Business Development Manager (New Zealand Trade and Enterprise)

Who are we

New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is New Zealand's international business development agency. We work with some of New Zealand's most forward-thinking companies, helping them to grow internationally bigger, better, faster for the benefit of New Zealand.

What you’ll be doing

Our Viet Nam based team are looking a well-connected and energetic Business Development Manager with strong networks in Viet Nam to help New Zealand Food & Beverage, Agri and Services businesses enter and thrive in the local market. In this exciting role you’ll deliver to the needs of an existing portfolio of diverse NZ business operating in Viet Nam. The Vietnamese market is an amazing place to do business – super competitive, innovative and demanding customer expectations. As a result, your ability to execute and deliver exceptional results for our customers, deep insights on a variety of sectors and even deeper networks to leverage will be highly valued.

You will be part of a dedicated, hardworking, customer centric team in our Ho Chi Minh office that helps New Zealand companies meet the challenges of 2023 head-on. Using your excellent local market knowledge, you will work proactively alongside a select group of New Zealand F&B, consumer goods, services and technology organisations to guide their business growth plans through providing sensible business planning, strategic insight and guidance.

What you’ll need to be successful

You will be a confident, independent thinker who has built significant commercial experience across multiple industries over your career. Building new relationships and networks will come naturally to you and you will have well developed listening, influencing and communication skills. Ideally you will have had some exposure to government at a local or central level and would enjoy being part of a collaborative team where diversity of opinions and sharing ideas is valued.

We have a high functioning team, where collaboration and flexibility are essential. Excellent communication skills, the ability to handle varied workloads, the focus on outcomes for the customer, are the keys to success in this role. If you believe you have the right experience and attitude to thrive in this role, we would like to hear from you.

Why you’ll love working here

Flexible Work Options + Mobile Phone & Laptop + Competitive Salary
Collaborative and progressive organisational culture
Personal Development Plans + Internal Coaching Programmes

NZTE is a truly global organisation, giving you a wonderful experience of working with different cultures with over a hundred countries as part of our everyday. We know that life is not all about work so flexible working at NZTE is standard practice. We will give you the right technology to allow you to work anywhere and balance your time.

Career development is another huge part of working at NZTE and we will help you with your aspirations and work with you to get you there – being a learning environment that encourages adventure and experimentation, what better place to grow your career!

What's next

This is an interesting role where not only will you contribute to the growth and success of New Zealand organisations you will also be involved in meaningful projects that benefit Viet Nam. Please review the (Business Development Manager - PD) and if this sounds like role for you, please apply online HERE.

Applications close 11:59pm 29 August 2023 Viet Nam Time.

Note – Vietnamese language skills (spoken and written), with a good level of English is required for this role. This is a locally engaged role based in Ho Chi Minh, you must have the legal right to live and work in Viet Nam, and ideally can travel freely within the region.

NZTE is committed to uplifting the mana of Māori as tāngata whenua and recognise Te Tiriti ō Waitangi/ the Treaty of Waitangi as New Zealand's founding document.

We believe New Zealand is good for the World. New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) is an equal opportunity employer. At NZTE it is all about our people and we seek diversity of though; we welcome and encourage you to apply regardless of ethnicity, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, neurodiversity or disability. If we need to make specific accommodations in any part of the interview process, please note this in your application or discuss with the recruiter.