Regional Sales Manager

Don’t settle for ordinary – we welcome those on the hunt for more!

At Lion, we believe that life is short and working in sales just feels different when your product sits at the heart of human connection and good times. We are looking for a passionate and results-driven Regional Sales Manager to lead our Lower North Island and Upper South Island field sales teams. Base in Wellington, this is an incredible opportunity to progress your sales leadership career within a leading FMCG organisation.
 

Your Mission:

• People Leadership and Coaching: Develop and empower a high-performing infield team, building a culture for performance.
• Own Customer Engagement: Develop and execute a customer engagement plan that drives relationships, satisfaction, and loyalty across the region.
• Deliver with Impact: Lead the charge to exceed volume, revenue, and market share goals. Drive performance across all field sales KPIs to ensure exceptional outcomes for both your team and Lion.
• Negotiate with Purpose: Take the lead in Pourage Rights negotiations and business reviews with key customers across your region, ensuring mutual success and long-term growth.
• Collaborate for Success: Work seamlessly with internal stakeholders to align on business priorities, ensuring a unified approach to achieving results.
• Manage Budgets: Oversee discretionary and overhead budgets in line with budget, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.

Your Edge:

• Proven Leadership: You’ve built high performing, engaged teams, and delivered exceptional results
• Relationship Builder: You know how to nurture strong partnerships with key customers, ensuring success is a shared goal.
• Coaching Expertise: You know how to guide, mentor, and motivate a team to reach their full potential.
• Strategic Thinker: You can balance short-term objectives with long-term growth, making decisions that have a lasting impact on both the business and the customer.
• Own it: Ability to make things happen, ensure accountability and drive success

At Lion, we offer ‘growth on tap’ and you’ll get hooked on reaching higher with each new challenge. We have endless experiences to learn and grow for those thirsty for more. We have progressive flexibility, leave and wellbeing policies, backed by leaders who support the whole you. This means you’ll thrive at every stage of your personal and professional journey. At Lion you don’t have to choose – here you can win in work and life.