Business Development Manager – South Island

Role Overview

We are looking for a Business Development Manager to drive equipment sales and market growth across the South Island. The role involves managing a regional sales plan, pipeline, forecast, and commercial outcomes, and building strong relationships with customers. The successful candidate will have at least seven years’ experience in business development, technical sales, key account management, or territory leadership.

What You Will Do

The Business Development Manager will own and execute the South Island territory plan, sales pipeline, and forecast. They will identify, pursue, and convert new business opportunities across direct and trade channels, build strong relationships with customers, and lead customer proposals, presentations, and commercial negotiations.

Why It Might Be a Fit

The ideal candidate will have strong consultative selling, negotiation, and relationship-building skills, experience leading complex or high-value opportunities through to implementation, and the ability to work autonomously and effectively manage a busy regional territory.

Requirements

• At least seven years’ experience in business development, technical sales, key account management, or territory leadership
• Proven experience managing a regional sales plan, pipeline, forecast, and commercial outcomes
• Strong consultative selling, negotiation, and relationship-building skills
• Experience leading complex or high-value opportunities through to implementation
• Mechanical aptitude or a genuine interest in automotive technology and workshop equipment
• A current full driver licence and willingness to travel regularly across the South Island, including overnight stays

Benefits

• Company vehicle
• Laptop
• Phone

Tagged as: Pipeline Management