Field Sales Representative - Christchurch

Job Description

If you are a people person with a coffee background, looking for a role to springboard you into an exciting sales career, our Field Sales Representative position is an opportunity to explore. In this role, you would travel between a number of our Out of Home customers (bars, restaurants, cafes, petrol stations, hotels, offices etc.) in Christchurch Region and surrounding areas with some occasional out of town trips.

As a Field Sales Representative, you’d play a critical role in supporting our customers in a full-service style capacity.

What does that mean?

In this role, you will:

• Day-to-day account management of a customer base spread across the Christchurch and surrounding areas.
• Attending customer sites, implementing equipment checks on a variety of machines ranging from espresso machines and grinders to automatic equipment placed across a variety of segments including cafes, hotels, petrol stations, leisure and Health Care facilities
• Get behind the machine and wow our customers with your barista skills, sharing your knowledge and passion for the perfect cup
• Drive incremental revenue and profit by identifying new opportunities and customers within your territory. This may mean you will have some overnight travel.
• Grow customer engagement and expertise by organising and hosting training sessions
• Monitor operating procedures to ensure compliance across our diverse customer base
• Work transparently with clear communication, managing your time and customer call cycle

Qualifications

For this role as a Field Sales Representative we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• Coffee industry experience and/or knowledge and barista experience - highly desirable
• A real people person, you get along easily with new people and enjoy building relationships
• A drive to learn and develop in sales, with an absolute passion for all things coffee and tea
• Confident and considerate in your approach to customers and new situations
• Previous business development experience is a bonus
• Full clean driver’s license and the willingness to be on the road the majority of your time
• Unrestricted work visa

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• Work with exciting high-quality brands such as Hummingbird, Jed’s, Gravity, Moccona and L’OR
• Company car with petrol card
• Competitive salary with contributions to your KiwiSaver and a bonus opportunity
• Medical Insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance and Income Protection paid by the company
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff parcels including a range of our coffee and tea brands
• Join an experienced and enthusiastic coffee loving team of sales professionals

If so, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent ([email protected]). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions. 

JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.