Centre Manager - Manukau

New Zealand Automobile Association; Auckland; On-site; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free AA Membership

Birthday leave & wellbeing days

Training & development

Discounted insurance

Job summary

New Zealand Automobile Association (AA) seeks a Centre Manager for our Manukau centre, overseeing the busy Manukau site and satellite site in Takanini. You will lead a high-performing team of Customer Sales Consultants and Insurance Consultants, drive sales, deliver exceptional customer experiences, and uphold safety and compliance.

This is an office-based leadership role requiring proven people leadership, coaching, and the ability to balance commercial performance with service excellence

Qualifications

• Experience leading high-performing teams in customer-facing environments.
• Proven track record of delivering results through coaching and development.
• Strong communication, business acumen, and change leadership across multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Manukau AA Centre team and oversee the Takanini satellite site.
• Drive sales performance while delivering exceptional customer experiences.
• Ensure operational excellence, risk and compliance across both locations.
• Balance commercial priorities with people leadership and safety.

Skills

People leadership

Coaching and development

Customer service orientation

Commercial acumen

Job description

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Working with the AA | Me mahi tahi tatou ki AA

For over 120 years the AA have been helping Kiwis on their adventures! Today, we're one of New Zealand's most respected and trusted brands. From our humble beginnings as a motoring enthusiast's club, the New Zealand AA (Automobile Association) has grown into a large, dynamic organisation offering many services and products to more than a million Members.

And now, we're building the organisation of the future - more connected, modern, and purpose-driven. We are a business in transformation, with opportunities to work cross-functionally, grow new skills, and make a meaningful impact. We're investing in our people, platforms, and ways of working to stay ahead of what our Members and customers need.

We currently have an exciting opportunity available for a Centre Manager, Manukau to join the AA team.

As Centre Manager for our Manukau AA Centre, the busiest and newest centre in our network, you'll lead a high-performing team of Customer Sales Consultants and Insurance Consultants while also overseeing our satellite site in Takanini. This is a dynamic and rewarding leadership role where you'll be responsible for driving sales performance, delivering exceptional customer experiences, ensuring operational excellence, and maintaining strong risk and compliance standards across both locations. You'll coach, develop and inspire your team to achieve ambitious goals, effectively manage budgets and resources, champion health and safety, and foster a positive, values-led culture. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll lead through change, identify opportunities for continuous improvement, and play a key role in delivering outstanding results for our customers, people and the wider AA.

Please note that this is a fully office based role at our Manukau AA centre (there is no WFH available).

To succeed as Centre Manager, you'll be a confident and inspiring people leader with experience managing high-performing teams in a customer-facing environment such as retail, banking, insurance or a similar industry. You'll bring a strong track record of delivering results through coaching, developing and motivating others, while creating a culture that embraces customer needs-based selling and exceptional service. With excellent communication skills, strong business acumen and sound judgement, you'll be comfortable balancing commercial performance, people leadership and operational priorities across multiple sites. As a hands‑on leader, you'll be happy to roll up your sleeves and support the team wherever needed, leading by example and helping deliver a seamless customer experience during busy periods. You'll be highly organised, digitally savvy and have a passion for leading teams, driving continuous improvement and delivering outstanding customer outcomes.

• Free AA Membership for you and your whānau
  
• A day off for your birthday and 2 days wellbeing leave annually
  
• Training available / career development
  
• Discounted insurance

Here, we offer a lot more than roadside assistance. We're constantly evolving and advancing into new businesses, offering new challenges and a range of opportunities.

Lead our busiest AA Centre, inspire high-performing teams, and make a real impact across Manukau and Takanini.

Our teams celebrate diversity and believe that everyone should be able to bring their true selves to work every day. We want you to feel comfortable to be your authentic self throughout the recruitment process, please feel free to let us know if there is anything you need to allow you to participate equitably.

Our recruitment process is people-led and relationship-focused-we do not use AI to screen or assess applications. Every application is reviewed by a real person, because we value potential, individuality, and the human stories behind each candidate.

We are aware that there will be candidates who are interested in the role but may only feel comfortable to apply if they have ticked all the boxes. We want you to know that if you feel like you don't meet all the requirements, please still get in touch. We'd love to korero to see if you might be a great fit for the role.