Business Development Manager

Magnetic Recruitment; Wellington; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

Quarterly incentive programme with unc

Accelerator incentives for exceeding

Job summary

Magnetic Recruitment in Wellington is seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive new customer acquisition across the Wellington region within a large national operation. You will identify opportunities and convert them into long-term partnerships.

You will own the full sales cycle—from prospecting to closing—building relationships with SMEs to major national organisations, supported by a strong leadership team and a market-leading brand.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of winning new business.
• Structured and disciplined sales approach.
• Ability to build and manage a sales pipeline.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting and lead generation.
• Pipeline development and management.
• Customer engagement and discovery.
• Commercial proposal development.
• Contract negotiation and closing new opportunities.
• Building a sustainable territory growth plan.

Skills

New business development

Sales pipeline management

Negotiation

Forecasting

B2B sales

Relationship building

Job description

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Magnetic Recruitment – Wellington, North Island

We're proud to be partnering with a well‑established national organisation that continues to invest heavily in growth, innovation and market expansion. As part of that growth, we're seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive new customer acquisition across the Wellington region.

Behind the role sits a large‑scale national operation delivering essential services to businesses across New Zealand. Customers rely on these services every day, creating a highly commercial environment where long‑term contracts, operational excellence and customer outcomes matter.
The business works across a diverse customer base, from SMEs through to major national organisations, creating a broad range of opportunities for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys navigating complex commercial conversations and delivering tailored solutions.

This is a genuine hunter role. You'll be responsible for identifying opportunities, opening doors, building relationships and securing new commercial agreements across a broad range of industries.

With strong operational support behind you, you'll have the freedom to focus on what you do best: creating opportunities and converting them into long‑term customer partnerships.

About the role:
You'll take ownership of the full sales cycle, including:

• Prospecting and lead generation
• Pipeline development and management
• Customer engagement and discovery
• Closing new opportunities
• Building a sustainable territory growth plan

We're proud to be partnering with a well‑established national organisation that continues to invest heavily in growth, innovation and market expansion. As part of that growth, we're seeking an experienced Business Development Manager to drive new customer acquisition across the Wellington region.

Behind the role sits a large‑scale national operation delivering essential services to businesses across New Zealand. Customers rely on these services every day, creating a highly commercial environment where long‑term contracts, operational excellence and customer outcomes matter.
The business works across a diverse customer base, from SMEs through to major national organisations, creating a broad range of opportunities for an ambitious sales professional who enjoys navigating complex commercial conversations and delivering tailored solutions.

This is a genuine hunter role. You'll be responsible for identifying opportunities, opening doors, building relationships and securing new commercial agreements across a broad range of industries.

With strong operational support behind you, you'll have the freedom to focus on what you do best: creating opportunities and converting them into long‑term customer partnerships.

About the role:
You'll take ownership of the full sales cycle, including:

• Prospecting and lead generation
• Pipeline development and management
• Customer engagement and discovery
• Commercial proposal development
• Contract negotiation
• Closing new opportunities
• Building a sustainable territory growth plan

Success in this role comes from understanding the commercial impacts of your offering, and the levers that impact it. An extensive network helps to enable this.

About you:
We're open to candidates from a range of industries.You might come from business services, logistics, industrial services, facilities management, construction supply, telecommunications, fleet, manufacturing, transport or another B2B environment.

• A proven track record of winning new business
• A structured and disciplined approach to sales
• How you build and manage a pipeline
• How you qualify opportunities and prioritise your time
• Confidence presenting solutions and managing commercial negotiations
• Strong forecasting and territory planning capability
• The ability to articulate your sales process and why it delivers results

We're less interested in the industry you've come from and more interested in your ability to demonstrate the mechanics behind successful sales performance.

What's on offer:

• $90,000 - $110,000 base salary
• Company vehicle
• Quarterly incentive programme with uncapped earning potential
• Accelerator incentives for exceeding targets
• Strong national brand and market presence
• Supportive leadership team
• Career development and progression opportunities

If you're someone who enjoys building something from the ground up, creating opportunities and being rewarded for performance, we'd love to hear from you.