About This Role
This role involves leading and growing the company's sales in the Lower North Island dairy team, working with the sales team to meet market demand. It suits a highly driven sales leader who is committed to meeting farmers, championing the product, and converting them into customers.
Responsibilities
- Set and manage quotas, commissions, and other sales management tasks for the sales team
- Coach, mentor, and develop junior sales staff to drive their professional growth and reach targets
- Source new leads and opportunities through proactive outreach, referrals/introductions, industry events, and other channels, as well as field and respond to inbound inquiries
- Meet high-growth sales targets by managing pipeline through to close, including screening, qualifying, executing on-farm demonstrations, and successfully negotiating contracts with customers
- Collaborate with Customer Success to ensure successful post-sales handoff, implementations, customer satisfaction, and account renewal
- Provide support, insight, and communication to help build and foster trusting and enduring relationships with customers as they wait for deployment
- Leverage opportunities and participate in relevant industry/Halter events and demonstrations
- Build and leverage industry relationships to establish and maintain Halter's brand
- Focus on the customer and their needs, providing feedback to help drive the product roadmap
- Work with the team to optimise and evolve the sales process to become faster, more efficient, and more predictable as the company scales
Requirements
- Complete end-to-end sales skill set with at least five years of experience
- Proven track records and examples of successfully sourcing new prospects, securing meetings with new leads, and creating new sales opportunities
- Highly experienced in value-based sales with a proven history of closing deals and high-volume sales results
- Well-prepared with solid communication skills to present Halter's value proposition
- Results-driven, highly motivated with exceptional time management skills
- Adaptability in a high-stakes sales environment and the ability to think on your feet
Nice to have:
- Experience in dairy farming or within the agricultural sector
- Sales experience in the technology-based industry
- University degree or equivalent
Benefits
- Partnered with Southern Cross Health Insurance to support well-being
- 6 months of fully paid parental leave for primary caregivers
- 4 weeks of fully paid secondary caregiver leave and many other parental benefits
- Annual $1000 self-development budget to be used for anything that fuels personal growth