Account Manager

Account Manager – 12-Month Parental Leave Contract

Melbourne Bayside & Southeast | Independent Retail Customers | High Performing & Supportive Team

• Global Spirits & Champagne company with the world’s most iconic brands
• Strong company values | Culture of Conviviality| Sustainability & Responsibility
• Personalised Career Development | Grow your career in a Global Company

Salary/ Benefits

Product Allowance, Bonus & Tool of Trade Vehicle

The Pernod Ricard Pact

Conviviality is our collective spirit; it is in our DNA and connects us beyond borders. We are Createurs de convivialite.

Everyone is empowered to Craft your path and through nurturing an enthusiasm for innovation and growth you will own your career.

Pernod Ricard is a business with a soul. Being responsible in a safe and sustainable way is how we will cultivate the future.

Crafting premium spirits

Our products are more than just the liquid in the bottle. They are comprised of a combination of exceptional ingredients, unique personalities, and authentic moments of sharing, all crafted with skill and passion.

Our ambition is to make Pernod Ricard, spirits, champagne, and wine the preferred house of premium brands & experiences.

Your unique contribution

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Victorian Field Sales Team with Pernod Ricard, a friendly and collaborative team who live our purpose of being creators of conviviality.

You will be the Account Manager for our Melbourne Bayside and Southeast territory, managing and growing relationships with independent retail customers across a diverse and established customer base. The territory spans from St Kilda through to Mordialloc along the Port Phillip Bay coastline, extending into key eastern suburbs, with a monthly regional day trip to Lake Eildon & High country.

You would be joining a Global company with Iconic brands, great reputation with dedicated career development and more importantly a team which enjoy having fun and supporting each other.

• Manage a portfolio of independent retail customers across Melbourne's Bayside and Southeast territory
• Execute sales, distribution and promotional objectives across priority brands
• Build strong customer partnerships through regular engagement and commercial insights
• Identify opportunities to expand distribution, visibility and promotional effectiveness
• Analyse territory performance and identify emerging market opportunities
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to deliver best-in-class customer outcomes
• Champion Pernod Ricard's premium portfolio and drive execution of customer and company initiatives

Your collective spirit of Talent

As well as having a passion for challenge and being fiercely authentic, you will also bring:

• Proven sales experience preferably within a FMCG industry,
• Strong relationship-building and customer management skills
• Passionate, driven, ambitious salesperson who is results orientated 
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to contribute to team success
• Understanding of current market and industry trends advantageous, with a passion for Spirits & RTD
• Tertiary qualifications in business or related discipline would be advantageous however not essential
• Full driver’s license and ability to travel throughout the territory

Become a creator de conviviality!

If you want to work for a Business with a soul who are connected beyond borders, then press apply now and submit a formal application! You too can be a Creator de Conviviality.

Alternatively send your resume and cover letter to [email protected] with the job title in the subject line. (include salary expectations, notice period & residency status).

Only those with full, unrestricted working rights in Australia will be considered for this position.

Pernod Ricard “MyBlend of Benefits”

Fun Stuff

Product allowance - Spirits & Champagne | Tastings | Product Education | Flexi Work |Office Drinks & Events | Summer Hours

Serious Stuff

EAP | Great Parental Leave Policy | Skin Checks | Flu Shots | Income Protection Insurance | University Supported E-Learning Platform | Mental Health First Aid Skilled Workplace  

Feel Good Stuff

S&R Initiatives | Career Development | Volunteer Leave | Responsib’All Day

Diversity & Inclusion at Pernod Ricard

We are proud to be awarded Employer of Choice for Gender Equality and believe that building richly diverse teams and an inclusive culture are integral to delivering our business strategy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer – we welcome applications from diverse communities.

Job Posting End Date:

Target Hire Date:

2026-10-05

Target End Date:

2027-10-29