Career Opportunities

• Auckland based with a national focus/responsibility
• Showcase your sales expertise! Rare opportunity in the Specification space!
• Competitive remuneration plus car and incentive

Are you an experienced account manager looking for a new challenge where you can build on your already impressive resume? This is the role for you!

Who are we?

At APD, our purpose is to provide products and service that are Doing Good From The Ground Up. Our products are used in the residential, commercial, industrial and municipal sectors. Our success is the result of continually innovating and creating quality products. Combined with the superior service that we give our customers, APD is second to none.

We are a New Zealand-owned medium-sized local manufacturing company and growing quickly. Our continued growth comes from our focus and drive to increase our range of products and the markets we serve. As we grow, we are keeping our family feel and our values reflect that.

Why choose us?

As a growing company, APD offers job security, excellent pay and great benefits. Everyone at APD earns above the living wage. We strive to make working at APD a great experience – for example, we offer learning and development opportunities, great coffee and fresh fruit every day, regular lunch shouts, free parking, flu vaccinations, and free GP visits after 3 months, a voucher on your birthday, and company team building activities. Employees can also choose between birthday leave, a well-being allowance or additional KiwiSaver. Our team is friendly, welcoming, and diverse.

About your new role:

This pivotal role will see you manage and work with customers across the Wastewater, Stormwater and Hazardous Substances management industries. You will have the opportunity to partner with a diverse range of clients including Architects, Engineers, Specifiers, and Consultants, focusing on unique project specifications, identifying solutions and uncovering business opportunities. You will be part of a talented sales team who can provide you with in depth technical capability and support where required to ensure a successful client outcome.

Your role will be instrumental in shaping a safer and more prosperous future, your days will include

• Working closely with the sales team, developing and implementing plans to engage, inform and influence the specifier community
• Actively seeking out new projects that involve specifying a diverse range of APD products
• Preserve and expand your network of key contacts within the specification community
• Maximise new specification opportunities among engineers, architects, and consultants, improving market share and profitability
• Maintain and expand your network of key contacts within the local and regional regulatory authorities
• Build a more comprehensive understanding of project channel management, covering architects, builders, engineers, and consultants
• Gather market intelligence and assess opportunities for the business across New Zealand, in accordance with APD’s business principles
• Develop and build APD’S market presence
• Work with local and regional authorities to ensure APD products are approved and understood
• Craft and execute key strategies for local and regional authorities

You will bring:

• Solid sales background – a successful track record
• Strong communication skills – able to build relationships with other employees easily
• Persistence – A track record of building successful executive level relationships
• Innovative, be solution focused, able to think outside the square
• Structure – demonstrate effective call cycles and ability to change direction
• Proficiency – confident using Windows suite and CRM systems

Knowledge of wastewater and stormwater regulations across the New Zealand regions along with knowledge of Hazardous substance storage would be advantageous but not a pre-requisite. A tertiary qualification in a technical discipline or an industry specification would also be an advantage.

This key role will provide our successful candidate with continuous learning opportunities, a chance to make a real impact in these industries and become an industry expert!