Sales Specialist
Fonterra - Farm Source Waimate
He kupu mo matou | About us
We love Kiwi dairy farmers and know they're pretty awesome. For generations, they have relied on hard work, ingenuity, and each other to create the kind of goodness that fuels our families, connects our communities and supports our economy.
At Farm Source, the same co-operative spirit that our farmers and their communities share drives our team. We make farming easier so farmers can continue to concentrate on what they do best – producing high-quality New Zealand milk in the most sustainable way. This means growing and supporting the right people – smart people with plenty of 'roll-your-sleeves up' energy to rise to the challenge. Whether you're on the farm getting your gumboots dirty or connecting over a coffee at our local stores, you'll get the mahi done as part of a trusted team – backed by good people, the right products, innovative solutions, and industry-leading expertise.
So why not join us? Whether you're on the farm getting your gumboots dirty or connecting over a coffee at our local stores, you'll be getting the mahi done as part of a trusted team.
Mo tenei turanga | About the Opportunity
By joining our nationwide Farm Source store team, you’re joining a group of agricultural experts and setting yourself up for an outstanding career.
We are looking for two super star sales specialist to join our local Waimate store, you’ll provide sound farming product advice to our loyal customers. Getting stuck into everything from merchandising, customer service to deliveries.
As part of your day-to-day, you’ll also assist with entry-level administrative tasks such as processing customer orders and invoices, updating product pricing and stock levels in our systems, managing store filing, maintaining tidy and accurate records, and supporting with end-of-day cash balancing and banking preparation.
You’ll never be bored in this fast-paced role!
With the opportunity to hone your agricultural expertise and open the door to multiple career pathways throughout the wider business, there couldn’t be a better place to start.
Hours of work will be Monday to Friday 8 am till 5 pm with rostered Saturdays.
Mou | About You
You’ll be a self-motivated, adaptable team member with excellent customer service and communication skills.
You’ll have a high level of physical fitness; we are looking for someone who is hands on and able to sustain repetitive manual handling such as lifting our 25kg bags of product on a daily basis.
Ideally, you’ll have some prior customer service/sales experience and a connection to the agricultural industry. That said, we’re equally open to those looking to make a move straight off farm or who are current customer experts keen to learn all about the ag/dairy industry.
Sound like you, other key things we’re on the lookout for includes:
Rural experience would be beneficial, but not essential.
A clean drivers license
Valid forklift license – or willingness to attain one!
Tatou Tatou | Join Us
Does this sound good to you? Come join our whanau - bring your whole self, and let's solve for better together.
You, me, us together, Tatou, tatou.
THE ROLE:
Permanent full-time
Looking for two super star sales specialist to join our local Waimate store
Hours of work will be Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm, with rostered Saturdays
HOW TO APPLY:
Link through to TradeMe for more detail and to apply online.