Retail Salesperson (fixed-term)
Engage and advise our shareholders, connect with your community and grow at Farmlands with this amazing opportunity
- Fixed Term until end of Jan 2025
- Full time hours
- Great summer job for university students!
Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity
We're looking for someone to join the team at our Te Puke store working 40 hours per week including Saturdays until the end of January 2025
Responsibilities include:
- Providing retail sales and customer service to our shareholders.
- Advising customers on a range of sheep and beef, dry stock and general agricultural products.
- Operating a point of sale (POS) system.
- Completing administrative tasks such as ordering and receipting of stock.
- Restocking and displaying our products.
Mōhou ake | About you
- You have a background in the dairy sector.
- You can engage and talk to anyone.
- You have retail sales or customer service skills and experience.
- You have sound computer skills.
- You're physically fit as there will be lifting and manual handling tasks.
Bonus Points for:
- A forklift licence.
- A first aid licence.
Te Tono | How to apply
Fire through your CV 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 Te Whenua Tāroa.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
Mō matou | About us
At Farmlands - Te Whenua Tāroa, our purpose is to enable improved profitability and productivity for NZ 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 our 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’.
Please note that the successful candidate will have to go through pre-employment checks before starting with us at Farmlands. These will include two references from your two most recent managers, a Ministry of Justice Check, proof of your right to work in New Zealand, a driver’s licence check and an ACC background check. For certain roles a drug and alcohol test, credit check and AML check may be required.
- Team
- Retail
- Locations
- Te Puke
- Job Type
- Fixed Term - full-time
- Position Description
- https://JobDesc.azureedge.net/ttjds/PD Salesperson - Jun 2023.pdf
Learn while you earn.
Join us at Farmlands and gain an NZQA Retail qualification.
Our NZ Apprenticeship in Retail qualification includes on-the-job training, self-directed learning, and mentoring support.
The program consists of:
- NZ Certificate in Retail Level 3 (Year 1)
- NZ Certificate in Retail Level 4 (Year 2)
Once you complete both certificates, you will be awarded the full Retail Apprenticeship qualification that you'll have for life!
FAQ's
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- You'll have 1:1 support from a ServiceIQ Training Advisor who will visit in store.
- Your manager or elected senior salesperson will provide coaching and verification.
- Exclusive dashboard access on our e-learning platform The Greenhouse for tracking, resources, and guidance through each unit.
- Monthly drop-in calls with the Learning & Development and ServiceIQ teams.
- Access a cohort Teams chat for questions big or small, 24/7.
- You’ll also gain individual/team bonuses per certificate completion.
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You'll need to work a minimum of 16 hours per week to be eligible for the Retail Apprenticeship.
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If you're offered a Retail role with us, we'll invite you to register for the qualification. We'll then send you a welcome pack with all the info and forms that you will need to fill out and get back to us.
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Want to know more about our Retail Apprenticeship? If you're invited for a phone call / interview, chat with us about it then. We'd love to share.
What do our Retail Leaders have to say about the Qualification?
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Retail Salesperson (fixed-term)
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