State Account Manager

• Join a collaborative and supportive team
• Work with market‑leading brands in a high‑autonomy, high‑impact role
• Strong cross-functional collaboration within Tip Top & GWF

Are you a commercially savvy FMCG professional with deep SA retail relationships and a passion for driving growth? Tip Top is looking for a State Account Manager to lead our Independent retail channel across South Australia — including Drakes, Foodland, Romeo’s and our key wholesale partner Metcash.

Join one of Australia’s leading food manufacturing groups and help shape the success of iconic brands loved by millions.

As the State Account Manager SA, you will be responsible for managing the entire Tip Top bakery portfolio in SA and driving the commercial, promotional and strategic agenda across our Independent retail partners.

Purpose of the Role

• Own sales, profit and growth targets across the SA portfolio, including full promotional and trade spend management
• Build strong relationships with Drakes, Foodland, Romeo’s and Metcash to deliver Joint Business Plans and drive category growth
• Lead forecasting, supply planning and product launch execution for the bakery portfolio
• Analyse performance, identify opportunities and implement commercial and tactical initiatives
• Collaborate with Category, Marketing, Field Sales and Finance to ensure seamless execution of strategies
• Ensure compliance with food safety, quality and HSE standards

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• 5+ years FMCG experience in Account Management, Category or similar
• A strong and established network within the SA retail market will be highly regarded
• High commercial and financial acumen
• Excellent communication and influencing skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities and pivot between strategic and detailed work
• Analytical mindset and strong problem‑solving capability
• Curiosity, resilience and a customer-first mindset

Why Join Us?

At Tip Top Bakeries, we're proud to produce an extensive range of wholesome sliced bread, muffins, crumpets, pies, and bakery snacks. Our purpose of ‘Everyday Moments of Goodness' represents the lives we touch and the difference we make. Those moments that bring a smile, make us proud, or keep us safe, are moments we strive for through our work.

We take pride in supporting our people to learn, grow, and develop throughout their careers with Tip Top Bakeries. We believe in the power of an inclusive and diverse workforce and invest in meaningful initiatives to remove barriers and enable our employees to have a satisfying and rewarding career with us. Our vision for Tip Top Bakeries is an organisation where everyone belongs, everyone is valued, and everyone has equal opportunity.

Join the team and be part of one of our iconic brands like Tip Top, Abbotts Bakery, Bürgen and Golden.

Working with Tip Top, we offer many benefits including:

• Family-friendly policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave, additional paid time off to ease back to work and ongoing superannuation contributions during unpaid parental leave
• Recognition and award programs, including access to our online rewards platform
• Health and wellbeing programs including access to our 24/7 Employee Assistance Program, and on-site physiotherapy services
• Flexible working options
• Access to an extensive range of internal trainings and development programs for your career
• Financial support for approved study pathways, as well as traineeship and apprenticeship programs
• Two paid volunteer days per year as part of our focus on Community Partnerships
• Novated Leasing Options

Start the Conversation

If this role sounds like you and you’re eager to learn, grow, and help create everyday moments of goodness, we want to hear from you. To apply for this opportunity please submit your application by clicking on the ‘apply now' button.

Our Recruitment Process typically consists of a brief, prearranged telephone or video call, followed by 1-2 interviews in-person or over Zoom/Teams. We’re happy to adjust our recruitment process to support your accessibility needs. Let us know your needs in providing a positive, barrier-free recruitment process via phone on (02) 9168 4200 or email to ttpeopleservices@gwf.com.au . Please do not call to enquire about this position as the phone number is for requesting accessibility needs only.

During the recruitment process you may be required to complete pre-employment screening which include a medical (includes drug & alcohol testing) and a criminal record check.

At Tip Top we strive to create a place where Everyone belongs, Everyone is valued, and Everyone has equal opportunity. We encourage applications from people of all ages, nationalities, abilities, and cultures – including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, the LGBTQI+ community and people living with disability.