Job Description
Job Title Sales Manager / Solutions Consultant Job Description n
Business Development:
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Create & nurture a strong industry network with customers, potential customers, and consultants.
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Identify & pursue recent business opportunities in the warehouse automation sector.
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Develop & maintain a robust sales pipeline through prospecting, lead generation, and networking.
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Identify & target potential clients through various channels, including direct contact, networking, referrals, and online research.
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Strategy & Planning:
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Develop & implement comprehensive strategies to identify & close new business deals.
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Develop & execute a comprehensive BD plan that aligns with the company's growth objectives and strategic fit.
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Stay informed about market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments to adjust sales approaches accordingly.
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Collaborate with internal teams to ensure customer satisfaction.
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Client Relationship Management:
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Be the external face of the company with full customer ownership responsibilities.
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Build and nurture strong relationships with key decision-makers and stakeholders in target industries.
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Understand clients' operational challenges and goals to offer warehouse automation solutions.
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Conduct regular client meetings and presentations to showcase Vanderlande's capabilities and product offerings.
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Proposal Development:
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Define win strategies to develop comprehensive, compelling, and competitive proposals.
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Manage all stages of the bid process to ensure a winning submission.
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Prepare and present compelling proposals, quotations, and presentations to potential clients.
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Understand client requirements and tailor solutions to meet their specific needs.
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Work closely with the teams to ensure proposed solutions align with client requirements.
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Negotiation and Contract Closure:
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Lead negotiations to reach mutually beneficial agreements and close sales deals.
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Work with legal and finance teams to finalise contracts and ensure compliance with company policies.
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Skills and Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in engineering, business, marketing, management or another related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
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5+ years of combined experience in sales and/or sales engineering / solution consulting for warehouse automation, material handling or comparable technical solutions, with demonstrated results against personal sales targets.
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Proven ability to own the full sales cycle from start to finish: prospecting, qualification, solution development, proposal, negotiation and close.
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Strong technical acumen: able to understand customer processes and translate requirements into system concepts (e.g. process and material flow diagrams), supported by design tooling and internal experts.
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Strong commercial acumen:



comfortable building budgets, business cases and ROI/labour/space models, and selling on value rather than price.
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Strong analytical thinker, able to solve abstract problems, maintain the big picture and zoom in on detail where needed.
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Energetic, entrepreneurial and proactive; able to run multiple pursuits in parallel, manage competing priorities and work independently with minimum supervision.
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Exceptional written and verbal communication, presentation, listening and negotiation skills; able to build rapport and apply influence at all levels of seniority.
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Advanced English proficiency (speaking, reading and writing).
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Ability to travel up to 40%, mostly within ANZ, and to work within an international, multicultural environment.
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Highly Desirable Requirements
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7+ years of experience across sales and solution consulting in the warehouse automation industry.
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Postgraduate master's degree in business, marketing, management, engineering or another related field.
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An established network of warehouse, supply chain and logistics industry contacts in ANZ.
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Experience with Vanderlande's targeted market segments, products and platforms.
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Experience with simulation, layout and design tooling (e.g. Visio, AutoCAD, Navisworks) and CRM systems.
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Diversity & inclusion
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Vanderlande is an equal
opportunity/affirmative
action employer. Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, or disability status.
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📌 Sales Manager / Solutions Consultant (New South Wales)
🏢 Vanderlande Industries
📍 New South Wales