Here at Lion we don't settle for ordinary. We're passionate about crafting exceptional brands that bring people together, spark conversations, and create unforgettable moments. Our Marketing team are responsible for shaping the identity and driving the success of Lion NZ's diverse portfolio. We're all about passion, energy and teamwork to service uplifting moments to our consumers and truly be at the heart of good times.We have recognised that it's not just what we do, but how we do it that will help the Lion Marketing function succeed. To that end we have an opportunity for a highly skilled individual to join the team in the permanent role of Marketing Excellence Leader reporting to our Category Strategy & RGM Director based in Auckland.In this role you will lead a team of two, supporting our Marketing purpose of being World Class Growth Architects through the ownership of the Marketing function's ways of working, including our commercial and activity planning processes.Key to success in this role will be your ability to continuously improve how we work as a Marketing function via facilitating our Integrated Business Planning forums, refining how we bring our activities to market and supporting the embedment of our quarterly activity planning rhythm & task management tools across the marketing team to ensure our processes, systems, data and reporting are World Class creating a great stakeholder experience.You will need to have experience in agile ways of working and commercial understanding of FMCG and its key levers. You will also demonstrate an understanding of how people, processes and technology can be leveraged to improve productivity that translates into our brands turning up better in market everyday. Your influence will span far and wide and with an ability to build solid relationships with the Marketing Leadership team and the broader Marketing team.If you're naturally curious, have a passion for organising business, teams & people and experienced in leveraging technology or new ways of working then this is a great opportunity for you!We're all about building a diverse and inclusive workplace at Lion. To support this, our LionFlex offering empowers Lion team members to work flexibly in ways that work for them, the customer and our business. We invite all candidates to talk to us in the hiring process about how LionFlex might work for them.We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and leveraging unique perspectives to innovate and grow.If you need specific support or accessibility adjustments during the recruitment process, please reach out to us via ******. This includes supporting transgender and gender diverse applicants as we understand the unique challenges and concerns these individuals might have.#J-18808-Ljbffr