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About the role

  • Business Growth Advisor helping NZ food, beverage, and consumer goods companies enter and scale in Canada. Advising on brands, distribution, retail, and commercial growth strategies.

Responsibilities

  • Work closely with a portfolio of New Zealand food, beverage and consumer goods companies
  • Help companies enter, scale and grow in the Canadian market
  • Identify, evaluate and pursue growth opportunities with customers
  • Support businesses beyond initial market entry and build long-term success
  • Advise on brand development, consumer insights and market growth strategies
  • Help customers navigate Canada's regulatory and commercial landscape
  • Identify distribution, retail and route-to-market opportunities
  • Connect businesses with commercial networks, partners and industry contacts
  • Collaborate across NZTE's global network to support customer growth plans
  • Apply data, market intelligence and AI-enabled tools to generate insights and support commercial decisions
  • Support high-impact initiatives, projects and activities contributing to customer growth objectives
  • Attend customer meetings, industry events and team activities as required

Requirements

  • Experience helping companies scale and grow after entering a market, particularly in food, beverage or consumer goods sectors
  • Strong expertise in brand and channel development, consumer insights and commercial growth strategies
  • Experience working with grocery chains, retail channels or consumer-focused businesses
  • Understanding of distribution models, route-to-market approaches and partner networks
  • Confidence operating within complex regulatory and commercial environments
  • Strong relationship-building, stakeholder management and advisory skills
  • Commercial experience gained directly within industry
  • Flexibility to work across a range of customer needs and sectors
  • Ability to work across time zones
  • Familiarity with New Zealand business culture and export sectors would be an advantage
  • Existing authorization to work in Canada for the full term of the opportunity
  • Current CV and cover letter required

Benefits

  • Flexible working options
  • Technology support
  • Development opportunities
  • Wrap around support
  • Access to world-class business networks
  • Flexible, fun, and stimulating work environment
  • Opportunity to work with a talented, diverse, international organization
  • Equal opportunity employer
  • Recruitment process accommodations available
  • Light travel within North America for customer meetings, industry events, and team activities

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

Mid levelSenior

Salary

CA$125,000 - CA$135,000 per year

Degree requirement

No Education Requirement

Location requirements

HybridVancouverCanada

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