Business Development Manager – QLD

The Freedom Tyre Group is a large national & privately owned tyre wholesale & manufacturing company focussed on providing its customers with a range of safe & cost-effective tyre solutions for the truck, bus, passenger car, industrial, mining, earthmover & off the road markets. Freedom Tyres imports, warehouses & distributes tyres nationally with large warehouses located in VIC, QLD, NSW, SA & WA.

Freedom Tyres Queensland has an exciting opportunity for experienced & motivated Business Development Manager that thrives on creating new business, managing & growing business with existing customers & value adding to the entire branch's performance.

The Job:

• Responsible for contributing to Freedom Tyres QLD sales growth, improving our market share, dealer network & enhancing the overall purchasing experience for our customers.

• Working autonomously to maximise sales opportunities in existing accounts in addition to the creation of new accounts.

• Developing sales solutions & meeting customer needs through strong relationship management & communications.

• Working externally to support existing accounts & building new business opportunities as well as internally to provide sales/sales administration support, as required.

• Responsible for achieving sales targets, contributing to budget development, researching & penetrating new markets.

• Providing regular segment, customer & product performance analysis & insight to assist product development & marketing plan development.

• Providing timely, accurate, & competitive pricing, proposals, & resolution of any customer issues.

The Person:

• Self-motivated, well presented, outgoing, & energetic.

• Well-developed negotiation skills combined with an ability to influence others through an innovative & persuasive approach.

• Solid networking skills & an ability to deal with a wide variety of customers & larger corporate companies.

• Experience in the transport industry will be highly regarded.

• Excellent communication skills, both written & verbal.

• Solid foundation of Office suite of programs & experience with Costar software would be an advantage.

• A high level of integrity and the ability to work independently to achieve the local team results.

The Requirements:

• Knowledge of &/or experience with tyres is preferred, but not essential.

• Previous demonstrated experience in internal & external sales & business development essential.

• Minimum 3-5 years of demonstrated sales and business development experience is required.

• Strong business acumen & relationship building skills.

• A valid QLD driver's licence.

• Australian work rights are required for this position.

If this describes you & you're looking to work for a market leader in a dynamic & vibrant environment we'd love to hear from you. A company vehicle & mobile phone will be provided.

Freedom Tyres is an equal opportunity employer so if interested we'd encourage you to apply by submitting a cover letter & resume.