Sales and Business Development Manager

Aotearoa New Zealand Association of Social Workers; Te Awamutu; On-site; NZD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

CK Import Export NZ Ltd in Te Awamutu is seeking a Sales and Business Development Manager to join their team. You will manage existing customers, follow orders through SAP and delivery, and develop new business across New Zealand.

The role offers mentorship from leadership and room to grow into a senior sales position. The ideal candidate has commercial experience, a strong sense of customer needs, and the ability to manage multiple orders in a busy environment.

Qualifications

• Several years of commercial experience in sales, account management or customer-facing roles.
• Ability to understand customer needs and translate them into actions.
• Strong follow-up and administration discipline to manage multiple orders.

Responsibilities

• Manage established Australasian customers and develop new relationships.
• Follow orders from farm gate to customer delivery to ensure promises are kept.
• Develop new business across New Zealand and re-engage long-standing customers.
• Prepare contracts, enter orders into SAP, and keep the sales pipeline transparent.
• Collaborate with production, QA and logistics to ensure accurate order fulfilment.

Skills

Sales

Account management

Customer facing

Mandarin (basic)

Tools

SAP

Job description

Velvet season is almost upon our client, and this role has been created to give their customers the time and service they deserve.

CK Import Export NZ Ltd, is looking for a Sales and Business Development Manager to join their team in Te Awamutu.

For 30 years, CK Import Export has worked with deer farmers across New Zealand to grow export markets in China and Korea for velvet, antler and other deer products. Until now, the Executive team has led sales and business development directly. With a new SAP system in place and a planned Te Awamutu plant expansion underway, this role provides customers with dedicated support while the Chief Executive focuses on leading the business through its next stage of growth.

You will manage established customers, follow orders from purchase order to delivery, and develop new business alongside the Chief Executive until you are ready to run with it yourself. You will be taught the products, customers and markets. What matters most is work ethic, commercial instinct and knowing what customers need.

What you will be doing

Managing established Australasian customers while growing new relationships over time

Following orders from farm gate to customer, so what we promise is what happens

Developing new business across New Zealand and re-engaging long-standing customers

Preparing contracts, entering orders into SAP and keeping the sales pipeline transparent

Working with production, QA and logistics so orders go out right the first time

A bit more about you

A few years of commercial experience behind you, including sales, account management or a customer-facing role

Strong commercial instinct, and a feel for what matters to a customer and to the business

Accurate with administration and disciplined with follow-up, even with several orders in the air

Resilient and pragmatic, and comfortable in a busy business where priorities shift

Conversational Mandarin would be advantageous, as would the ability to learn key phrases and the business customs of CK's international customers.

A current driver licence, and the right to work in New Zealand

This is a long-term role in a growing business, not a stepping stone. You will learn directly from the person who built the customer base and then be given the room to build your own. If you want something to own, we want to hear from you.

The Finer Details

Hours: Full-time and permanent

Location: Te Awamutu site-based, with travel across New Zealand and Australia.

Indicative salary range: $85,000 to $95,000 per annum

The Extras: Direct mentoring from the Chief Executive, customer travel, and a clear pathway into a more senior sales role.

Shortlisting will occur as applications are received. As the saying goes, first in first served.

CK Import Export looks forward to building the next 25 years alongside you.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to complete pre-employment health screening, including a drug and alcohol test, a credit history check, and a criminal record check.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in New Zealand and available to start as soon as possible.