Account Manager

**Who are GWA?**

Since 1886, the experts at GWA have designed innovative, high-quality products for homes and offices. We have market leading, iconic brands including **Caroma**, **Methven**, **Dorf** and **Clark**.

At GWA our purpose is to make everyday water experiences extraordinary. Water scarcity affects all communities and given that our consumers enjoy experiencing our products every day, we are proud to help save millions of litres of water each year.

**Your new role**

We are looking for a **Trade & Retail Account Manager** to join our Sales team on a **permanent, full-time** basis. Reporting to our National Business Manager, you will act as the front-line ‘face of GWA’ to our trade & retail customer base and maintain, increase, and promote GWA product ranges.

Managing our **Sydney** territory, you will have a wide remit which includes but is not limited to:

- Executing relevant strategic business and promotional plans to provide sustainable revenue/gross margin growth, all whilst developing, strengthening, and growing relationships within your region.
- Managing customer accounts and business relationships with key senior managers within merchant chains.
- Identifying opportunities for business development and implementing sales strategies and initiatives to maximise sales and margin growth.
- Developing and maintaining relationships with key influencers to ensure sell through of GWA products are maximised within the allocated territory.
- Supporting the broader NSW sales team in trade shows, trade nights, home shows and merchant sales where required
- Ensuring call cycle and sales calls are planned to maximise sales effectiveness, and the plans are aligned with the channel’s overall strategic plan.
- Ensuring our pricing policy guidelines are adhered to and managed
- Ensuring our in-store presence is delivered to the highest level across all ranges

**About you**

Along with a minimum of 2 years previous account management experience, you’ll be:

- A strategic thinker who can develop and implement business strategies to achieve higher returns and ensure continuing growth.
- Experienced in establishing, rebuilding and maintaining to a high level, relationships with customers, with a proven record of increasing sales to both existing and new client bases.
- Able to work autonomously, be flexible and agile
- Able to manage a wide range of products within the market segment
- Great at delivering strong visual and verbal presentations
- Proficient in using Microsoft Word and Excel

**What’s it like to work at GWA?**

Culture is key for us and our people come from a variety of backgrounds and industries. We all share a common purpose of bringing to life all three of our cultural pillars**:We are Customer Focused**; **We are One Team** and **We Care For Each Other**. Our passion and dedication are evident in how we work together to ensure everyone achieves our goals and that we all play in a role in making GWA a great place to work.

Our success is driven by a global team that share a passion to be the trusted and integrated solutions partner in the delivery of sustainable water solutions for bathrooms, kitchens, and laundries.

GWA is on a journey from Good to Great, and we are looking for people who are excited by change and want to make a difference. We care for each other and encourage people to take the lead to deliver superior solutions for our customers and consumers.

**What else do we offer?**
- Flexible and hybrid working options
- Competitive remuneration and bonus structures
- Paid parental leave program
- Great Rewards program - exclusive access to discounts and cashback rewards at your favourite stores
- Bathrooms & More program - great discounts on a wide range of our products
- Volunteer and Community Service Leave
- Option to purchase additional annual leave

As well as other great benefits like discounted health insurance, financial advice, annual flu vaccinations, access to a range of online fitness programs via our Wellbeing Centre...and much more

**Interested?**

GWA Group does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, color, religion, age, national origin, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other reason prohibited by law in provision of employment opportunities and benefits.