Ben MacRae

Background

About Ben MacRae

My success as a people leader begins with one simple idea: Connect first, then lead. It is because of this that I am able to build rapport with teams within any industry and deliver strong sales results. Atlas Gentech is a nationwide provider of technology solutions in CCTV, Security, Communications and Data. My role as Southern Regional Manager was to lead and support a team of successful sales specialists. I am also responsible for the business and cultural success of the branch, which includes a total of 11 staff in varied roles. The South Island branch was awarded branch of the year in 2020 and 2021. My role as a Spark Digital Customer Lead was a continuation of my ability to build strong relationships with customers to ensure a lasting partnership is maintained between them and Spark. I was the Customer Lead for just over 40 corporate Spark customers, including Ngai Tahu, Landcare Research and Isaac Construction. My role as Business Development Manager at Spark Digital was the final piece in my sales repertoire. During my time in this position we were successful in winning the all of business tender for Ōtākaro, including mobile, voice LAN, WAN and Service Desk. My role as Christchurch Sales Manager for the 2degrees business team saw a continuation of my success in leading motivated sales people. Under my leadership, every member of the Christchurch Business Sales Consultant team reached target for the first time since its inception. My role as General Manager within a small family manufacturing business (Sander Apparel) has given me a great understanding of the critical expense lines within a small business. A project that we completed early 2015 was to replace the manufacturing arm of our business. Estimated cost savings were around For 2 years from February 2011 I was Auckland Corporate Sales Manager for Leading Edge Communications. We were responsible for over $10m of mobility revenue for Spark and in the July 2011 - June 2012 Financial Year my team achieved 150% of sales target for the year. In 2012, we received the award for the Leading Edge Regional Corporate team of the year.