Business Development Manager
Clayton, VIC
This is a Business Development role focused on growing
revenue across a select portfolio of Tier 1 customers within the building,
construction and infrastructure sector.
As Business Development Manager, you will manage a portfolio
of accounts, drawn from Kennards Hire’s top customer base. Your role is to
deepen relationships, win new business and grow existing accounts and deliver
structured, solution-led growth.
About the Role
You will be responsible for driving growth across a defined
portfolio of major accounts, balancing executive-level engagement and
operational personnel. Key responsibilities include:
About You
You will bring:
This role is not suited to junior BDMs or candidates without
executive presentation exposure
Why Join the Kennards Hire Family?
At Kennards Hire, you’re not just doing a job — you’re part of a team that
backs each other every day. No matter your title, your contribution matters.
And we reward it. Here’s why our team members stick around:

Kennards Hire is an Australian family-owned and operated company that has been in the hire industry for over 75 years. We have more than 200 sites and branches across Australia and New Zealand. Our diverse product range extends from general hire equipment for the home renovator and professional tradesperson to specialist equipment and heavy machinery used on some of the largest civil infrastructure and commercial construction projects in Australia and New Zealand. This combination of general and specialist equipment allows us to service DIY, trade and large construction customer segments alike.
Our company is built on sound values that promote honesty, fairness, a family vibe, forward thinking and innovation. Our value of ‘Taking Hire Higher’ is a value which is core to our success.
While we can boast an impressive and extensive range of hire equipment, we are the type of hire business that always put customers first. We strive to make our customers job easy through innovation, convenience and location.
An industry first has seen us introduce QR codes on all our equipment. Downloading this allows our customers to see the full service history, risk assessment, operator's manuals and much more. Our website is mobile so equipment and the closest locations can be easily found while onsite.
Our suppliers are our partners. We combine our efforts to ensure our customers receive best tools, equipment and service. As another industry first, we also hold supplier nights to recognize their contribution to us.
Our staff is as important as our customers. We can only be as good as our people. A range of incentives are in place to help our staff develop further and deliver job satisfaction. We are proud to announce that 35% of our employees have been with us for over 5 years.
Our exciting future will see us think up new ways of making our customers' lives easier through innovation, people, culture and more dots on the map!
Kennards Hire makes your job easy!