About Akura
Akura is a leading construction and property development company providing industrial property solutions to owner-occupiers, developers, and investors. Operating for over 45 years, we’ve built our reputation on quality, on-time delivery, and innovative design.
We are a family-owned company with a progressive values-based culture, a healthy pipeline of work and big plans for future growth. Our unique product offering supports our clients across the full construction cycle, from architectural and structural design, in-house manufacturing of structural steel and precast concrete panels, through to on-site teams and project management.
The result? We are Industrial Specialists.
About The Role
Are you a confident communicator looking for a defined career pathway in sales?
Akura is on the hunt for a Lead Generation Specialist to join our amazing team in our Sydney OR Bathurst office. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on the phone, enjoys the chase of finding new leads, and plays a key role in driving sales growth.
Reporting to the Marketing Director, you’ll be at the frontline of our business development efforts — making outbound calls, qualifying leads utilising multiple platforms, setting appointments, following up with prospects across the Eastern Seaboard and updating our CRM system. You’ll engage directly with investors, developers, builders, and owner-occupiers, helping to build the pipeline for our sales team and ensuring no opportunity is left unturned. You will be supported with training by our lead generation guru to set you up for success.
This role is fast-paced, phone-heavy, and results-driven! You are a puzzle master bringing all the pieces together to generate growth for the business. Your main focus will be cold calling, lead generation, and driving conversions, and you will help coordinate follow-ups and support broader sales and marketing activities.
If want to be part of a great business, are target focused and want to win – we’d love to hear from you.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify and qualify new Marketing Qualified Leads (MQLs) and convert to Sales Qualified Leads (SQLs).
- Research and capture decision-maker details and project information.
- Conduct phone and email outreach to assess project needs and timelines.
- Maintain CRM accuracy with daily updates and consistent follow-up.
- Provide market and customer feedback to the Sales and Marketing teams.
- Support handover of qualified opportunities to Project Consultants.
- Participate in ongoing sales and communication training.
About You
As the Lead Generation Specialist, you will support the team with a strong drive to identify opportunities and unlock new possibilities. You will demonstrate a proven track record of building enduring relationships that lead to successful partnerships.
What we’re looking for:
- Hunger to help win new projects and contribute to business growth
- Respectfully persistent – follow up, follow up, follow up
- Exceptional communication skills time management skills
- A team player with a can-do attitude and high level of initiative and drive
- Excellent communication skills
What We Offer You
- An exciting opportunity in a growing, market-leading business
- Opportunity to grow your career – a clear pathway and we invest in our people
- A supportive and collaborative team environment
- Competitive remuneration plus phone allowance
- Akura Bonus Scheme is included for this position
Interested?
This is a fantastic opportunity to join the Akura team and start your career in sales.
Alignment with our core values is key so if you’ve got the right skills and you’re reliable, a team player with a can-do attitude, driven to deliver quality outputs and willing to innovate/challenge the status quo, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now to start your Akura journey.
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Want to know more?
Visit our website: https://akura.com.au/
our Careers Page: https://akura.com.au/careers/
Visit our YouTube channel to check out our manufacturing facilities and what our Clients and Employees have to say about working with Akura: https://www.youtube.com/@AkuraConstruction/videos
* We respectfully ask that recruitment agencies refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes. Akura will not be liable for any fees associated with such submissions.
* As part of our recruitment process, we conduct background checks, which include police and medical assessments, to ensure suitability for the role.
