Goodman Fielder Papua New Guinea is one of PNG’s largest food companies, manufacturing and distributing high-quality Flour, Stock Feed, Rice, Snacks, and Bakery products throughout the country. Well-known products and brands include Flame Flour, Flame Stockfeed, Flame Oil & Sugar, Flame Rice, Bilas Bread, Skel Rice, Twisties snacks, Arthurs Pies, and the Meadow Lea range.

At GFI, we care about making food better for everyone.

Our goal is to be the leading and most innovative food company with a mission to meet our customers’ needs for superior quality foods with brands that are trusted by families everywhere. We are the go-to source of consumer, shopper, and customer insights to help our customer and business partners succeed.

Position Purpose:

The Trade, Imports Procurement & Sales Specialist is responsible for identifying, sourcing, evaluating, importing, launching, and growing new products that complement Goodman Fielder PNG's existing portfolio. The role will actively identify international supplier and product opportunities, negotiate commercial agreements, manage import processes, and drive sales performance of imported products within the PNG market. The position serves as the key link between suppliers, procurement, logistics, marketing, customer service, and the sales team to ensure profitable growth through the development of a sustainable imported products portfolio that meets consumer, trade, and customer needs.

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-driven Trade, Imports Procurement & Sales Specialist to join our Trade Marketing team based in Port Moresby. Reporting to the Trade Marketing Manager, this role will play a key part in driving national trade execution across Modern Trade, General Trade, and Outstation markets, ensuring consistent execution of trade marketing initiatives and sales growth strategies.

Key Responsibilities:

Product Sourcing & Business Development

• Identify new product opportunities from international markets that align with GFI PNG's strategic growth objectives.
• Conduct market research to identify consumer trends, category opportunities and supply gaps within PNG.
• Develop and maintain relationships with overseas manufacturers, suppliers, distributors and trading partners.
• Evaluate new products based on market potential, profitability, product quality, regulatory requirements and strategic fit.
• Present business cases and commercial recommendations for new product introductions.

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Source and negotiate competitive pricing, supply agreements and trading terms with international suppliers.
• Manage supplier performance, service levels, product quality and contractual obligations.
• Develop and maintain supplier scorecards and performance reviews.
• Monitor global commodity and freight market movements that may impact product costs.
• Identify alternative sourcing options to ensure continuity of supply.

Import Management

• Coordinate import activities from order placement through to delivery into PNG.
• Work closely with logistics, supply chain and customs partners to ensure efficient product flow.
• Ensure compliance with PNG import regulations, labelling requirements and food safety standards.
• Manage documentation including purchase orders, shipping documents, permits and customs clearance requirements.
• Monitor inventory levels and recommend purchasing plans to minimise stock-outs and overstock situations.

Sales & Portfolio Management

• Develop sales strategies for imported products.
• Establish sales forecasts, margin targets and growth plans.
• Collaborate with regional sales teams to drive customer acquisition and product penetration.
• Monitor sales performance and implement corrective actions where required.
• Conduct regular customer visits to identify opportunities and strengthen business relationships.

Commercial Analysis

• Prepare profitability analysis, pricing recommendations and return-on-investment assessments.
• Monitor landed cost calculations and margin performance.
• Develop business cases for new product launches and range extensions.
• Provide monthly sales, procurement and profitability reports.
• Track competitor pricing, promotions and new market developments.

Marketing & Product Launch Support

• Work with Marketing and Trade Marketing teams to support product launches.
• Assist in the development of promotional programs and customer activation plans.
• Provide product training to the sales team and key customers.
• Support the creation of marketing materials and product positioning strategies.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Financial

• Imported product sales revenue.
• Gross profit achievement.
• Portfolio margin performance.
• New product contribution to total sales.
• Cost savings achieved through procurement negotiations.

Commercial

• Number of successful product launches.
• New supplier acquisition.
• Market share growth of imported portfolio.
• Customer distribution and penetration targets.

Operational

• Inventory management performance.
• Forecast accuracy.
• Supplier service level compliance.
• Import lead time performance.
• Product availability.

Qualifications & Experience Essential

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Commerce, Marketing, Supply Chain, Procurement or a related discipline.
• Minimum 3-5 years' experience in FMCG, procurement, trading, imports, sales or category management.
• Proven experience negotiating with suppliers and customers.
• Strong commercial and financial analysis capabilities.
• Experience managing supplier relationships and procurement activities

Be part of the Skel life and join a team that values healthy eating and active lifestyles and wants to share that with all the people of PNG. Still interested? Send your letter of application and CV/resume with at least 2 referees to:

The Recruitment Team

Goodman Fielder Papua New Guinea

P O. Box 673, Port Moresby NCD PNG

E-mail: [email protected]

Please submit your application in PDF and in only one attachment.

Applications close 30th Friday October 2026.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.