Sales Representative/ Account Manager - Taranaki

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Are you looking for a company that can deliver on what they promise around career development? We’re a diverse bunch of people who enjoy what we do and are looking for an Account Manager who to join our team.
Founded in 1995, Vulcan is Australasia’s highest performing metals distributor and processor, delivering solutions that enable excellence. With 69 sites and 1300 employees across New Zealand and Australia, our sustained growth can be attributed to our superior service and dedication to continuous improvement across every facet of our business – and this always starts with people.
This position is permanent and the successful candidate will be based from our site in New Plymouth.
We are on the search for a person who is wanting a solid career in sales with a potential to advance when the opportunity is available. You will need to have a minimum of 3 years sales experience and still be wise enough to know that you still have a lot to learn. You will be in the above average sector with achievement and be results driven. You will also understand that relationships are the key to strong and consistent sales results. You will be covering the greater Taranaki region. A person who has a history in any of these categories steel/aluminium/building/construction/roofing sector or associated trades would be best fitted to this role. However, if you have a solid sales history in another sector, we would be happy to consider you.
You will represent Vulcan across our various divisions, including, Carbon steel, Stainless steel and Aluminium. You will learn our products and services with the intention that the product portfolio will grow. Our industry is competitive and the landscape changes regularly

REQUIREMENTS

Following are some of the skills and experience you will need to have gained.
1. Good understanding of the sales process needed to achieve solid, consistent results
2. Excellent attention to detail
3. Strong relationship building skills
4. Ability to negotiate under difficult circumstances
5. Ability to think outside the square and resolve issues
6. A hunting background as a portion of this role is new business development.
7. Intermediate level to above computer skills
8. Above average mathematical skills
9. Awesome customer service and client facing skills
10. Some involvement/experience with budget and target setting
11. An ability to retain market information and constantly changing market trends
12. A background in any building trades or construction would be an advantage