Retail Salesperson - Blenheim (Tuesday to Saturday)
If you know agriculture and are keen to connect with your community - join the team at Farmlands!
- Get your Birthday off!
- Discounted purchasing in our retail stores
- We regularly review remuneration to ensure you're fairly paid
Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity
We're looking for a Retail Salesperson to join our Blenheim team working 40 hours a week, Tuesday to Saturday.
The day to day involves:
- Connecting with local farmers and growers in our retail store
- Providing retail sales and customer service
- Advising on a range of sheep and beef, dry stock and general agricultural products
- Ordering and receipting stock
- Restocking and displaying our wide variety of products
Mōhou ake | About you
We're looking for someone to engage, advise and make our customers feel welcome.
You'll ideally have:
- Agriculture and/or viticulture knowledge (you'll further your learning on the job)
- Some retail sales or customer service experience
- Sound computer skills
You'll need to be physically fit as there will be lifting and manual handling tasks.
If you don't quite meet all the criteria, do still apply as we're open to considering your situation.
Mō ngā painga | About the benefits
At Farmlands we work hard to reward our people. Joining our Retail team you'll be rewarded with:
- Excellent reward package
- Service-related benefits such as insurance and leave
- Sick leave available from day 1 of employment to support wellbeing
- Get your birthday off (Paid birthday leave)
- Continued professional development our online library, The Greenhouse
- Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
- Exclusive Farmlands Card offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
- Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave
- Employee Referral Programme - refer someone for a job with us, and if they're successful you'll receive a referral bonus!
- Awesome people – where doing best for our people and our land is contagious!
Te Tono | How to apply
Apply online with your CV and cover letter and we'll do the rest. We'd love to hear from you and know you'll most definitely grow your career - and us - at Farmlands.
NB: Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Mō matou | About us
At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our purpose is to be the No. 1 buying group for New Zealand farmers and growers, and our vision is to be the 'go-to' for everyone connected to our land. This is what gets us out of bed in the morning and keeps us going day in and day out.
As New Zealand's largest farming co-operative, we have an annual turnover of more than $2.3 billion, with over 1200 staff in over 80 locations from Cape Reinga to Bluff. In addition to our strong core retail business, we have a well-established shareholder card network with operations in feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, to name a few.
Joining Farmlands People & Safety team gives you the chance to contribute to a Kiwi-owned brand. We offer autonomy in a collaborative fast-paced environment where we truly value ‘Minds Open’, ‘Be-ing You’, and ‘See-ing it Through’.
- Team
- Retail
- Role
- Retail Sales
- Locations
- Blenheim
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Job Type
- Permanent - full-time
- Position Description
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Retail Salesperson - Blenheim (Tuesday to Saturday)
If you know agriculture and are keen to connect with your community - join the team at Farmlands!
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