Why work with Assurant?

When you join Assurant, you will be part of a community that cares. A diverse and supportive team culture will see you challenge yourself and motivate you to think out of the box.

We come from a variety of countries, cultures, and backgrounds, but we are united by our enduring values of common sense, common decency, uncommon thinking, and uncommon results.

So, connect with us. Bring us your best work and your brightest ideas, and we’ll bring you a place where you can thrive.

Some of the benefits we offer to our team members are:

• Development programs and study grants and support for higher education

• Cultural day off to celebrate what’s important to you

• International and local mentoring programs

• Diversity panels and employee resource groups

• Hybrid work model

• 2 mental health recharge days per year

• Annual health & wellbeing allowance to contribute to your overall wellbeing

• Volunteering opportunities to give back to a cause that is important to you

What’s the role about?

Based out of Christchurch and reporting to the Team Leader - Business Development, this role is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership and relationship management across a portfolio of dealers, partners, and clients throughout the South Island, driving business growth and delivering exceptional customer outcomes.

The successful candidate will build and maintain strong partnerships, deliver training and compliance support, and identify new business opportunities to achieve sales targets and strategic objectives.

• Build and strengthen dealer, partner, and client relationships across the South Island.

• Drive engagement by ensuring partners understand products, complete training, and meet compliance standards.

• Deliver hands-on training and support to dealer staff to enhance product knowledge and customer experience.

• Collaborate with Product Manager and Sales leadership to implement product updates and improvements.

• Drive growth by identifying opportunities and delivering on sales targets.

• Achieve portfolio sales targets and maintain strong performance metrics.

• Monitor and review sales results regularly, providing timely updates to leadership.

• Contribute to projects through sharing insights from partners, and supporting product development initiatives.

About You

• Proven experience in business development, account management, or sales leadership.

• Strong relationship-building skills with a focus on customer experience and compliance.

• Ability to manage priorities and work independently while contributing to team success.

• Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Commercial acumen with a track record of achieving sales targets and driving growth.

• Familiarity with automotive industry products and regulatory requirements preferred.

To apply

Please submit your resume accompanied by a cover letter detailing your suitability for the role. Don't miss your opportunity to be part of this successful team, apply now!

The successful applicant will be subject to relevant background checks such as reference checks and a Ministry of Justice Criminal Record Check.

At Assurant, we celebrate the differences that make us who we are. By assembling extraordinary teams from a variety of races, religions, sexual orientations, gender identities, ages, experiences, and abilities, we’re able to better reflect the global communities where we live and work. By working to remove barriers, we ensure equity for everyone. The pursuit of inclusion rests with each of us. Because it’s only by listening to and representing the unique voices of every individual that we can innovate for all.

For further information about Assurant, please visit our website: https://www.assurant.com/