We are searching for a driven and skillful Key Account Manager to work alongside and grow Halter’s enterprise dairy and beef customers in the South Island. We’re looking for someone with dairy systems knowledge, commercial nous, X-factor communication skills, and the ability to drive change and communicate value.
You’ll be an expert at building trusting relationships, identifying opportunities within a farming system to add value, and enjoy driving the growth of the largest agricultural businesses in New Zealand. You’ll thrive in high-pressure environments, using initiative to make results happen, often against the odds. You might find yourself in a boardroom assisting the negotiating of a million-dollar contract one day, reporting key KPI’s to a GM the next day, communicating opportunities and driving change with Farm Managers by Friday. You’ll masterfully navigate layers within these businesses, adjusting your communication at each level accordingly, to convey the right context and value to all parties. You’ll likely have deep extensive farming systems knowledge and have a natural ability to drive change at a farm and leadership level.
This isn’t a typical role. This is a high-stakes role, playing a critical role in Halter’s growth into the enterprise segment in New Zealand.
Aside from jumping on the Halter roller coaster, you will be making a real-world impact, helping large scale dairy and beef businesses transform how they operate to become more efficient and productive. You will build relationships across some of the most influential dairy businesses in New Zealand while working closely with Halter senior leadership - Up for the challenge? Let’s talk.
This role covers customers across the Southland region. Frequent travel within the South Island is required as part of the position.
What your day could look like.
Enterprise Customer Success: You’ll be embedded in the success of some of Halter’s largest and most strategic customers - ensuring our enterprise dairy and beef businesses realise full value from their investment. You’ll understand their goals and farm system deeply, help them embed Halter into daily operations, and surface impact across the business. Your efforts will directly influence execution, retention, expansion, and long-term growth.
Strategic Account Management: You’ll build trusted, long-term relationships with farm teams, operational teams and executive stakeholders alike. You’ll know when to guide, when to challenge, and when to step in to unlock new value. This isn’t just about managing relationships - it’s about owning customer outcomes.
Executive Engagement: In collaboration with the Enterprise Sales Manager you will work directly with senior leaders, and multi-entity decision-makers. You’ll understand the organisational structure, surface strategic pain points, and partner with the Enterprise Sales Manager to tailor solutions that move the needle. With the Enterprise Sales Manager, you’ll also play a key role in supporting expansion and renewal conversations.
Influencer & Network Management: You won’t stop with your customer. You’ll build relationships with rural professionals, consultants, and other industry influencers who shape opinion, success on farm and purchasing behaviour across your portfolio. You’ll be known and respected in the region as a trusted Halter advisor.
Enterprise Growth Strategy: You’ll collaborate with the NZ Enterprise Sales Manager to co-create account plans, drive territory expansion, and identify new revenue streams within your customer base. You’ll know your portfolio inside-out and play a key role in shaping how we grow our enterprise presence in-market.
Cross-functional Leadership: You’ll work closely with Halter’s product, support, and sales teams to champion your accounts internally. Whether it’s surfacing product feedback, coordinating training, or aligning on rollout strategy, you’ll be the glue that holds enterprise relationships together and drives results.
