National Business Development Manager

Description About the Company Our client is a well-established New Zealand services business with a national footprint and a loyal customer base across the public and private sectors.

Backed by a large, stable group, the business is actively evolving its offering and taking new products to market.

The Role Reporting to the General Manager and sitting on the executive team, you will lead national sales with a clear focus on new business. The role has been deliberately reshaped around hunting rather than account management, and you will set the sales culture for the business from a standing start.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive new business across government, health, councils and corporate sectors
• Build and deliver a national sales plan with clear targets
• Lead and coach a sales team spread across New Zealand
• Define the sales culture, rhythm and reporting from scratch
• Take new products to market and build pipeline from zero
• Own pipeline management, forecasting and CRM discipline
• Contribute to executive team strategy and commercial decisions
• Build senior relationships with key decision makers and procurement teams

Key Skills & Experience Required

• Proven new business hunter with a record of winning significant B2B contracts
• Sales leadership experience; you lead from the front and lift a team
• Executive presence and credibility at leadership team level
• A clear, planned approach to new business, not just activity
• The patience to work alongside a considered, analytical GM while moving at pace for customers
• Strong pipeline and CRM discipline
• Government, health or public sector selling highly regarded
• No industry experience required; strong B2B services backgrounds welcome

What’s In It For You The package reflects the seniority of the seat: $170k to $190k base, company vehicle, bonus and KiwiSaver. You will sit on the executive team with real autonomy to shape the sales function your way. The business is mid-pivot with new products to sell, and the backing of a large group brings scale, stability and genuine progression beyond this role.

Benefits

• $170k to $190k base plus bonus
• Company vehicle
• KiwiSaver
• Executive team seat with autonomy to shape the function

To be considered for this position, please submit your CV via the link below. For a confidential discussion, email Danielle Dunn at [email protected].