Scania Australia has appointed Darcy Grant as its newest account manager for Western Australia, following almost two decades of work in the bus and coach industry.
Moving to Scania from seat manufacturer McConnell Seats, Grant will move from Queensland to WA imminently to take up the new role.
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“Over the past 19 years working for McConnell Seats I have built up a strong working relationship across the bus industry and I understand what operators want and need from their vehicles,” Grant says.
“I am very excited and enthusiastic about joining Scania, after starting at McConnell Seats as an apprentice motor trimmer and then graduating to sales around eight years ago. I think now is a good time for a career switch into a new area and sell the whole product, not just one component.
Grant says he is familiar with the Scania brand through his previous role and will work hard to build relationships with operators out west.
“I will be moving to Perth to be a full time representative for Scania Bus and Coach in that market, and I am confident that we can increase Scania’s footprint,” Grant says.
“Scania has a good reputation in WA especially among mining customers, where Scania has been very successful in recent times, especially due to the growth in fly-in fly-out labour which necessitates transport of large number of workers to and from mining sites, often in arduous conditions.
“The Scania product is obviously more than capable of coping with these conditions; heat, long distances and dust.
“As an outdoorsy guy who loves camping and fishing and footy, I can’t wait to get out west and start enjoying the lifestyle as well.”