Strategic Sales Manager – Lead Growth & Partnerships

WM; Wellington; Hybrid; NZD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

WM New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to lead our sales teams across Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty. You will drive revenue growth, build strong customer relationships and shape effective sales strategies.

You will coach and motivate the team, manage the sales pipeline, forecast performance and use market insights to identify opportunities. This role combines leadership with commercial thinking to deliver measurable business results in a essential

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales management experience.
• Proven ability to lead, motivate and develop high-performing sales teams.
• Strong experience in sales strategy, pipeline management, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Confidence using CRM platforms, sales analytics tools and Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Strong commercial acumen, analytical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to identify market opportunities and make data-driven decisions.
• Experience coaching sales professionals and using sales performance management tools would be an advantage.
• Thrives in a fast-paced environment with a strong customer focus.

Responsibilities

• Lead our sales teams in Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty.
• Drive revenue growth and build strong customer relationships.
• Develop sales strategies, coach and motivate the team, manage the sales pipeline and identify new business opportunities.
• Use market insights and sales performance data to strengthen partnerships and deliver results.
• Combine leadership and commercial thinking to make a real impact in the industry.

Skills

Sales leadership

Team development

Sales strategy

Pipeline management

Forecasting & reporting

CRM & analytics tools

Negotiation & relationship-building

Data-driven decision making

Customer focus

Job description

WM New Zealand in Wellington is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to lead our sales teams across Wellington, Hawke's Bay and Bay of Plenty. You will drive revenue growth, build strong customer relationships and shape effective sales strategies.

You will coach and motivate the team, manage the sales pipeline, forecast performance and use market insights to identify opportunities. This role combines leadership with commercial thinking to deliver measurable business results in a essential