If you are a peoples person with sales background and a love for coffee, looking for a role to springboard you into an exciting corporate 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 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

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

• Previous business development experience is a bonus
• A drive to learn and develop in sales, with an absolute passion for all things coffee and tea
• 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
• Confident and considerate in your approach to customers and new situations
• Full clean driver’s license and the willingness to be on the road the majority of your time
• Unrestricted rights to work in New Zealand indefinitely

Perks

• Base Salary and annual discretionary bonus opportunity
• Company car with petrol card
• Work with exciting high-quality brands such as Hummingbird, Jed’s, Gravity, Moccona and L’OR
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday
• Summertime hours: finish at 3 PM on Fridays during the daylight saving months
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff parcels including a range of our coffee and tea brands
• Medical Insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance and Income Protection paid by the company
• 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 (NZ.Talent@jdecoffee.com). 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 not an accredited employer therefore cannot assist with work visas and currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions.