Account Manager - Timaru

Bunnings Group; Auckland; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Team discount

Exclusive benefits

Parental leave 12 weeks

Festive gifts

Cafe discounts

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Bunnings Group is seeking an Account Manager to deepen our commercial relationships and drive sales across our customer base. Based at our Timaru Warehouse, you will promote value-added solutions and optimise our service to commercial clients.

Key focus areas include achieving sales budgets, growing market share, and coordinating with the Bunnings network to deliver top-tier service. A strong sales background and customer focus are essential to succeed in this role.

Qualifications

• Proven success in a sales role.
• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with new customers.
• Strong customer focus and ability to build rapport.
• Tenacious, positive attitude and results driven.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement strategies to achieve or exceed budgeted sales, maximise profit and product mix.
• Build strong partnerships with clients to grow our market share and identify opportunities for new business.
• Develop and execute strategies to address local opportunities and combat competitor activities.
• Develop, implement and manage a budget that is aligned to company expectations.
• Work collaboratively with our other members of the Bunnings network to ensure our Commercial customers are provided with the very best.
• Price, Range and Service.

Skills

Relationship building

Sales experience

Commercial acumen

Customer focus

Tenacity

Integrity & teamwork

Job description

Benefits

Join us and experience Bunnings from the other side of the counter! What’s in it for you when you’re part of our team: Team discount at Bunnings and other Wesfarmers brands including Kmart. Access to over 100+ exclusive team member benefits across health, shopping, travel and stay, wealth, work and leave. 12 weeks paid parental leave, regardless of gender. Fun stuff like annual festive gifts, discounted food and drinks at our Bunnings Cafe, and travelling store team member opportunities.

Role Overview

As an Account Manager for Bunnings, you will develop an expertise in the products and services being promoted to market and optimise sales to our Commercial customers, ensuring they receive the most appropriate, value-added solutions to suit their business needs. This role will be based at our Timaru Warehouse.

What you can expect to do

• Develop and implement strategies to achieve or exceed budgeted sales, maximise profit and product mix
• Build strong partnerships with clients to grow our market share and identify opportunities for new business
• Develop and execute strategies to address local opportunities and combat competitor activities
• Develop, implement and manage a budget that is aligned to company expectations
• Work collaboratively with our other members of the Bunnings network to ensure our Commercial customers are provided with the very best
• Price, Range and Service
• Demonstrate a personal commitment to safety

What we need from you

• Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with new customers
• Proven success in a sales role
• Strong commercial acumen
• Strong customer focus and ability to build rapport
• Tenacious, positive attitude and results driven
• Demonstrate integrity, respect and teamwork in everything you

Inclusion & Eligibility

We love the diversity across our teams, brought together in an inclusive culture guided by our values.

We welcome applications from individuals of all ages, cultural backgrounds, abilities, sexual orientations, and gender identities.

Please note, you must be age 15 or over to apply for a role at Bunnings.

If you need any adjustments, just let us know - we’re here to help.

If you’ve got the experience, skills, and drive to grow – but don’t quite nail every part of the job description – we still want to hear from you.

Policies & Background Checks

Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment, medical and qualification checks. If a police check search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role.

We do not accept unsolicited resumes from recruitment agencies, as we have a dedicated internal Talent Acquisition team managing all hiring processes.

About Us

Bunnings is the leading retailer of home improvement and lifestyle products in Australia and New Zealand. We're proud to support project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry through our network of stores, trade centres, frame and truss sites and online. At Bunnings, our purpose is simple: we’re here to inspire people to have a red hot go! Whether that's backing our team to grow, supporting customers to take on new projects, or helping communities make a real difference. By joining our passionate and diverse team, you will be part of a culture that encourages you to roll up your sleeves and build something great together. Please note if you are offered a role with us, background checks may be required. This can include police, employment, medical and qualification checks. If a police check search returns a criminal record, Bunnings will assess whether the record impacts your ability to perform the key requirements of the role. We are the leading retailer of home improvement and outdoor living products in Australia and New Zealand, and a major supplier to project builders, commercial tradespeople and the housing industry. Our ambition is to provide our customers with the widest range of home improvement products in accordance with our lowest prices policy, backed with the best service. Our Team Members are the soul of our business, and bring this vision to life every day in our stores throughout Australia and New Zealand. "We're building the best ... our team makes it happen". At Bunnings, we believe a diverse team creates the best mix of perspectives which helps us innovate and make better decisions. We want our team to have diverse thinking, perspectives, backgrounds and education, which supports us in representing the local communities we serve and so our team can bring their whole self to work. A diverse and inclusive team makes everyone feel valued, respected and connected at work. We’re committed to creating a safe and supportive work environment for all team members regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity or background.