About the Role:

An excellent opportunity has become available for a strategic Market Access Manager to lead New Zealand Apple & Pears' (NZAPI) market access function. This is an Executive‑level role with responsibility for setting strategic direction, engaging key stakeholders, and overseeing the delivery of technical and regulatory work programmes that support access to international markets.

The role plays a pivotal role in advocating for the pipfruit industry, maintaining and improving existing market access and progressing opportunities where access is technical, regulatory or evolving. Operating at the interface of industry, government and international regulators, this role requires sound judgement, technical capability and highly effective stakeholder engagement.

The Market Access Manager also has direct leadership responsibility for three team members within the Market Access and Crop Protection functions.

This role will require travel, b...