VIVVEK GARGI

Managing Fonterra Australia's existing export portfolio and implementing key enablers to identify and deliver new business opportunities to grow the portfolio within the export markets.

Key Responsibilities

• Contributing to the Fonterra Australia export strategy and regularly reviewing/refining the strategy based on key learnings built through projects and in-market opportunities.
• Working with in-market teams to identify opportunities to expand the Fonterra Brands Australia (FBA) portfolio into new markets and extend ranging in current operating markets.
• Connecting with market and export planning teams on a regular cadence to monitor forecast and performance of products.
• Hosting monthly meetings with the key markets to review overall market performance, discuss upcoming NPD opportunities and analyse overall market trends.
• Delivering key export projects by leveraging the cross functional business capability and process (i.e., S&G and MDM) to deliver all agreed NPD/BAU on time/in full.

Supporting the cross functional development of NPD for Private Label across Coles, Woolworths and Metcash. Contract maintenance including price realisation across PL in Coles, Woolworths and Metcash.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the development of a robust strategic plan which enables us to determine where we will play and how we will win as a business (as per our agreed roadmap).
• Providing input into the negotiation of new and re-negotiation of existing contracts in conjunction with relevant category sales / finance leaders.
• Delivering projects by leveraging the cross functional business capability and process (i.e., S&G and MDM) to deliver all agreed NPD on time/in full.
• Carrying out timely review of current contractual agreements (maintenance) to ensure continuation or exit based on overall strategic business importance/prioritisation and profitability.
• Assisting with building customer engagement via regular sessions that incorporate cross functional business units to deliver on the overall private label vision.

Providing technical expertise for NPD projects (commodity and paediatrics) and supporting manufacturing sites with product knowledge and contributing to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Developing formulations as per the product brief in line with Fonterra’s ways of working.
• Creating and maintaining master data of our raw materials and finished product specification
• Carrying out technical reviews and/or a scoping exercise on new opportunities as and when required by sales teams.
• Providing technical support to manufacturing sites for product trials and assisting in general product enquiries

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with the day-to-day manufacturing of the wet processing plant by providing operational parameters.
• Managing and maintaining the batch recipe system for existing formulations and reducing in process variability.
• Carrying out technical feasibility analysis on new product development projects and leading the technical support for ongoing/existing projects.
• Mentoring junior team members in technical skills, fostering a collaborative work environment and boosting overall team productivity.