Commercial Trade Sales Manager

About the role:

Reporting into the Hub Sales Manager, the Commercial Trade Sales Manager will be responsible for ensuring that their team delivers excellent customer service and solutions-focused sales support. Taking responsibility for meeting your team targets, you will maximise sales opportunities by focusing on new customer acquisition and working with our high value trade customers.

This is a hands-on supervisory role that will require a multi-skilled leader with a balanced approach to managing day-to-day activities, creating and delivering sales strategies, and team management.

Daily you will be responsible for -

• Account Management of a small portfolio of key Commercial clients
• Coaching, Training and Managing a team of around 3 Account Managers
• Assist in setting team Key Performance Indicators, monitoring progress against these, and providing support to the team to achieve them
• Work in partnership with our Trade Support and Estimations team to ensure we provide superior service for our customers
• Weekly Team meetings, performance reviews and reporting

The role is across the Wellington Hub, with flexibility of working out of any of the branches - Evans Bay, Hutt City, Kaiwharawhara and Porirua.

Skills and Experience:

• Management Experience - leading small to medium sized teams (3+ Years)
• Construction/Building Industry Experience a must
• Proven history in driving sales performance
• You are highly motivated, self-driven and capable of building a high-performing team with a strong sales focus
• Hands-on leadership style with positive and engaging personality to drive the best out of your team
• Strong business acumen and proficiency in computer systems
• You’re passionate, innovative and ready to push yourself and your team to meet and exceed performance targets with the ability to communicate effectively at all levels with care and consideration

About PlaceMakers and Our Benefits

PlaceMakers is New Zealand's leading and largest supplier of building materials to New Zealand’s commercial and residential construction markets. Part of New Zealand’s largest listed company, Fletcher Building, we employ more than 2,100 people in over 60 locations across the country and source more than 100,000 product lines from concrete to paint and plasterboard.

We offer an Employee Education Fund (EEF), where funding can be obtained for employees and family members to study and/or extend their learning further.

In addition, specific to this role you will receive a competitive salary, various Fletcher Building and PlaceMakers specific benefits, as well as a fully maintained motor vehicle.

How to Apply

Opportunities like this do not come along very often and our managers are ready to move quickly, so if you are keen to put a stamp on this role and be a part of our growing business, we recommend you apply and don’t wait!

Please note: A pre-employment medical, including a drug test will be required as well as being fully eligible to work in NZ indefinitely.

We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.