Wear Solutions Manager - East

Location - Brisbane or Sydney

Work Arrangement - Hybrid (2-3 days office/home)

What we do at Weir
We are a global leader in mining technology for a sustainable future. We help our customers extract the resources the world needs more efficiently and more sustainably. Our planet’s future depends on the transition to renewable energy, and that transition can only happen with the metals and minerals our customers deliver. So, we work side by side with mines across the globe to move less rock, use less energy, use water wisely, and create less waste. Together, we drive the shift to smart, efficient, and more sustainable mining.

Make your impact
You’ll play a key role in solving real-world challenges. You’ll apply your skills to deliver results that matter whether that’s through engineering, planning or customer support. You’ll work with purpose, learn every day and help shape a more sustainable future.

What you’ll do

• Customer Engagement: Build and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with customers, agents, and distributors to position Weir as the supplier of choice for wear products including rubber sheet, ceramic wear panels, hoses, fabricated components, and moulded products.

• Technical Leadership: Lead and coach a technically strong team, fostering their development and driving technical credibility to support sales outcomes.

• Sales Strategy & Execution: Develop and implement growth strategies for the East region’s wear solutions business. Manage sales calls, tender applications, quotations, and order handovers.

• Market & Product Development: Evaluate market conditions and customer needs to present competitive product applications and innovative solutions. Collaborate with product development and manufacturing teams to convey customer requirements and improve product offerings.

• Operational Excellence: Drive efficiency in sales and tendering processes, manage product sales forecasts, and deliver on key financial, quality, safety, and customer service measures.

• Travel Requirements: Approximately one week per month travelling across the eastern region, including clustered customer visits and occasional international travel.

• Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world-class safety culture.

What you’ll bring

Must-haves:

• Extensive technical expertise in wear solutions within mining environments, including ceramics, rubber lining, poly products, wear panels, or material handling systems.

• Genuine mining experience with understanding of concentrator shutdown cycles, maintenance planning, and operational execution on mine sites or as a vendor.

• Proven technical leadership capability to coach, mentor, and develop a high-performing technical sales team.

• Strong customer engagement skills with experience managing distributor and OEM relationships in mining or related industries.

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience in distributor/channel management supporting agents, applicators, resellers, and OEMs.

• Familiarity with Salesforce CRM and SAP systems for sales and operational management.

• Background in OEM manufacturing sales, including quality systems, warranties, and supply chain coordination.

• Ability to manage diverse regional teams and navigate cross-functional internal stakeholder relationships.

Why join Weir?
We live our values we think safety first, do the right thing, respect each other, aim high, and delight our customers. We encourage our people to lead by example and celebrate our successes.

We’re passionate about our purpose to help deliver the natural resources that are essential to create a better future for the world. We do this by combining our deep customer insights, world-class engineering, materials science expertise, and intelligent automation to deliver innovative end-to-end solutions incorporating our signature technologies.

We believe your voice matters and your ideas make a difference. We’re working hard to nurture a diverse culture where our people feel like they belong and can do the best work of their lives. You can help shape our unique culture through our inclusion networks and safety initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive pay

• Career development and learning support

• Access to global inclusion networks

• Regional and team-specific benefits

• Sharebuilder scheme

• Wellness support for you and your family

• Collaboration with global teams

• Study support