Business Development Manager – Auckland

Somewhere in Auckland there’s a school field that turns to mud every winter. A council park that costs a fortune to mow. A club that loses half its season to the rain.

Your job is to find them first.

SmartGrass is hiring a Business Development Manager to own our commercial growth in Auckland: schools, councils, sports clubs, developers, and the landscape architects and designers who specify them.

What you’ll get

• A $120,000 - $160,000 package, depending on experience
• Company vehicle
• 5 piece Apple package
• Set your own schedule, working in with your clients
• A whole city of commercial opportunity to own and grow
• Premium products and a growing portfolio of school, sports and community projects to show off
• A professional installation team delivering the projects you win
• A business in serious growth mode, with clear pathways for people who prove themselves

So who are we?

We transform underused spaces into places people genuinely love. School fields. Sports courts. Rooftops. Commercial sites. Backyards. Artificial lawns that look better than the real thing, all year round.

SmartGrass is New Zealand’s largest artificial grass installer, designing, supplying and installing premium artificial grass with in-house teams in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland. And right now, we’re on a roll:

• We’re the official artificial surfaces partner of principals’ associations around New Zealand
• We’re partnering with FIFA on six new mini-pitches around the country
• Our brand-new, purpose-built headquarters in Christchurch was officially opened by the Prime Minister this year
• We’re gaining momentum across New Zealand every week, with a clear ambition to scale to 300 locations globally

We back our products, we sweat the details on every install, and our customers become some of our biggest fans. That’s a pretty great thing to sell.

Why Auckland, why now?

Auckland is our newest branch and our biggest opportunity. Hundreds of schools. Councils investing in better community spaces. Clubs who want to play more and cancel less. Developers and designers who want spaces that look amazing from day one.

Our commercial work is growing fast, and Auckland is where we want to grow most. Get in early, own the patch, and grow with it. That’s where you come in.

What the role actually looks like

• Getting out and meeting people. Principals and boards, council teams, club committees, developers and main contractors. No two weeks look the same
• Building a pipeline of commercial, education and sports projects across Auckland, from first conversation to signed contract (and then seeing them come to life)
• Getting to know Auckland’s landscape architects, designers and builders, so SmartGrass is in the plans from the very start
• Putting together proposals and tenders, with our operations team right behind you on scope and pricing
• Showing up where the conversations happen: industry events, conferences and trade shows
• Working alongside Kerry, our General Manager, to shape how the commercial side of SmartGrass grows

You’ll love this role if

• You’ve got solid, senior experience in B2B, project or specification sales (construction, landscaping, sports surfaces or building products is a real bonus)
• You get a buzz out of landing big projects with lots of people around the table
• You love variety: a principal on Monday, a developer on Tuesday, a landscape architect on Wednesday
• You’ve already got connections in Auckland education, council, sport or the design and build trade, or you know exactly how to make them
• You want to look back in a few years and point out the fields, courts and community spaces you helped bring to life

Heads up: this isn’t a desk job. If you’d rather your customers came to you, this one probably isn’t for you.

You’ll be based at our East Tamaki showroom and out across Auckland most days. A full NZ driver’s licence and the right to work in New Zealand are a must.

So if you’re ready to build something big in Auckland, and drive past your projects for years to come, apply today.

P.S. If this isn’t you, send it to the most well-connected commercial salesperson you know in Auckland. They’ll owe you one.

P.P.S. Not quite the right fit? Check out our other roles on our careers page.