking for someone to be part of our ambitious growth journey. When you join RPF you have an opportunity to make a significant contribution while developing your career within an expanding FMCG company. With the continued growth of our business, this is an exciting time to join the RPF pack.

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: bring your pet to our Crows Nest office, access our Pawrental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, pet carer and compassionate leave.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave.

What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

An initial telephone interview followed by:

• 2 face to face interviews
• 2 work references
• A psychometric test (depending on the job grade)

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: people&culture@realpetfoodco.com.au. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles