National Trade Sales Manager

Job No: 125320

Location: Ballarat

Employment Status: Full Time

Closing Date: 30 Sep 2020 AEST

• Are you a driven & highly experienced trade sales leader, passionate about innovation & creating unique customer experiences?
• Join a highly respected, Australian family-owned business that's grown to be a national leader - and is still expanding!
• Attractive salary package plus a fully maintained vehicle, flexible working options & relocation assistance!

About the Organisation

With a history stretching back over 85 years, Haymes Paint is a true Australian success story; and whilst their colour palettes and can labels may have changed with the decades, their commitment to quality has remained the same. Now in their fourth generation of family ownership, they haven't slowed down on bringing new and better products to the market, always looking for new advances or opportunities for innovation. Their values of Truth, Passion, Integrity, Respect and Listening and Learning are reflected in everything they do.

From its humble beginnings in 1935, Haymes has grown from a small paint manufacturer, selling to the local Ballarat community, to Australia’s largest manufacturer of premium brand paints, finishes, and protective coatings. Their products aren't available in the big, corporate hardware stores, choosing instead to sell through independent retailers, where they can trust that the quality of personal service and advice matches the quality of their products - after all, it's their name and reputation on the can.

About the Opportunity

With the continuing growth of the business, Haymes Paint now has a newly created opportunity for a National Trade Sales Manager to join their team in Ballarat, VIC.

Working closely with the new National Stores Manager, you will be responsible for evolving Haymes' trade, across all major trade customer segments, with a focus on repaint, commercial, and new home market segments.

The key challenge of this role will be to strengthen both existing and new market share growth into a consistent, sustainable and strategic trade sales, product and support offering, utilising a strong market understanding of local and national trade channels.

About You

To be successful you will need significant, senior leadership experience, and a strong background in a trade, paint, or business to business related role. A demonstrated understanding of the paint industry, or the ability to quickly learn about its specific challenges and market segments, will be essential, with an understanding of independent paint and/or retail sales preferred.

It's crucial that you are an influential and strategic business leader, able to build relationships with a variety of stakeholders and drive new initiatives, with an understanding of how these strategies fit within the broader goals of the business.

You'll be well versed at translating business plans and visions into consistent operational standards, and be able to drive customer-savvy service provision whilst effectively balancing the need for local diversity as well as corporate unity.

You'll be highly computer literate and able to effectively manage competing deadlines and demands to ensure the successful delivery of a range of projects.

About the Benefits

Proudly family-owned and operated, Haymes offers the best of both worlds, with the strong commercial oversight and business skills to suite a national leader, without losing sight of what made that success possible - their staff.

Committed to ensuring each member of their team has the opportunity to grow with the business, it shouldn't be surprising that Haymes has fantastic staff retention, as they genuinely invest in each individual and encourage new ideas. A newly created role, you'll be well-supported but given the autonomy to truly make this role your own, driving innovation across a range of areas!

The successful candidate will be rewarded with an attractive remuneration package, negotiable based on your skills and experience, plus a fully maintained vehicle for your daily travel requirements.

Haymes is also offering relocation assistance for candidates outside of the area, negotiable based on your requirements and current COVID-19 guidelines.

This is exciting opportunity to lead innovative trade sales strategies with a highly supportive, people-focused Australian business. - Apply Now!