Wholesaler & Distribution Mana..

**About the role**

Primary focus is on building effective relationships within our wholesaler and distribution account portfolio in Australia and New Zealand to gain a clear understanding of current and future needs and drive significant incremental sales. There is also a need to identify and support other opportunities for growth in the territory in conjunction with the wider sales and marketing teams.

**Responsibilities**
- Use reporting insights and customer data to provide quarterly business forecasts, highlight new opportunities, review contract performance against target and identify sales planning to secure contracted revenue.
- Develop and leverage constructive relationships within target accounts to gain access to key decision makers and establish a partnership and increase our supply status.
- Through taking a consultative approach a Wholesaler & Distribution Manager needs to frame the procurement challenge our customers face so as to demonstrate the long-term value a partnership approach can create.
- Facilitate business meetings with our customers to align the customer's strategy, highlight their true business needs to create a contract which all areas of the business are engaged to deliver.
- Provide monthly reports on targets, KPM, customer activity, market forces and competition.
- Develop an internal and external network of business partners, fostering good teamwork within a best practice environment.
- Develop knowledge of electronic components product ranges, technologies, sales practices and value added services
- Maybe required to support and cover line manager in times of absence.
- Responsible for achieving portfolio Corporate Account Sales, growth and GM targets
- Responsible for driving sales in other Corporate Account sites within a specified geography

**Requirements**:

- Relevant Technical experience/qualification and/or sales experience within a technical High service level (HSL) business to business environment
- Self-motivated with an ability to work independently in a remote areas and able work on own initiative
- Results driven, with focus on profit margin
- Commercial awareness, particularly around cost of acquisition/profitability and procurement trends
- E-commerce knowledge/experience
- Sales and negotiation skills and techniques
- Account management & wholesaler experience.
- Store and supply agreement/contract experience
- The ability to cross reference products using specifications and technical parameters
- Excellent verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills
- Strong planning, prioritisation and time management skills
- IT literate with good working knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially Excel and experience of using a CRM
- Customer focused attitude (internal and/or external).
- Demonstrate the ability to build and maintain internal and external relationships at all levels.

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