WM New Zealand Technical Services (TS) is leading the way in hazardous and medical waste management. Our expert team handles the high-risk, high-stakes stuff – and we do it with innovation, safety and our customer need as our key purpose. We’re not just in the waste business. We’re in the problem-solving business.
If you’re someone who’s constantly asking, “What’s next”, or “How could this be done better?” and ready to lead the conversation, this is for you!
Our Role
This isn’t your average sales gig.
You’ll be at the intersection of curiosity and commerce - hunting new business opportunities, shaping pricing strategies, and guiding clients through complex hazardous waste challenges
Based in Christchurch, you'll be a key player working closely with internal stakeholders to bring insight, innovation, and impact to the way we grow our entire South Island business.
Job DescriptionWhat You’ll Do
Solve. Learn. Repeat.
- Pre-qualify hazardous waste opportunities and guide customers to the right technical solution
- Help create solutions that are smart, sustainable, and surprisingly strategic
- Conduct commercial analysis (cost-benefit, customer profitability, lifecycle, etc.) that informs big decisions
- Shape pricing models that work for customers and make sense commercially
Hunt & Win
- Exceed new business targets - because you love chasing opportunity
- Manage a value-based sales cycle from first contact to closed deal
- Help customers navigate risk and compliance in tricky waste categories
- Respond rapidly and intelligently to urgent customer needs (this is where your curiosity meets calm under pressure)
Ask More, Find More
- Identify leads early - even in planning stages
- Dig into the why, not just the what - and uncover projects others miss
- Build and execute a Territory Plan that reflects where the real value lies
- Collaborate with technical, sale and marketing and operations teams to craft solutions and inspire great customer outcomes
Influence & Inspire
- Deliver insights that persuade and educate our customers
- Bring customer insights back into the business to keep us always improving
What We’re Looking For
We’re not just after someone who can sell. We want someone who thinks.
- Inherently curious - you ask questions, explore new angles, and never settle for "that’s how it’s always been done" and are always learning
- Commercially astute - you know how to connect curiosity to value and of course ‘make a dollar’
- A confident hunter - proactive, strategic, and eager to chase opportunity
- Comfortable with complexity - from compliance to cost modelling
- Tech-enabled - AI, CRM, LinkedIn… these aren’t buzzwords to you
- A great communicator - persuasive when needed, but always listening
- Must have minimum 2years working with chemicals and/or dangerous goods
- Preferred qualifications of an integrated masters in chemistry
Why choose Working with Us
- Your curiosity is encouraged, not contained
- You’ll work on meaningful problems with real environmental impact
- You’ll shape how WMNZ grows
- You’ll collaborate with a team that values ideas and results
- You’ll have access to the right tools, the right people, and the freedom to explore better ways of doing things
- Just a genuinely decent bunch of people who’ve got your back - including leadership. Teamwork makes the dream work!
The Deal: What you’ll Earn & Enjoy
- Location: Wellington
- Annual Salary of $90,000-$105,000 base (depending on experience) + Sales performance Incentive
- Minimum 40hours per week guaranteed
- Permanent Full Time
- Monday – Friday 8:00am-4:30pm
- Immediate Start Available
- Tools of trade included e.g. Company Car, Laptop & Mobile Phone
- Portfolio region: Lower North Island
Ready to turn curiosity into impact?
Apply now and let’s build something better - together.
Please note, we may begin reviewing applications as they are received, so apply early to be considered.
WM New Zealand is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and promotes a drug- and alcohol-free workplace.
Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years working with chemicals and/or dangerous goods
- Integrated masters in chemistry
- Experience using AI tools and CRM platforms
- Proven ability to hunt new business and manage a value-based sales cycle
- Commercial analysis skills (cost-benefit, customer profitability, lifecycle analysis)
- Ability to shape pricing models and perform commercial modelling
- Understanding of risk and compliance for hazardous waste categories
- Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
What We Do
WM New Zealand is New Zealand's leading resource recovery, recycling and waste, and environmental services provider, driven by our focus on safety, sustainability, and service and underpinned by innovation. We provide recycling and resource recovery services, solid waste management, liquid and hazardous waste collection, treatment and disposal. We design and operate state-of-the-art waste management and recycling facilities nationwide, including leading edge sustainable modern landfill and energy parks, material recovery facilities, transfer stations and liquid, hazardous and medical waste processing facilities. We understand that our biggest asset is our people and we’re committed to their safety and wellbeing. We’re a company where every day our people get to make a difference – whether this be through exploring recycling opportunities, looking at new ways to create energy from waste, or delivering a great customer service to building facilities that will last a lifetime. We work with a diverse range of customers, from residential homes and small businesses, councils, through to large multinational commercial and industrial clients that span almost every industry in New Zealand, and we are proud to offer a comprehensive range of services that can be tailored to meet the needs of our customers. Our focus is on the future, the possibilities it holds, and ultimately the protection of it.
