Sales Manager

Date posted: Thu 08 October 2026

• 12 month contract
• Part-time, 3 days a week
• Auckland based, managing a national NZ team

Sales Manager – Part-time
 
This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager to lead a national team and drive commercial growth across New Zealand.

You'll have responsibility for leading, coaching and developing a team of Territory Managers, while shaping and executing sales strategies that maximise performance across the portfolio. This is a hands-on leadership role combining people development, commercial strategy, customer engagement and business performance.
 
The Role
Working across both the North and South Islands, you'll build strong relationships with healthcare professionals and key stakeholders, identify opportunities for growth and ensure the sales team is well positioned to achieve its business objectives.
 
Key responsibilities
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of Territory Managers, creating a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive delivery of national sales, revenue and business objectives.
• Develop and implement effective commercial and sales strategies to maximise growth across the portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare professionals, customers and other key stakeholders.
• Support the ongoing development of team capability through effective coaching, mentoring and performance management.
 
About you
We're looking for an accomplished sales leader with strong experience in the New Zealand pharmaceutical and/or vaccine sector and a genuine passion for developing people and delivering commercial results.
 
You'll ideally bring:
• Proven experience in pharmaceutical or vaccine sales management.
• A collaborative leadership style and demonstrated success leading, coaching and developing sales teams.
• A proven ability to build trusted relationships with healthcare professionals and senior stakeholders.
• A strong understanding of the New Zealand healthcare and pharmaceutical landscape.
 
Even if this role isn't the perfect fit, we'd welcome a confidential conversation about your longer-term career goals. Synergy has specialised exclusively in New Zealand's healthcare, medical device, and pharmaceutical sectors for more than 30 years, and many of our opportunities are never publicly advertised.
 
Please Note:
Only candidates who have the legal right to work in New Zealand (citizenship, residency, or valid work visa) will be considered for this role. Due to the high volume of applications, we kindly ask for your understanding that we will only be able to respond to those who meet the necessary eligibility criteria.
 
Please send your CV and cover letter to keren@synergyconsult.co.nz or for more details on the portfolio, call Keren on 021 235 5751.
 
REF: 5330
 
Synergy Consulting Group is New Zealand's trusted recruitment and career advisor across the medical, pharmaceutical, and healthcare sectors. We actively recruit Sales Representatives, Product Specialists, Sales Management, Clinical Support, and Customer Service roles nationwide.