About Applauder
We're a lean, fast-moving national sales and marketing powerhouse that helps brands get noticed and stay on shelf in major retail environments. We work with some of the most exciting grocery and health brands in the country, delivering end-to-end brand activation and account management across Australia. We work across all the big guns in Grocery and Pharmacy; Chemist Warehouse, Priceline, Terry White, Symbion, Sigma, API to name a few. Woolies, Coles, and independents in grocery.
Why this role exists
With a growing portfolio and an ever-expanding to-do list, our Sales Director needs a right-hand weapon, someone organised, ambitious and savvy to help manage day-to-day account activity with major buyers and internal stakeholders. This is an opportunity to dive deep into sales, promotions, retail strategy and account coordination — with a clear path for growth.
What you’ll be doing
* Supporting the Sales Director with buyer comms, client coordination, and reporting
* Helping manage promotional calendars and national campaign execution
* Liaising with key accounts, buyers and suppliers
· Managing account administration, product data, submission forms
* Reconciling rebates, tracking promotions, updating systems and tools
* Maintaining Applauder and SOS Hydration websites (basic updates)
* Supporting trade show logistics, launches, events and retail activation
* Developing sales tools for our field team and assisting in day-to-day admin
* Ensuring nothing falls through the cracks — from timelines to tracking
What we’re looking for
* Background in marketing, sales, or customer service
* Ideally degree-qualified in marketing/similar, but attitude trumps all
· Experience with our key retail partners
* A natural communicator, written, verbal, email, Zoom – you name it
* Strong admin skills, organised, detail-oriented, on top of priorities
* A relationship builder, friendly, people-first and solution-oriented
* Tech savvy, you’re confident across Office 365, SharePoint, Canva, and happy to learn new tools
* Takes initiative, gets sh*t done, and doesn’t need hand-holding
* Reliable, trustworthy and switched-on
What’s in it for you
* Work closely with the Sales Director and learn the ropes of national account management
* Exposure to big-name brands and high-level buyer conversations
* Weekly pay, full-time hours with flexibility and some WFH options
* Join a small, tight-knit team of 14 who move fast and support each other
* Career progression – this role has legs
* Hands-on experience across sales, marketing, events, and digital
You’ll thrive here if...
You’re the type who loves a challenge, learns on the fly, and wants to grow fast. You like being close to the action and don’t mind wearing a few hats. You’re not afraid to take ownership, chase outcomes, and keep things moving.
Ready to apply?
If you’ve got the energy, the smarts, and the ambition — we want to hear from you.