Are you looking for a sales challenge and ready to share your knowledge?

A rare and exciting career opportunity as a Technical Field Representative has arisen to join our sales team in the North Otago region.

PGG Wrightson is one of New Zealand's leading providers of products and services to the agricultural and horticultural sectors. We are helping grow the country through our knowledge, service and expertise.

About the role:

Based in the beloved North Otago area, you can enjoy the outdoor lifestyle, beautiful scenery and proud client base. We are currently looking for an energetic Technical Field Rep to cover the North Otago area and provide trusted technical and sales advise on farm, to existing and new clients.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Utilise your proven sales skills to hit your targets
• Identify client needs and provide sound and accurate product and farming advice
• Build farm systems solutions alongside client farming practices
• Communicate new technologies and technical knowledge to clients
• Be readily available to clients as a source of technical knowledge and information and complete requests in line with PGG Wrightson's service standards
• Assist clients, colleagues and suppliers to answer queries and resolve problems

Skills, qualifications and experience:

• Strong Sales skills both with existing clients and cold calling
• Proven extensive knowledge of the New Zealand rural sector is essential
• Develop and demonstrable understanding of current arable, sheep and beef farming practices
• Confidence and expertise to develop new business
• Strong customer focus
• Outstanding organisation and team building skills
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Reasonable fitness as some heavy lifting and physical work is required
• Full, current and clean New Zealand driver licence

We are committed to growing our employees and we develop leadership and technical expertise at all levels of our company. We provide extensive in-house sales and technical training and offer a number of benefits alongside a competitive and comprehensive remuneration package.

For a confidential discussion about this role, please contact Mike Kwiat, Retail Sales Manager 027 226 3018.

PGG Wrightson