Sector Manager

Solenis; Auckland; On-site; NZD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Global market leader

Competitive salary + incentive program

Autonomous, growth-focused role

Career development opportunities

Supportive and collaborative culture

Job summary

Diversey in New Zealand is seeking a Sector Manager to drive growth by developing new business opportunities and expanding key customer partnerships across Healthcare, Hospitality, QSR and Food Service.

Reporting to the NZ Country Manager, you will leverage market knowledge and a strategic sales approach to exceed sales targets and deliver sustainable commercial outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven success in business development, sales or account management.
• Strong track record of achieving sales growth and winning new business.
• Experience developing relationships with senior decision-makers.
• Commercially astute with strong planning capability.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and influencing skills.
• Self-motivated, resilient and results-driven.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic business development plans across targeted industry sectors.
• Identify, pursue and secure new customer opportunities across New Zealand.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders.
• Manage and grow strategic customer accounts while identifying expansion opportunities.
• Lead tender submissions, proposals and commercial presentations.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and emerging customer needs.
• Collaborate with technical, engineering and support teams to deliver customer solutions.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management and reporting through Salesforce CRM.

Skills

Business development

Sales growth

Senior stakeholder relationships

Negotiation

Planning

Presentation

Influencing

Self-motivated

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Job description

About the role

Diversey is seeking an experienced Sector Manager to drive growth across NZ by developing new business opportunities and expanding key customer partnerships within sectors including Healthcare, Hospitality, Quick Service Restaurants (QSR) and Food Service.

This is an exciting opportunity for a high-performing B2B sales professional who thrives on securing new business, influencing key decision-makers, and delivering sustainable commercial outcomes.

Reporting to the NZ Country Manager, you will leverage your commercial expertise, market knowledge and strategic sales approach to drive profitable growth and exceed sales targets

Key responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic business development plans across targeted industry sectors.
• Identify, pursue and secure new customer opportunities across New Zealand.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders.
• Manage and grow strategic customer accounts while identifying expansion opportunities.
• Lead tender submissions, proposals and commercial presentations.
• Monitor market trends, competitor activity and emerging customer needs.
• Collaborate with technical, engineering and support teams to deliver customer solutions.
• Maintain accurate pipeline management and reporting through Salesforce CRM.

What we’re looking for

To be successful in this role, you will ideally bring:

• Proven success in business development, sales or account management.
• A strong track record of achieving sales growth and winning new business.
• Experience developing relationships with senior decision-makers.
• Commercially astute with strong planning capability.
• Excellent negotiation, presentation and influencing skills.
• A self-motivated, resilient and results-driven approach.
• A valid driver’s licence and willingness to travel throughout New Zealand.

Why join us?

• Global market leader
• Competitive salary + incentive program
• Autonomous, growth-focused role
• Career development opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative culture

We understand that candidates will not meet every single desired job requirement. If your experience looks a little different from what we’ve identified and you think you can bring value to the role, we’d love to learn more about you.

About Solenis

Solenis is a leading global provider of water treatment, process and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, lubricants, degreasers, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of more than 23,000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2026 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree.

Apply Now

If you’re a results-focused sales professional looking for an opportunity to drive growth, influence key customers and make a genuine impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now and take your career to the next level with Diversey New Zealand.