Sales Manager Australia and New Zealand

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About the Role:

We are seeking an experienced and driven Sales Manager to lead our sales activities across Australia and New Zealand. In this role, you will be responsible for driving end-customer sales, developing new business opportunities, and managing key accounts and channel partnerships within the ANZ region.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drive direct sales and channel partnerships to achieve sales and revenue targets in ANZ.
• Identify and develop new enterprise business opportunities for Adtran solutions, including business case and revenue modeling.
• Develop and execute sales strategies and business plans for allocated accounts/region.
• Maintain and grow key customer relationships.
• Manage sales processes including forecasting, reporting, and product loan planning.
• Deliver customer presentations at technical, commercial, and management levels.
• Develop and support channel and partner strategies to extend Adtran’s market reach.
• Provide market feedback to Product Management and Business Development teams.
• Support product lifecycle activities and cross-regional sales efforts.
• Participate in regional marketing events and support solution development partnerships.

About You:

• Bachelor’s degree with 8+ years’ experience in telecommunications sales and/or business development in ANZ.
• Proven track record selling complex technical solutions to Carrier, Enterprise, and Mobile customers. Experience in Utilities, Defence, Mining, or Renewable Energy sectors is a plus.
• Strong experience in establishing and managing channel and partner relationships.
• Solid knowledge of Ethernet, Optical Networking, Mobile Infrastructure, PON, and Broadband networks.
• Fluent in English (spoken and written).
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and negotiation skills. Experience servicing accounts such as Telstra and Vocus is highly regarded.

Success in this Role Means:

• Achieving quarterly and annual sales revenue targets.
• Growing business with existing and new accounts.
• Expanding channel partnerships and business pipeline.
• Ensuring high satisfaction among partners and customers.

Why Join Us?

• Be part of a dynamic, innovative team with a strong market presence.
• Opportunity to drive growth and make a significant impact in the ANZ region.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

About Us

Adtran is a leading global provider of fiber-based networking solutions and SaaS applications, focused on the broadband access market. Our comprehensive portfolio spans from the metro core to the customer premises, enabling network providers to deliver Gigabit broadband to every home and business. Our vision is to enable a fully connected world where the power to communicate is available to everyone, everywhere.

At Adtran, we believe in our people. With a diverse and inclusive team spread across the globe, our culture embraces creativity and seeks innovation and quality in everything we do. Built on a foundation of communication, trust, collaboration, and an entrepreneurial spirit enables us to be a global technology leader and a strong customer advocate.

Adtran began operations in January 1986. Headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, Adtran is located in Cummings Research Park - the second-largest research park in the U.S. and fourth-largest in the world. Our mailing address is 901 Explorer Boulevard, Huntsville, Alabama, 35806. Adtran, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Adtran Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN and FSE: QH9). Find out more at adtran.com, or follow our story on LinkedIn and Twitter.

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