Area Manager

Area Manager

Weir Minerals
Darwin / Brisbane / Remote

Purpose of Role: Are you a persistent, industry focussed and solutions based individual who thrives on thinking outside the box to deliver a quality product to your sites and clients?

Weir Minerals is seeking an experienced Area Manager, to support the NT Region.

Working with all levels of maintenance, production, processing and management, you will maintain current relationships and create new ones through both face-to-face site visits and office based communications.

Using your well-versed business development skills, you will foster trust, reliability and strength through knowledge of the Weir Group of products and services, with the ultimate goal of providing integrated solutions.

The role reports into the Regional Manager - Queensland and Darwin based when not travelling.

Why choose Weir:
Be part of a global organization dedicated to building a better future: At Weir, the growing world depends on us. It depends on us constantly reinventing, quickly adapting and continually finding better, faster, more sustainable ways to access the resources it needs to thrive. And it depends on each of us doing the best work of our lives. It’s a big challenge - but it is exciting.

An opportunity to grow your own way: Everything moves fast in the dynamic world of Weir. This creates opportunities for us to take on new challenges, explore new areas, learn, progress and excel. Best of all, there is no set path that our people must take. Instead, everyone is given the support and freedom to tailor-make their own career and do the best work of their lives.

Feel empowered to be yourself and belong: Weir is a welcoming, inclusive place, where each individual’s contribution is recognized and all employees are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and be themselves. We continually focus on people and their wellbeing. We believe in fairness and choose to be honest, transparent and authentic in everything we do.

Key Responsibilities:

- Focus on aftermarket support for all Weir equipment to ensure strong spare parts and service business performance.
- Analysing and determining the most crucial needs of key customers and engaging all necessary WMA Product Manager’s and Service Specialists to provide outstanding customer service levels.
- Develop marketing strategies in conjunction with the Regional Manager
- Regular detailed measurement of TOC “Total Ownership Costs”, whereby reporting of current TOC, improvement and savings is a routine activity
- Trial proposals are to be presented based on a commercially justifiable business case to improve the customer’s TOC
- Track & report market share and opportunity GAP analysis focusing on closing the gap
- Report weekly on past and planned activities and provide details of significant market issues (customer and competitor)

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

- Experience in processing, mechanical engineering or background as a fitter with advanced technical training beneficial
- Knowledge of coal mining clients, processes and site requirements desirable
- Proven experience and ability to present proposals to customers
- Ability to problem solve and be an active listener
- Well-developed written and verbal communication skills
- High level of initiative and problem-solving skills with the ability and drive to follow through with required actions
- Current drivers licence
- Willing to undergo medical with drug & alcohol testing

Founded in 1871, Weir is a world leading engineering business with a purpose to make mining operations smarter, more efficient and sustainable. Thanks to Weir’s technology, our customers can produce essential metals and minerals using less energy, water and waste at lower cost. With the increasing need for metals and minerals for climate change solutions, Weir colleagues are playing their part in powering a low carbon future. We are a global family of 11,000 uniquely talented people in over 60 counties, inspiring each other to do the best work of our lives.
- Weir is committed to an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, age, or any other legally protected status._

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