Internal Sales Supervisor

2IC Leadership Role

Ideal for curious and mechanically minded people. Interesting and meaningful work across New Zealand industries. Career development and progression opportunities – great success stories! Salary plus incentive plus discounts from various mechanical/industrial suppliers.

Why is this an amazing opportunity for you!

Motion is a business operating across the Asia Pacific region including New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia, and Singapore who provide a range of industrial products and engineering services to industry to keep the world moving! We are in growth mode with a clear 2027 growth strategy to expand our reach into industry across the region. Motion is investing in the capability and development of our people to enable the delivery of this growth strategy, meaning plenty of opportunity to work and develop your skills and knowledge.

We are seeking an experienced 2IC/Team Leader to join our Mount Maunganui site. This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for supporting daily operations, leading health and safety initiatives, overseeing stock and inventory management, and providing guidance and support to the internal sales team in delivering exceptional customer service.

What kind of work may be involved?

• Providing product support to a diverse customer base.
• Front counter customer service, answering and processing customer's enquiries and orders via phone, email, and counter sales.
• Some warehouse duties – picking and packing customer orders, local deliveries when required.
• Developing customer relationships to ensure the Branch is the supplier of choice.
• Assisting in developing and implementing showroom promotional activity to drive counter sales.

Ideal skills and experience:

• Proven experience (2–3 years) in a similar industry role, with exposure to supporting site or branch operations.
• Demonstrated people leadership capability, with experience in retail or showroom operations and supporting team performance.
• Excellent communication skills, great phone manner and strong customer service ethics.
• Natural problem-solving skills, a curious mind, comfortable working with blue collar, construction, and industrial stakeholders.
• Team player attitude.

What is in it for you?

• Attractive package and tools of the trade.
• The opportunity to join a progressive global company.
• Ongoing training and career development; we genuinely care about supporting you to reach your full potential.
• An inclusive culture that embraces the diversity of our people.
• Free flu shots and counseling services with our Employee Assistance Program.

We are a company who values relationships, therefore we need this role to always work to foster and maintain trusted relationships across all levels of our business and seek to support and add value to our store network, managers, and leaders.

We focus on continuous improvement and sustainable growth as our two main objectives. This is driven by our long-term investment in people, systems, process, and new growth opportunities for our people.

What are you waiting for, submit your expression of interest and let's get your career in motion!

MOTION is an equal-opportunity employer. To be eligible to apply for this position you must be a New Zealand Citizen or have relevant work Visa requirements.