Account Manager – Sales Team

Join New Zealand's Leading Fluid Sealing & Industrial Plastics Supplier

Are you technically minded, passionate about sales and engineering, and motivated by solving real-world challenges for customers?

SHUK & LEP Engineering Plastics is seeking a Christchurch based Account Manager to join our Sales Team in Christchurch & reporting to the National Sales Manager.

About the Role

This is a customer-facing, solutions-oriented sales engineering role that combines technical sales with hands-on manufacturing and design support. As part of our application engineering team, you'll help deliver polyurethane solutions, precision-machined plastic, and injection moulded components across a diverse range of industries. From interpreting technical drawings to generating accurate cost estimates, you'll play a key role in understanding client requirements and turning them into effective, manufacturable solutions.

What You'll Be Doing

• Providing guidance on materials, fabrication methods, and application suitability
• Providing solutions & products to match our customers needs
• Developing tailored solutions and preparing accurate quotes for projects
• Preparing and following up on sales, quotations and proposals
• Following up on projects & quotations with the view to converting these to orders
• Servicing our existing customer base on a regular call cycle, build relationships & look to grow our market share
• Actively looking for new business & accounts
• Providing training & instore support
• Visting site to understand application requirements & problem solve
• Works to achieve all sales targets & KPI's
• Ensuring all work complies with relevant health, safety, and internal process standards

What You'll Bring

Qualifications & Experience:

• A tertiary qualification in Mechanical Engineering, relevant trade qualification or industry experience
• Understanding of industrial plastics and their applications
• Experience & knowledge in the Plumbing and Drainage trade related fields
• Sales experience within the industry

Key Skills & Attributes:

• Ability to service accounts in the upper South Island region – Christchurch North
• Strong problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
• Be able to travel out of town on a monthly basis
• Ability to actively seek and pursue new business opportunities
• Detail-oriented with excellent time management skills
• Clear communicator – written, verbal, and visual
• Ability to collaborate across teams and work with autonomy
• Passion for continuous improvement and customer success

Why Join SHUK & LEP?

At SHUK & LEP Engineering Plastics, we're committed to delivering excellence and innovation to our customers. You'll be joining a team that values:

• Customer-Focused Innovation –We deliver tailored solutions and offer trusted, high-quality branded products.
• Reliability & Expertise – We're trusted by leading companies across New Zealand and overseas
• Strategic Partnerships – We grow by helping our customers succeed

This isn't just a technical support role, it's an opportunity to become a key part of a forward-thinking, solutions-driven business that values your initiative and supports your career growth.

What We Offer

• A supportive and experienced team with long-standing staff
• A competitive salary
• Company vehicle
• Tools of the trade
• Opportunities for ongoing training and professional development

Ready to Apply?

If you're ready to put your engineering expertise to work in a dynamic, customer-centric environment, we want to hear from you, apply now with your CV and a brief cover letter outlining your experience and interest.

Applicants for this position are required to hold NZ citizenship or a NZ permanent residency visa and a full driver's license.