Farmlands Co-operative

  • Posted: 29 Apr 2024
  • Location: New Plymouth
  • Work Type: Full Time
  • Classification: Retail
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Kiwi-owned Brand - Aotearoa's largest farming co-operative
Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity

Are you a retail superstar? We are looking for someone to cover maternity leave for 12 Months on a full time 80 hours per fortnight rostered basis.

In this exciting role you will:

Provide retail sales and customer service to our shareholders
Advise customers on a range of sheep and beef, dry stock and general agricultural products
Operate a point of sale (POS) system
Complete administrative tasks such as ordering and receipting of stock
Restock and display our products
Mōhou ake | About you

You have a positive attitude and are keen to learn - we can train you on the rest!
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
A background in the farming sector
A broad knowledge of agricultural products and services
Mō ngā painga | About the benefits

You'll be rewarded with:

Competitive remuneration
Sick leave from Day 1
Paid birthday leave
Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
Staff discounts at Farmlands Retail Stores
Exclusive Farmlands shareholding offer providing access to a vast array of discounts with our Card Partners
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.

Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

Mō matou | About us

Be part of a great New Zealand story! Te Whenua Tāroa - Farmlands was born from people joining together to do things differently. Fast forward from our humble beginnings in 1962 and we're New Zealand's largest farming co-operative with 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 also have a well-established shareholder card network (with over 75,000 shareholders and over 7,000 card partner locations), with operations dealing with feed production, nutrition, ecommerce, fuel, distribution, agronomy, and a wide variety of other areas.