Business Development Manager - Melbourne

$80,000 – $90,000 per year plus uncapped comms

ou’ll be the face of Smoke Alarms Australia across Melbourne’s West and Western Victoria, nurturing existing partnerships while prioritising the hunt for new business. This role suits someone who thrives on autonomy, enjoys being out in the field, and wants to be part of a well-established, Australian-owned compliance business with a strong national presence.

You’ll join a team of around 15 Business Development Managers across the country, with regular meetings, training and team events to keep you connected and supported despite the autonomous nature of the role.

What you’ll do

Build and nurture strong relationships with real estate agencies, property managers and landlords across Melbourne’s West and Western Victoria.

Proactively identify and win new business, prioritising new agency and property management partnerships.

Manage and grow an existing portfolio of clients, ensuring ongoing retention and satisfaction.

Work autonomously across home-based and field-based activity, managing your own pipeline and travel schedule.

Keep accurate records of leads, opportunities and client interactions in Pipedrive CRM.

Represent Smoke Alarms Australia professionally, promoting our compliance, installation and safety check services to the real estate and property management sector.

Collaborate with the national BDM team through regular meetings, training sessions and team events.

What you’ll bring

Proven experience in a B2B sales or business development role.

Strong relationship-building, negotiation and communication skills.





Experience using a CRM to manage pipeline and client relationships.

A current driver’s licence and the ability to travel throughout Melbourne’s West and Western Victoria.

The ability to work autonomously and manage your own time in a field-based, work-from-home role.

Self-motivation, with a strong focus on new business hunting alongside client relationship management.

Experience in real estate, property management, compliance or safety services is highly regarded.

What’s on offer

Competitive base salary plus commission

Fully maintained company vehicle

Laptop and mobile phone

Structured onboarding and ongoing training

A supportive, experienced national sales team

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Your application will include the following questions:

- Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
- How many years' experience do you have as a business development manager?
- How many years' experience do you have in the real estate industry?

Smoke Alarms Australia is an Australian owned and operated company formed in 2005, as a specialist in fire protection for residential properties.

Based in Artarmon, Sydney,



Smoke Alarms Australia was first launched following the introduction of the NSW Building Legislation Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Bill in 2005, when the installation of Smoke Alarms became mandatory for all residential properties.

With hundreds of thousands of rental properties across Australia needing smoke detectors installed and many more needing to be checked for correct positioning and proper functionality, it was initially the real estate industry that quickly identified they needed specialist expertise to ensure they met their legal obligations to comply with Smoke Alarm legislation, not to mention to manage their duty of care to tenants and keep them secure.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

Smoke Alarms Australia is an Australian owned and operated company formed in 2005, as a specialist in fire protection for residential properties.

Based in Artarmon, Sydney, Smoke Alarms Australia was first launched following the introduction of the NSW Building Legislation Amendment (Smoke Alarms) Bill in 2005, when the installation of Smoke Alarms became mandatory for all residential properties.

With hundreds of thousands of rental properties across Australia needing smoke detectors installed and many more needing to be checked for correct positioning and proper functionality, it was initially the real estate industry that quickly identified they needed specialist expertise to ensure they met their legal obligations to comply with Smoke Alarm legislation, not to mention to manage their duty of care to tenants and keep them safe.

Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.

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📌 Business Development Manager - Melbourne
🏢 SMOKE ALARMS AUSTRALIA
📍 Melbourne