Account Manager - Cranford street

Fletcher Building Limited; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the building industry seeks a Sales/Account Manager to manage and grow customer relationships. This permanent full-time role involves identifying sales opportunities, attending industry events, and developing community connections, offering a competitive salary and benefits including an incentive scheme and vehicle.

Benefits

Competitive base salary

Incentive scheme

Company vehicle

Staff-buying privileges

Employee Education Fund

Health & Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience in Sales/Account Management or Business Development.
• Clean, full NZ Drivers Licence is required.
• Ability to learn CRM systems is essential.

Responsibilities

• Identify and hunt new sales opportunities.
• Ensure regular contact with customers.
• Collaborate with colleagues and communicate about stock and pricing.

Skills

Sales drive

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Relationship building

Self-starter

Job description

This role offers a great blend of sales and account management. Your time will be spent out on the road managing and growing business within a well-established customer portfolio and actively building relationships with new customers in the region to grow PlaceMakers share.

Daily you will be responsible for –

• Identifying and hunting new sales opportunities both in existing and new customers
• Ensuring regularity of contact so you can be ahead of the game
• Collaborating with your colleagues and communicating with customers about stock availability, delivery times and pricing
• Attending building industry & trade events to keep up to date with market trends
• Developing relationships within the community and promoting brand awareness
• This is a permanent full-time role, offering 40 hours a week, Monday-Friday, based in our Cranford Street.

Skills & Experience:

You will play a lead role in capturing sales opportunities across your portfolio therefore your passion for building rapport and long-lasting customer relationships is an absolute must!

• Proven experience in Sales/Account Management or Business Development
• Knowledge of the building Industry is preferred, but not essential
• A self-starter with strong organisational skills
• Strong sales drive and resilience will be essential with a solutions-focused approach
• Disciplined salesperson who thrives on development and expanding their client base
• Excellent communication skills and highly motivated with exceptional work ethic
• A down-to-earth and community-minded person with a focus on long-term, credible relationships
• Have the ability to learn our CRM system and confident with learning new computer systems
• Clean, full NZ Drivers Licence
• Competitive base salary, incentive scheme and tools of the trade (company vehicle)
• Staff-buying privileges and genuine development opportunities that come with being part of the wider Fletcher Building Group
• Women in Sales initiative - a dedicated programme whose core focus is on providing opportunities to women in our network to upskill, learn, grow and achieve their personal and career aspirations
• Employee Education Fund
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme

Join Us:

We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. If this role interests you but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.

Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.

We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.