DHL
DHL

Head of Sales & Marketing - South Pacific

RoleSales
LevelDirector
LocationMatraville, Australia
WorkHybrid
TypeFull-time
Posted6 days ago
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About the role

Are you a commercial leader who builds strong teams, drives growth, and gets results?

DHL Global Forwarding is looking for a Head of Sales & Marketing – South Pacific to lead our commercial performance across the region. This is a rare chance to shape a market-leading business and build a culture that delivers.

The Role

As part of the senior leadership team, you’ll set and deliver our sales and marketing strategy - driving growth, strengthening our position, and creating real value for customers.
You’ll lead a diverse team across the region, lifting capability, performance, and culture to hit our ambitious targets. This role can be positioned in either Sydney or Melbourne. We welcome applications nation-wide with the appropriate Australian working rights.What You’ll Do

  • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing sales team
  • Create a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Work across the business to deliver great customer outcomes
  • Build strong senior customer relationships
  • Set and execute the regional sales and marketing strategy
  • Drive volume, profitability, and customer retention
  • Own forecasting, pipeline, and pricing discipline

What You Bring

Most importantly, you have a will to win, develop your people, and bring teams together.

  • Proven leader who puts people first and delivers results
  • Experience leading large, high-performing sales teams
  • Strong commercial instinct and ability to turn strategy into action
  • Confident influencing at senior levels
  • Track record of driving growth and performance
  • Resilient, forward-looking, and comfortable leading through change

Why DHL Global Forwarding

We don’t just move goods—we connect people, markets, and opportunities.

What you’ll find here:

  • Clear, purpose-led leadership
  • Trust and empowerment
  • Ongoing development
  • A strong focus on performance and customers

Your Impact

This is a role where you can make a real difference - shaping strategy, improving performance, and building a team that delivers long-term success.

Required skills

Sales leadership

Team management

Commercial strategy

Forecasting

Customer relationship management

About DHL

Matraville

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