Ben Wright Email & Phone Number

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

With responsibility covering the end-to-end management of two large stadium portfolios, Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville and Cbus Super Stadium, Robina. I have a proven track record of strong leadership, performance improvements, relationship development, stakeholder engagement and profitability growth. I have a deep drive to support and engage within the local communities and have a desire to assist in the development of tomorrow's leaders.

Townsville, Queensland, Australia

Responsibility covered the end-to-end management of two large stadium portfolios, Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville and Cbus Super Stadium, Robina.

Gold Coast, Queensland

Accountable for the end-to-end management of two large contract portfolios covering stadium and airport retail spaces, across both proprietary and franchised sectors servicing over 9M guests annually. Proven track record of strong leadership, performance and profitability growth. Key Responsibilities include;Lead, develop and inspire a team of 1400 employees, managed through 13 direct reports. Client, franchise and customer engagement growth, along with the delivery of cultural transformation.

Sydney, Australia

Accountable for maximising the performance and profitability of company brands as measured by improvement in the BU Trading Profit, Net Sales Value (NSV), Volume and Market Share. Key responsibilities include:Develops, influences and delivers the Annual Joint Business Plan for National customers across the key sub-categories, through working cross-functionally with the National On Premise Business Manager, Customer Marketing, Shopper Marketing and Brand Teams.Proactively seeks out new opportunities for Diageo’s portfolio and for Partnering within the customer; build and influence these relationships within that organisation.Ensures a cross-functional working approach to maximise the performance of the business unit.Shares learnings and insights with other Key Account Managers, and State Managers across the total Diageo business.Winning at the point of purchase – works closely with the Shopper Marketing and Category teams to deliver goals and objectives across ambient and cold space.Supply Chain – works closely with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure ongoing monitoring of stock forecasts for activity which has the ability to increase/decrease volume requirements.

Sydney, Australia

Within this role I was accountable for the delivery of the National On-Premise strategy in line with NSW BU, encompassing thirteen large-scale hotel ownership groups.This role was crucial in driving the long-term growth of our brands within our customer base. The role is accountable for building and delivering consistent brand and profit growth and is critical to the success of the overall business.Key responsibilities include:Distribution and sales of a large portfolio of both spirits and RTD products.Deliver the National On-Premise Strategy to Major On-Premise Groups: through excellence of execution of the strategy within business unit, by managing a diverse portfolio of market-leading brands across defined channel segments in the On-Premise.Drive & develop Major On-Premise Groups to maximise profit by: identifying opportunities for growth and executing with scale and pace, growing core brand volumes at agreed targets, maximising return on investment from all spend, managing expenses within budget.Plan for success: Create robust customer plans, quarterly/annual business reviews, contract negotiation, M&E, utilises commercial relationships to understand customer strategies and plans, facilitate collaborative working and resolve any areas of potential conflict.Drive maximum ROI: apply customer/consumer insights to target sales driver activity, target and implement sales driver activities in order to achieve brand and commercial objectives.

Sydney, Australia

Within this role I was accountable for delivery of the National On-Premise strategy, within the NSW BU, consisting of 102 On-Premise hotels across the Sydney CBD and Eastern Beaches.This role was integral to the delivery of total NSW performance. Key responsibilities include:Distribution and sales of a large portfolio of both spirits and RTD products.Deliver the National On-Premise Strategy to On-Premise Venues: through excellence of execution within the business unit, by managing a diverse portfolio of market-leading brands across defined channel segments in the On-Premise.Drive & develop On-Premise Venues to maximise profit by: identifying opportunities for growth and executing with scale and pace, growing core brand volumes at agreed targets, maximising return on investment from all spend, managing expenses within budget.Plan for success: quarterly business reviews, contract negotiation, utilise commercial relationships to understand customer strategies and plans, facilitate collaborative working and resolve any areas of potential conflict.Drive maximum ROI: apply customer/consumer insights to target sales driver activity, target and implement sales driver activities in order to achieve brand and commercial objectives.

Sydney

Large scale nightclub (2400 pax)Key responsibilities included:training and employment manual creation, recruitment and training of >120, legal compliance and liaising with local area command and licensing Police, P&L accountability, stock control, performance reporting.

Sydney, Australia