Territory Manager

Rentokil Initial

. Oversee an existing portfolio of customer accounts in the Initial Hygiene business in Christchurch .

Posted 10/3/2026full-timeChristchurch • New ZealandMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

Core Competencies

Role fit

Core Competencies

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Demonstrates strong B2B and direct sales expertise with a focus on customer retention, relationship building, and account growth. Proven ability to analyze contracts, identify sales opportunities, and achieve sales budgets while maintaining excellent communication and time management skills.

Highest-signal resume keywords

B2B Sales ExperienceAccount ManagementCustomer Relationship BuildingSales Budget AchievementCold Calling

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Hard Skills

Sales AnalysisContract AnalysisSolution-Based SellingProspectingCross-Selling

Soft Skills

Excellent Communication SkillsTime ManagementInfluencing SkillsRelationship Building

Tools & Technologies

Intermediate Computer Skills

Industry Keywords

Customer RetentionAccount GrowthCommercial BusinessMarket DevelopmentsCompliance

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Oversee an existing portfolio of customer accounts in the Initial Hygiene business in Christchurch
Focus on customer retention, relationship building, and account growth
Proactively prospect to win new commercial business
Develop and maintain successful business relationships
Provide customers with information on new products, services, compliance, and market/industry developments
Identify opportunities to provide solution-based services
Conduct cold calling within the designated territory
Analyse customer contracts to identify potential sales opportunities
Develop new business opportunities and portfolio growth within the territory
Identify cross-selling opportunities across categories

Requirements

What you’ll need

Proven experience within B2B & direct sales
Previous account management experience
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Ability to identify gaps and how to bridge gaps
Proven ability to build a call cycle
Good time management skills
Proven ability to achieve sales budgets
Strong business acumen, influencing and relationship building skills
Intermediate computer skills and ability to learn new systems
Permanent New Zealand working rights
Completion of standard pre-employment checks (medical, reference, criminal history)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive, uncapped commission model with achievable targets
Fully maintained company vehicle and fuel card
Experienced, collaborative leadership team supportive of your development
Global career exposure across Europe, the Pacific, Latin America, Asia, and beyond