Area Manager

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To ensure our high standards of customer-facing/sales team are maintained, we are looking for a highly motivated Area Manager to join the Western Australia team based in Welshpool, WA.

Why choose Weir:

Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting, and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge – but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress, and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized, and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate, and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent, and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

• Focus Area:
• Provide world-class customer and product support in capital products and aftermarket wear solutions with a high level of professionalism.
• Develop strategies to penetrate assigned accounts, initiate new business, and grow existing business through team and individual selling efforts.
• Identify new marketing opportunities and develop strategies to convert these into actions.
• Perform onsite and workshop-based inspections and provide technical advice to optimize ESCO product performance.
• Provide equal attention to established customers as to growing new business.
• Demonstrate a strong degree of mechanical aptitude.
• Prepare high-level correspondence and quality tender responses and manage contractual processes as per company policy.
• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical)
• Some exposure and experience in heavy industry operations or mining (preferred).
• Excellent customer service approach.
• Self-starter with pride in delivering quality work, with excellent time management, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Commitment to safety and ethical standards.
• Comfortable working autonomously and in teams.
• Computer literacy and data entry skills.
• Must undergo background checks.
• Right to work in the country is required.
• Working Environment: Open Cut Surface Mines, Welding, and Fabrication Shops
• Physical Demands: Ability to access and board mining and construction equipment; climb ladders; lift products within OH&S requirements.
• Travel Requirements: Air and car travel to mine sites in local and remote areas (> 50% of the month).
• Key Relationships: Customers, Sales employees, CSR’s, and Warehouse Supervisor.

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world-leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient, and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water, and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low-carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 talented people in over 60 countries, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.

For more information about working at Weir, please visit our website.