Technical Sales & Account Manager

Active Talent; Timaru; On-site; NZD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + bonus / co-shareholding

Company vehicle

Growth-focused specialist business

NZ & AU exposure

Travel 1 in 8 weeks

Job summary

Transport Wash Systems (TWS) is the leading heavy vehicle wash systems specialist, NZ born and bred, based from their Orari office. They seek a Sales and Account Manager to own opportunities from enquiry through to solution, working directly with the CEO and wider team.

This role blends technical sales, account management, business development and after-sales support. You will travel within New Zealand and Australia when required, typically around one week in every eight, and build long-term

Qualifications

• Experience in sales or account management.
• Ability to travel across NZ and Australia.
• Full drivers license and own transport.

Responsibilities

• Manage incoming sales enquiries across New Zealand and Australia, following up opportunities and developing new business.
• Build strong, long-term relationships with existing customers by understanding requirements and recommending fit-for-purpose equipment and solutions.
• Discuss technical requirements including equipment specifications, pumps, flow rates and system capability.
• Prepare and communicate product, solution and pricing information.
• Stay involved after the sale to ensure customer support and identify further opportunities.
• Collaborate with the CEO and team on complex customer requirements.
• Travel within New Zealand and Australia as needed (roughly one week in eight).

Skills

Sales experience

Account management

Technical aptitude

Communication skills

Driver's license

Tools

CRM software

MS Office

Job description

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Transport Wash Systems (TWS) is the leading heavy vehicle wash systems specialist, NZ born and bred, they partner with clients across New Zealand and Australia, the team design and manufacture wash system solutions fit for purpose - their product and service is second to none.

The team, based from their Orari office are looking to recruit a skilled Sales and Account Manager, you'll work directly with the CEO and wider team, taking ownership of customer opportunities from initial enquiry through to solution. This role combines technical sales, account management, business development and after-sales support.

This is not high-volume transactional sales. Customers are buying technical equipment and systems, so you'll need to understand what they're trying to achieve, ask the right questions and help develop a practical solution that works.

Transport Wash Systems (TWS) is the leading heavy vehicle wash systems specialist, NZ born and bred, they partner with clients across New Zealand and Australia, the team design and manufacture wash system solutions fit for purpose - their product and service is second to none.

The team, based from their Orari office are looking to recruit a skilled Sales and Account Manager, you'll work directly with the CEO and wider team, taking ownership of customer opportunities from initial enquiry through to solution. This role combines technical sales, account management, business development and after-sales support.

This is not high-volume transactional sales. Customers are buying technical equipment and systems, so you'll need to understand what they're trying to achieve, ask the right questions and help develop a practical solution that works.

What you'll be doing

• Managing incoming sales enquiries across New Zealand and Australia, following up opportunities and developing new business

• Building strong, long-term relationships with existing customers by understanding customer requirements and recommending fit-for-purpose equipment and solutions

• Discussing technical requirements including equipment specifications, pumps, flow rates and system capability

• Preparing and communicating product, solution and pricing information

• Staying involved after the sale, ensuring customers are supported and identifying further opportunities

• Working closely with the CEO and wider team on more complex customer requirements

• Travelling within New Zealand and Australia when required, typically around one week in every eight.

What we're looking for

We're not looking for someone from one specific industry, and you don't need previous experience with vehicle wash systems. What matters is that you've worked in a mechanical, engineering, agricultural machinery or similar technical environment and can comfortably talk to customers about equipment and practical solutions and possess excellent people skills.

You could currently be in technical sales or account management, or you may have developed strong commercial and customer skills from a more hands-on technical background.

You'll bring:

• Sales, account management or strong customer-facing experience

• Good mechanical and technical aptitude

• The ability to understand equipment and translate technical information into practical customer solutions

• Commercial awareness and the confidence to identify opportunities

• Strong communication, organisation and follow-through

• A proactive approach and the ability to think on your feet

• A full driver's license and ability to travel within New Zealand and Australia

The TWS environment

This is a practical and growing business, and that's an important part of the opportunity. Your job description gives you a lane, but it doesn't build a fence around it.

Priorities can change. Customers sometimes need problems solved quickly. You'll occasionally need to get involved in something that wasn't on your list that morning.

If you enjoy variety, autonomy, solving problems and being part of a team where everyone contributes, and is rewarded - you'll feel right at home.

What's on offer

• $80,000-$120,000 base salary + bonus/co shareholding (for the right person) + co. vehicle

• A key role within an established specialist business who are in full growth mode

• Exposure across both New Zealand and Australian markets with genuine variety across sales, technical solutions and customer relationships

• Regular customer and industry exposure, with travel typically around one week in eight

• The opportunity to make the role your own and have a visible impact on the continued growth of the business and be rewarded for it! no carrot dangling!

TWS has a clear goal - to be the leading and most trusted heavy vehicle wash system specialist across Australasia, backed by a culture centered on family, performance, integrity, innovation and respect.

If you're looking for a technical sales role where you're trusted to think, contribute and get involved, we'd like to hear from you.