Technical Advisor - Gisborne

Mō te whai waahi | About the opportunity

From the first-ever newly opened Horticulture Hub in Hastings and a new Taranaki store opening mid-2025, at Farmlands we’re growing Horticulture.

Our Technical Advisors use their horticultural knowledge and expertise to build trusted relationships and recommend best solutions to our shareholders. Spending their days on the road visiting growers across the region, our team of Technical Advisors provide a vital service as the face of Farmlands - so we need people who believe in what we do and the service we have been providing for more than 60 years.

The role has a strong focus on account management and maintaining relationships with shareholders from many backgrounds. You will be the face of Farmlands to many shareholders that spend their time on the farm - so we need someone who believes in what we do and the service we have been providing for more than 60 years.

Mōhou ake | About you

Ideally you'll be familiar with the horticultural environment, have relevant and broad industry experience and be confident providing technical advice - you could make the difference to someone's very livelihood. A strong focus on sales and relationship building, excellent communication skills and impeccable time management are critical to your success in this role.

What you bring to the business:

• Proven sales management
• You'll bring a depth & breadth of Horticulture experience, so we know that our clients are in good hands
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to establish and build effective working relationships
• Relevant tertiary qualification in business, horticulture or similar discipline, or equivalent work experience would be an advantage

Mō ngā painga | About the benefits

Amongst the ways we reward our Technical Advisors are:

• Remuneration - We benchmark and regularly review our remuneration framework to ensure you're fairly paid for your awesome mahi.
• Your Share - Our employee bonus plan - You'll share in our success through Your Share where we reward and recognise our Farmlanders based on what we achieve together.
• Best gadgets in Biz – best tools of trade so you can be your best (Phone and Laptop upgrades to keep you mobile).
• Vehicle - tool of trade
• Team Discount in Farmlands Retail Stores
• Opportunity to apply for Farmlands Card subsidised 60% - Only $200, with all the amazing benefits and savings of Card
• Employee Referral Programme - refer someone for a job with us, and if they're successful you'll receive a referral bonus!
• Paid birthday leave
• Access to training through our online library, The Greenhouse
• Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave
• Awesome people – where doing best for our people and our land is contagious!

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.

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’.

We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.

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.