Head of Sales, New Zealand recruitment
Company
This is an exciting time to join our global success story!
Western Union Business Solutions is a division of The Western Union Company, a NYSE-traded, Fortune 500 Company. We enable companies of all sizes to send and receive cross-border payments and manage foreign exchange. With deep expertise in moving funds around the globe, access to over 140 currencies, and a global financial network spanning more than 200 countries and territories, we help companies spend less time managing international financial transactions and more time growing their businesses.
We have extensive experience working with clients in a variety of sectors, including import and export, wine and spirits, agriculture, mining, and non-profit. We also offer customised solutions for legal, financial and educational institutions.
Role
This is an exciting and challenging opportunity for a hands-on, dynamic Sales Manager to lead a team of motivated and driven business development professionals in this newly created role. As the Head of Sales, you will oversee the day to day sales operations of the team, while working closely with and assisting the National Manager in achieving the overall financial targets for New Zealand.
Key Responsibilities:
- People Management - driving, developing and training a team of business development professionals
- Financial - driving team success to assist the National Manager in achieving overall budgeted financial objectives
- Business Development - support the National Manager in achieving sales financial targets across New Zealand
- Relationship Management - developing and maintaining ongoing relationships with key accounts across the business
Qualifications Requirements
To excel in this role, you will have tertiary qualifications and be passionate about leading a team of sales professionals and instilling real sales principles in your sales team. Your proven ability to lead and drive a team of sales professionals that are geogrpahically dispersed across New Zealand is a must as is strong experience in direct selling into the SME market. Financial services experience is highly regarded, but is not essential.
In addition, your values will be closely aligned with ours:
Integrity, Partnership, Opportunity, Passion and Teamwork.
To apply for this role, please go to:
https://westernunion.taleo.net/careersection/10043/jobdetail.ftl.
Please note, all applications must be received through our website - applications sent direct will be asked to apply via the website to be considered for this role.