James Clarke

Head of Partnerships & Commercial at Asahi Beverages NZ

New Zealand

About

Experienced Category Manager with a strong background in retailing and sales. Alcohol industry specialist. Currently looking for opportunities in New Zealand

Experience

  • Asahi Beverages New Zealand (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Head of Partnerships & Commercial
      Sep 2025 - Present · 10 mos

    • Head of Category
      Nov 2021 - Sep 2025 · 3 yrs 11 mos

    • Category Development Manager Wine
      Mar 2019 - Nov 2021 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Category Development Manager at Sanitarium
    Nov 2015 - Mar 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    Category development for So Good and UP&GO

  • Category Manager Top 6 at Mizkan Europe Ltd
    Aug 2014 - Oct 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos

  • HJ Heinz (2 yrs)
    • Category Manager Tesco
      Jan 2014 - Aug 2014 · 8 mos

    • Retail Impulse Development Executive
      Sep 2013 - Dec 2013 · 4 mos

      Insights and Range & Space for Convenience, Discounter and High Street Channels

    • Convenience Development Executive
      Sep 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Lion Co (New Zealand)
    • Category & Space Executive
      Jan 2010 - Sep 2012 · 2 yrs 9 mos

      Full retail store designs, planograms, revamps, asset management, tendering, POP projects, market research,

    • Outbound Sales Executive
      Nov 2008 - Dec 2009 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Sales executive for 125 accounts