Business Development Manager

Food & Beverage industries – Liquid Process Engineering – Complete systems solutions – Flexible Location Options

An exciting position that any technically minded sales or marketing professional would jump at. Our client is a well-established and successful design / build engineering company, that provides complete and innovative end to end liquid food process solutions to the dairy, food, beverage and water treatment sectors.

With an internal restructure, they are looking to engage a new technical sales specialist, to drive and further develop their business sectors. These sectors include some of New Zealand’s largest dairy, food and beverage manufacturers but also other sectors like water treatment and pharmaceutical etc.

Their main clientele base is predominantly located within the North Island but your responsibility will be for all New Zealand. As this is a solution seller’s role, so you will be required to visit sites as is required, therefore there is flexibility available regarding your location.

To be considered applicants must have the following experience:

  • Previous experience in delivering complete engineering system solutions to clientele. (Preferably liquid processing)
  • You will be either a professional engineer or come from an process engineering background, with the ability to talk the talk with engineers, manufacturers and clientele at all levels
  • Hold a relevant engineering tertiary qualification
  • Dairy, Water, Food and Beverage sector experience and contacts is desired
  • Must have excellent communication (verbal and written) and strong negotiation skills
  • Extensive sales and marketing experience from an industrial or manufacturing background
  • Be proactive as apposed to reactive to market trends
  • Actively hunt for new clients and convert them into repeat business
  • Relationship builder

This is an excellent opportunity to join a well know and very successful company, where you can make a difference and not be just another number within a lumbering corporate giant. A competitive Senior salary package and bonus structure is on offer for the successful applicant.

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