ZURU Edge Looking for Commercial Lead – Monday at Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand Full Time

ZURU is one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world. A Kiwi grassroots start-up turned global, founded in 2003 by New Zealand EY Entrepreneur of the Year and World Entrepreneur Hall of Fame brothers Nick and Mat Mowbray after they left high school. ZURU has quickly grown to over 5000 + team members in over 30 locations. The company started in toys and quickly became one of the largest in the world, competing with comparatively historic household names by disrupting through automation and innovation. Award-winning brands include Bunch O Balloons, Mini Brands, XSHOT, Rainbocorns and Smashers.

After so much success, the brothers took that model and applied it to consumer goods, creating their second division, ZURU Edge, and redefining the meaning of FMCG, becoming the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world with new-age brands including MONDAY Haircare, Rascal + Friends, Dose & Co, NOOD and Bonkers. ZURU Tech, the newest division, is the company’s moon shoot project where they endeavour to truly change the world by disrupting the construction industry. With 600 engineers working across 7 locations ZURU Tech towards the ultimate goal of disrupting how the world builds.

The company’s success is driven by the complete embodiment of the ZURU DNA, the very values that ZURU was founded on. These principles have pioneered an A-player team that is committed to winning through a continuous improvement mindset.

Don’t just take our word for it – to see behind the scenes of ZURU check out life@zuru on Instagram or ZURU.com .

MONDAY Haircare

Dubbed “liquid gold” after consistently selling out since launch in March 2020, MONDAY is the cult haircare brand without the cult price tag, now stocked in 25 countries with over 70 major retailers. Featured in Vanity Fair, Vogue, Forbes and WWD, and raved about by beauty editors, celebrity hairstylists and thousands and thousands of customers – mondayhaircare.com

THE ROLE

Commercial leader and champion of the MONDAY brand, driving profitable business growth by supporting our expansion into new markets and building our presence within existing markets.

How You Will Make An Impact

You will play a critical role in shaping how we expand and execute MONDAY successfully across the globe, from growing our retail footprint through to levelling up the sophistication of our pricing and category strategies and establishing central best practices to maximise revenue and profitability. Through the application of your commercial acumen, the category expertise you develop and the entrepreneurial mindset you bring, you will play a central role in driving the performance of the MONDAY business globally. You will help ensure that we maximise new opportunities and consolidate our existing relationships with retailers, so we can continue to outperform our competitors.

What You Will Bring

• Proven track record in a commercial role in a fast-paced business environment
• Strong commercial & business acumen, strategic thinking and problem-solving
• Must demonstrate leadership ability and be able to influence and motivate cross-functional teams, while holding stakeholders accountable to deliver on business objectives.
• Strong communication & influencing skills, with the ability to translate messages across a variety of internal and external stakeholders.
• A go-getter with energy, creativity and determination to continuously improve and push boundaries. Strong solutions-focussed mindset, with high levels of resilience & passion.

At ZURU, we have cultivated a high-performing culture that encourages excellence. Our team works towards ambitious goals, learning, performing, and improving together, all while having fun. We empower talented individuals to do their best work every day.

You get out what you put in. You are responsible for driving your own career and we provide the platform to achieve it. As ZURU is on such a fast growth trajectory, there are opportunities here that you won’t find anywhere else.

We recognise that ZURU’s success stems from our people and you can only be at your best when you are looking after yourself. ZURU encourages all our team members to invest in their wellbeing by providing an array of benefits and tools.

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