Responsibilities / Tasks

GEA is one of the world’s largest systems suppliers for the food, beverage and industrial sectors. Our portfolio includes machinery and plants as well as advanced process technology, components and comprehensive services. Used across diverse industries, we enhance the sustainability and efficiency of production processes globally. We’re Engineering for a Better World!

An opportunity is currently available in our Separation and Flow Technologies Sales team to drive growth in the Australian market.  Based at our facility at the Melbourne Airport Business Park, the role requires an astute Sales professional with engineering/technical skills who can clearly identify, understand and explain to existing and potential clients the benefits and optimisation to be realized through the implementation of our technologies, specifically separation in the Water and Wastewater Industries. 

Other responsibilities include:

• Visiting regular and prospective client businesses to establish and act on selling opportunities across Australia
• Monitoring customers' changing needs and competitor activity
• Tendering, Quoting and negotiating prices and credit terms, and completing contracts and recording orders
• Making use of Digital Tool such as CRM for maintaining customer account data such as Installation / Equipment Details / Tech Requests & Service Offer Requests.
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Attend relevant industry forums / trade shows and exhibitions

Your Profile / Qualifications

To be successful in the role you will be a dynamic, results driven individual with strong written and verbal communication skills and a collaborative nature.   In return you will be provided with an attractive package compromising of base salary, superannuation, competitive bonus and vehicle, plus benefits to support your wellbeing and work life balance. Being part of a global organisation also means that opportunities for personal development and growth are in abundance! 

Joining GEA means you get to be a part of proud and passionate team who get to see the effects of their work every day – from the farm to the supermarket and beyond, our solutions really do have a positive impact on people’s daily lives and help make the world a better place.   

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The primary role of the Team Leader, located in Melbourne Australia, is to manage team members/agents to ensure that key client deliverables are met and exceeded. This will be dependent on the campaign you work on and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) outlined by the client being serviced.

Key focus areas will include team and agent development/engagement, process improvement, compliance and quality assurance.

Your Accountabilities In this position you will be working in our Operations team and directly reporting to the relevant Operations Manager, Australia.

Core Operational | In line with your operational remit
• Undertake daily ongoing training and development of existing team members to up-skill staff
• Drive improvement projects and ensure all staff are actively working towards achieving targets and KPIs as set by Operations Manager – daily/weekly/monthly
• Liaise with Operations Manager to identify strategies and ways to improve efficiency and performance within the channel
• Organise daily motivational meetings and team feedback sessions
• Work cooperatively and effectively with internal and external stakeholders
• Depending on team staffing and rostering levels, when required, accept or make calls and provide effective and efficient service to customers
• Ensure daily administration tasks are adhered to maintain a tidy and efficient working environment
• Assist the P&C Team in following up employee documentation if required
• Ensure customer complaints are actioned and resolved as per customer service guidelines • Must be willing to lead by example and engage with customers, double-jack with staff to provide mentoring and guidance
• Act as the client representative in the event an enquiry, investigation or complaint escalates and cannot be resolved by the Agent
• Role model appropriate behaviour in terms of demonstrating compliance in punctuality, reliability and teamwork

Your Capabilities
The key capabilities you will need to demonstrate in this role are: Flexibility and adaptability
• Adjust approach in line with changing priorities, is open to acquiring and developing skills and knowledge, adapt to new ways of working or organise work to deliver results Managing People
• Builds an organisational culture in line with Acquire values; Inspires commitment of others towards goals and vision of the organisation
• Drives a positive organisational culture • Promotes and maintains the wellbeing and motivation of others Innovation and Continuous Improvement
• Process ideas and concepts across the business to develop new and different ways of thinking, working, or delivering solutions
• Strives to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of work Self-Awareness
• Has conscious understanding of the impacts of own behaviours, emotions, and thought processes
• Takes action to improve personal effectiveness Business and Commercial Acumen
• Ability to drive financial performance and meet targets Communicate with Impact
• Use various communication types to convey information, ideas, and insights in ways that maximizes understanding of key messages Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Objectively analyse and evaluate available data, points of view, needs of stakeholders and potential solutions before recommending relevant actions or decisions

Your Measures of Success
The key metrics you will need to deliver in this role are:
• Development of a team environment and workplace climate that facilitates high levels of productivity and minimised time lost through unplanned absences
• Ensure results and targets are being met (varied and communicated accordingly)
• Overall employee effectiveness, Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) and calibration results
• Maintain employee adherence and ensure a high level of staff retention within your team • Administrative transactions are processed accurately and with a high level of quality About You Your Experience • Previous experience as a Customer Contact Officer is essential
• Demonstration of prior performance and ability in a Team Leader or 2nd in Charge capacity, overseeing a team of agents
• Familiarity with contact center technology and software Your Qualifications • No essential requirement however studies and/or experience in industry verticals or relevant tertiary qualifications in management/supervision would be highly regarded

Join the A-Team and experience the A-Life!