Country Director

<p><strong>About us</strong></p> <p>AB InBev is the leading global brewer and one of the world’s top 5 consumer product companies. With over 500 beer brands, we’re number one or two in many of the world’s top beer markets, including North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.</p> <p><strong>About the role</strong></p> <p>The Country Director, Australia and region will be ABI's senior accountable leader for the Australia business. The role owns the full P&amp;L, leads the AOP and commercial strategy, and is responsible for translating ABI's growth ambition into a sustainable, partner-led operating model across this country.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Country Director has one clear country agenda, stronger senior relationships with 3 local partners and new partners, improved route-to-market execution, and a scalable commercial model for Corona and future ABI portfolio growth.</p> <p><strong>What you'll do:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Owns the full country economics and makes choices that improve sustainable growth and profitability.</li> <li>Builds senior relationships, negotiates priorities and holds partners accountable for performance.</li> <li>Turns ABI ambition into clear market choices across brands, packs, customers, channels and investments.</li> <li>Designs routes to market and customer models that improve access, control and execution quality.</li> <li>Builds long-term brand equity while delivering annual volume, revenue and margin commitments.</li> <li>Builds teams, decision rights and routines that raise market capability over time.</li> <li>Frames decisions, risks and trade-offs clearly for ABI leadership and partner executives</li> </ul> <p><strong>What you'll need:</strong></p> <ul> <li>15+ years of senior commercial, country management, general management, sales leadership or partner-led market leadership experience, ideally in beer, beverages, FMCG or premium consumer goods.</li> <li>Proven full P&amp;L ownership, including ability to manage revenue, volume, margin, trade investment and financial delivery across annual and multi-year horizons.</li> <li>Strong experience managing strategic partners, distributors, retailers or route-to-market partners at senior executive level.</li> <li>Deep commercial capability across AOP, customer strategy, RGM, trade marketing, RTM, portfolio, innovation and performance management.</li> <li>Experience leading teams and matrix organizations where influence, governance and clear decision rights are required.</li> <li>Australia/New Zealand or APAC market experience is strongly preferred; experience with alcohol, regulated consumer categories or partner-led operating models is a strong advantage.</li> <li>Executive communication capability, high ownership, strong judgment and ability to create clarity in complex, partner-dependent markets.</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>What We Offer:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Competitive salary + annual bonus</li> <li>Employer retirement contributions (Superannuation)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>