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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Category
Sales
Business
PlaceMakers
Location
Dunedin
Job Reference
43797
Posted Date
02-Jul-2026
Closing Date
30-Jul-2026

Description

The role:
Are you a driven sales professional who enjoys winning new business and building strong customer relationships?
PlaceMakers Dunedin is looking for an ambitious Account Manager to grow our customer base and increase market share across the Dunedin region. This is a predominantly hunter-style sales role focused on identifying new opportunities, converting new customers, and building long-term partnerships within the building and construction industry.
Key responsibilities include:
  • Winning new business and growing market share
  • Building strong relationships with builders, contractors and key industry stakeholders
  • Prospecting through networking, referrals and market research
  • Managing opportunities from initial contact through to conversion
  • Working with our team to deliver outstanding customer solutions
  • Staying connected with market trends and identifying growth opportunities

This is a permanent full-time position (40 hours per week, Monday to Friday) based in the Dunedin region.

About You:
You're a motivated and results-driven sales professional who thrives on creating opportunities and achieving growth.
To be successful, you'll have:
  • Has proven success in business development, sales or account management
  • Enjoys hunting for new business and achieving sales targets
  • Builds strong, long-term customer relationships
  • Is self-motivated, organised and commercially minded
  • Has experience in the building or construction industry (preferred but not essential)
  • Holds a full New Zealand Driver Licence
Our Benefits:
  • Competitive base salary, uncapped incentive earning potential, and tools of the trade, including a company vehicle
  • Staff-buying privileges and genuine career development opportunities within the wider Fletcher Building Group
  • Employment Education Fund
  • Health & Wellbeing initiatives, including an Employee Assistance Programme
  • The opportunity to make a real impact in a high-profile growth-focused role

Pre-employment checks including references, medical, drug test and a Criminal background check is required as well as the legal right to work in NZ indefinitely.

Join Us:
We value diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds. Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. If this role interests you but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.

We are proud of the incredible diversity of people who make up our business! As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we strive to create an inclusive environment for all our employees across our national network of branches throughout New Zealand.