Sales Specialist

The role 

The focus of this role is to take responsibility for the development and management of existing customer accounts, along with obtaining new business within the small business & commercial market to maximise profits and achieve sales objectives. This autonomous role will require you to acquire new customers, while continuing to identify and deliver solutions to expand our current customers. 

You will be responsible for building and nurturing strong customer relationships across the Kerikeri and Northland region. Identifying opportunities to deliver sustainable, value-added solutions. This role covers the full sales cycle—from managing tenders to negotiating pricing and finalising contracts.

Providing a high level of service that will consolidate long-term relationships, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring service excellence and assisting our clients achieve their long-term sustainability goals.

You will be provided with an Electric Vehicle (EV), laptop and mobile phone. With the expectation that you work out of the office based in Kerikeri, you will be regularly travelling around the region visiting existing customers and developing new business leads. There will be some flexibility around working from home.

Qualifications

About you

You’re motivated, realistic and self-sufficient. You are a natural at building strong relationships to ensure you deliver on targets and drive the region’s sales. You are a confident self-starter who will be perfectly at ease working alone in the region, happy to do whatever is necessary to ensure our customer’s high standards of service delivery are met. To succeed in this role, you will have excellent time management and organisational skills.

Ideally, you have some prior experience in sales and account management, demonstrating some understanding of market dynamics and customer needs. Equally important is your ability to create and maintain business relationships, combined with self-management and a personal drive to consistently achieve and exceed performance targets.

Additional Information

How to Apply

If you believe you have the skills and experience to be a part of this exciting and growing business, please click ‘apply now'.

Please note - we do not always work to fixed closing dates and may start considering applications as they are received so we encourage you to apply early. 

WM is an EEO employer and promotes drug and alcohol-free workplaces.

Only applications from those with the legal right and ability to work in New Zealand will be considered for this position. 

About the Company

About us:

WM New Zealand is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling, and waste management provider. We’re committed to safeguarding our beautiful environment through sustainable management of our valuable resources. Put simply, sustainability is what we do.

We have a great permanent job opportunity for a highly motivated Sales Specialist to join our supportive team in Kerikeri.