Mo te whai waahi | About the opportunity In this role your key focus will be consulting on farms, using your industry knowledge to recommend products and services which will best meet our shareholders' needs. There will be a strong focus on account management - you will be building and maintaining relationships with shareholders from many backgrounds. You will also be able to: Provide frontline support from our technical extension team in agronomy and land production Work closely within our local retail team in the local branches to support key relationships with customers Use technology to your advantage to strategically plan and execute seasonal planning with shareholders Continue to develop practical agronomy skills across a range of pasture and crop species Mohou ake | About you Familiar with the local farming community and their needs Solid knowledge around sheep and beef Sound agronomy knowledge Able to talk to anyone and confident giving technical advice Motivated to succeed Mo nga painga | About the benefits You'll be rewarded with: Competitive remuneration package Medical, life and income protection insurances 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 Additional support for parents - 10 weeks of fully paid parental leave for primary carers and 2 weeks' paid partner's leave Mo matou | About us Be part of a great New Zealand story! Te Whenua Taroa - 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. 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.
