Title
Sales manager, ANZ
Location
Australia
Reports to: Head of sales - ANZ
Role Purpose
To support the Head of Sales, ANZ in the execution of Funko's commercial and brand across Australia and New Zealand.
This remote role is instrumental in ensuring the successful delivery of trade executions, building brand presence, and sales support of our Funko and Loungefly businesses to drive profitable growth with our distributors and key trade partners to achieve our sales and profit goals.
The ideal candidate is highly self-motivated, thrives in ambiguity, and can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.
What You'll Do
Assists in managing the day-to-day relationship with our ANZ distributor, supporting in commercial discussions, promotional planning, and retail activations.
Supports in presenting company priorities and product to secure orders.
Prepares sell-in materials, local presentations, and monthly range offerings for both distributors and retailers.
Monitors sell-in data and tracks performance against forecasts, flagging opportunities or risks.
Collaborates on quarterly business reviews and long-range planning inputs.
Is responsible for the Loungefly Brand working closely with the distributors on monthly range offers and driving growth within the ANZ market.
Works with local distributor marketing teams to ensure brand consistency and activation across all customer touchpoints (social, in-store, online).
Analyzes ANZ market trends and customer and competitor data to drive commercial actions.
Supports licensors in any activations with assets, internal approvals and collating samples where necessary.
Manages local budget to ensure we are maximizing spend and executing with excellence.
Partners with Marketing colleagues to execute our brand plans to achieve targeted brand feature and visibility.
Supports ANZ trade events and shows.
Supports the development of ANZ Licensed / Franchised stores.
Supports our ANZ online brand development.
Assists in planning and executing retail promotions, working with local companies on creating and managing all branding elements (FSDUs, Signage, images, etc).
Owns and manages local activations including Australian Toy Fair.
Tracks competitive trade activity and provides regular reporting on key initiatives.
Acts as the link between local distributors and global teams (Marketing, Licensing, Product, Operations), helping ensure the ANZ market is considered and supported.
Works with Global teams on securing the necessary tools needed for our Market (Samples, Assets, test reports, etc).
Provides insights into the ANZ market landscape to inform global planning and new product development.
What You'll Bring
Minimum 5 years' experience in Sales, Brand Management, or Trade Marketing within a consumer goods, toy, or pop culture brand environment.
A breadth of knowledge of POP culture – knowledge of collectible / toy industry is a bonus.
Experience working with distributors or in a regional role is strongly preferred.
Self-starter with high accountability and the ability to work autonomously in a remote environment.
Strong commercial acumen with a passion for building brands at the retail level.
Good analytical skills and ability to analyze data.
Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to influence internal and external stakeholders.
Highly organized and efficient time-management skills with the ability to move quickly and adapt to changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Seniority Level
Associate
Employment Type
Full-time
Industries
Manufacturing
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