Job Description

Position: Business Development Manager, Rural Sales (Farm Sheds)

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Location: Richmond, South Australia, with travel across SA

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Employment Type: Full-time, Salary plus Vehicle

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About Us

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Spanlift designs and builds high-quality sheds and structures across South Australia. We're an established, trusted brand with a strong pipeline of upcoming projects and pride ourselves on building long-term relationships, not just closing deals. Behind that is a vibrant, close-knit team with genuine country values. Our brand promise to every customer is Sound Advice, Smart Design, and a Smooth Journey.

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The Role

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Picture sitting across the table from a farmer, hearing exactly what their operation needs, walking around their operation and driving out the gate knowing you've designed a shed to suit their needs and delivered on our brand promise of sound advice and smart design. That's the heart of this role.

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You'll own our rural sales across South Australia, backed by a solid pipeline and a database of long-term clients ready to be nurtured, at a time when confidence is genuinely building amongst SA farmers. You'll drive our promise of Sound Advice and Smart Design, while working closely with our project team to deliver a Smooth Journey on every project you bring in.

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The role involves regular travel to meet customers face to face. You'll be backed by in-house sales and operations support, so your time stays focused on building relationships and getting the solution right.

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What You'll Do

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- Follow up on all leads and enquiries promptly
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- Design tailored farm shed solutions to meet customer needs using our smart design approach
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- Keep the CRM accurate and up to date, with every communication recorded
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- Meet agreed sales targets, adjusting your approach as market conditions shift
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- Ensure projects run smoothly from enquiry through to handover to our project team, staying involved so the customer feels looked after the whole way
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- Work with our in-house sales support to move enquiries into proposals efficiently
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- Represent Spanlift at rural events, field days, and within industry networks
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- Build long-term relationships with repeat clients and collect testimonials once a project wraps up
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What We're Looking For

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- Someone well connected within the SA rural sector
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- A proven record of sales experience with a rural customer base, or strong familiarity with agricultural and farm operations
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- Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills
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- Proactive, self-driven, reliable, and hands-on
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- Someone willing to go out and find customers, not just work the ones handed to them
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- Lives our core values: how can I help, jump right in, think smart, and sorted
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What We Offer

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- Competitive salary plus vehicle
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- A supportive, collaborative sales and operations team
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- An existing pipeline of projects to follow up
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- A database of long-term clients to nurture relationships with
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- The opportunity to travel across South Australia and grow your network
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📌 Business Development Manager (South Australia)
🏢 Spanlift Australia
📍 South Australia