Business Development Manager

Aon; Christchurch; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company dedicated to shaping better decisions and enriching lives. In this dynamic role, you'll spearhead the development of new business opportunities while managing key relationships and collaborating across various specialties. With a focus on strategic growth, you'll leverage your commercial sales experience to negotiate and deliver tailored solutions that meet client needs. This innovative firm values diversity and offers a supportive environment that champions work-life balance and continuous learning. If you're ready to make a meaningful impact in a collaborative setting, this is the opportunity for you.

Benefits

Global Wellbeing Days

Flexible Working Solutions

Continuous Learning Opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in a corporate sales environment focusing on new business development.
• Strong ability to engage and negotiate with senior-level partners.

Responsibilities

• Manage key business and customer relationships to drive growth.
• Collaborate with specialists to provide tailored client solutions.

Skills

Commercial Sales Experience

Negotiation Skills

Relationship Building

Communication Skills

Strategic Growth Focus

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business or Related Field

Tools

CRM System

Job description

Aon exists to shape decisions for the better - to protect and enrich the lives of people in Aotearoa, and around the world. Our colleagues provide our clients in over 120 countries and sovereignties with advice and solutions that give them clarity and confidence to make better decisions to protect and grow their business.

As part of Aon’s drive to offer outstanding solutions, these are new growth roles across our business.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

About The Mahi

This role will see you responsible for the development and growth of new business across the regions. You will own and create opportunities for growth, cross functional sales and relationships.

• Manage key business and customer relationships, and negotiation of potential business opportunities.
• Consult and collaborate with Aon Specialists and Underwriters to provide tailored solutions to client and prospects needs.
• Through service, pricing, consultation and reporting, promote the value Aon delivers to clients and prospects.

Skills And Experience That Will Lend To Success

You will have the opportunity to collaborate, engage and consult across all of Aon’s specialty areas while looking at growth opportunities across our clients. You will come from a strong commercial or corporate sales environment with a focus on new business development and strategic growth, likely from large organisation that operates in a complex sales market, balancing competition, client needs, professional advice, partner requirements and entrusted strong relationships.

A Few Key Strengths We Are Looking For

• Strong ability to engage, prospect and negotiate with Senior Level partners and build strategic relationships.
• Experience in insurance or financial sales is ideal, with a strong commercial background.
• Use of a proven sales process and CRM system to develop and execute revenue outcomes.
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills along with a strong level of confidence in your presentation skills.
• The ability to travel as required and hold a current Full New Zealand Drivers licence.

How We Support Our Colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon.

Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation on [e-mail]

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.