National Sales Manager
Since 1935, Niagara has grown from a small Southland timber operation into one of New Zealand's leading timber processing and supply businesses. Today, our products are used in building projects throughout New Zealand and exported to customers around the world.
At Niagara, we are committed to being industry leaders, both nationally and internationally. Guided by our core values of Team, Integrity and Excellence, we have a high achieving and collaborative team continuously striving to improve, innovate, and deliver industry-leading products and services.
We are seeking an experienced and proven National Sales Manager to join us in Kennington – however this position will travel as required to ensure we continue to maintain our strong position in market and to lead our sales team to achieve their targets. It will be a rewarding role which will balance coaching the team whilst still being hands-on building on existing local customers and partnerships and supporting the Group Sales, Distribution and Marketing Manager with tenders and supplier agreements.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Designing and implementing sales and marketing strategies that enhance brand recognition, support growth, and position us competitively in the market.
- Identify emerging opportunities to grow our customer base and presence.
- Champion customer relationships and build future-focused partnerships.
- Manage local customers and merchants.
- Lead the sales team to achieve targets.
- Foster an inclusive, productive, and high achieving sales team, overseeing all people related matters within the team.
- Mentor and develop, with a strong focus on succession planning and resilience in the team structure.
Our ideal candidate will have:
- Proven sales leadership experience
- Industry experience in timber or wood remanufacturing is desirable, but a demonstrated ability to learn a new industry and thrive in it, also will work!
- Commercial acumen
- Excellent stakeholder and relationship management.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the confidence to work with people at all levels.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong analytical skills with experience interpreting and presenting people data.
Why join the Niagara team?
- Work with passionate people who value integrity, collaboration, and excellence.
- We offer excellent remuneration and a loyalty program where long service is rewarded and celebrated.
- Annual event functions for employees and their families.
- Exclusive scholarship program available for employees’ children and grandchildren.
- The opportunity to make a meaningful impact and drive business growth and success.
Please apply online with your CV and cover letter. For any questions about the position or confidential enquiries, please contact Kat Paterson on kat.paterson@kgr.net.nz or on 027 237 6363.
Any offer of employment will be conditional upon the satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including drug testing.
Applications must be submitted online. Only candidates currently residing in, and eligible to work in, New Zealand will be considered.
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