Stock Agent

Elders Rural Services Australia Limited; Albany; Sur place; AUD 60 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Licence training provided

Résumé du poste

Elders Rural Services Australia Limited in Albany is seeking a Stock Agent for a permanent, full-time role. You will provide clients with expert livestock sales support and insights, working in-branch and across rural areas in the iconic pink shirt.

You will assess and prepare livestock for market to maximise value for clients, while developing strong industry connections and delivering on sales targets through effective negotiation and service excellence.

Qualifications

• Passionate about effecting real change for clients and communities.
• Active interest in safe livestock handling and sales.
• Driven by sales and success.
• Willing to roll up your sleeves to build new business.
• Ability to provide high-level customer service and cultivate client relationships.

Responsabilités

• Maintain professional relationships and grow a client portfolio.
• Identify and cultivate new livestock sales opportunities.
• Develop relationships with exporters and processors.
• Provide onsite livestock advice and promote products/services to strengthen client business.
• Utilise tactful negotiation to connect buyers and sellers.
• Promote Elders at industry and community events.

Connaissances

Livestock sales

Customer service

Relationship building

Negotiation

Licence training readiness

Description du poste

Accepting a role with Elders means you will be joining the family backed by a team ready to support and grow your career. Be part of a culture that has been in the making for more than 185 years, a culture so strong it is almost tangible. Much like the farmers and communities we work with, you will experience, passion, dedication and resilience across all parts of the business. With such an iconic, essential business in the Australian landscape we are confident that you too will be proud to grow your career at Elders and wear the pink shirt.

About the role

We are looking for a Stock Agent to join the team on a permanent, full-time basis. Elders' Stock Agents provide clients with expert livestock sales support and insights. Working both in-branch and travelling the countryside in the iconic pink shirt, Stock Agents assess and prepare livestock for market to obtain maximum value for clients.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining professional relationships and growing a strong portfolio of new and existing clients
• Identifying and cultivating new livestock sales opportunities
• Developing and growing relationships with key industry partners including exporters and processors
• Providing professional onsite livestock advice to clients, recommending appropriate products and services to strengthen their business
• Employing tactful negotiating skills to bring buyers and sellers together
• Maximising promotional opportunities, including assisting at industry and community events

About you

• Are passionate about effecting real change for both your clients and your community
• Have a passion for livestock sales and an active interest in safe livestock handling
• Are driven by sales and success
• Aren’t afraid to roll up your sleeves to build new business
• Have an ability to provide a high level of customer service and cultivate relationships with potential and current clients
• Have either a Livestock Auctioneer Licence and Assessor Accreditation, or the willingness to become licensed after undertaking training offered, free-of-charge, by Elders

About Elders

As a trusted Australian agribusiness, we have played an important role in the agricultural sector for 185 years. Our expansive network across Australia offers links to markets, tailored advice and specialist knowledge across a range of products and services, including farm supplies, agronomy, livestock, wool, grain, finance, insurance, and real estate. We are committed to a sustainable and prosperous future for rural and regional communities and creating value for all stakeholders in the agricultural supply chain, across both Australian and international markets. Elders is for Australian agriculture. We are now looking for the next generation to be part of something big and drive the future of Elders.

We aspire to do this by recognising talent, promoting inclusion and celebrating diversity. No matter how you identify, we encourage talented people from all backgrounds, abilities and identities to apply for roles at Elders. We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.

For more information please visit our careers page or email [e-mail]

Please note, applications may be shortlisted as they are received.

#LI For over 185 years Elders has been embedded in the fabric of Australian agriculture and played a key role in rural and regional communities by employing local people and servicing local farming families. We're dedicated to continuing this legacy through our extensive network, and, by paving the way toward a bright future for agriculture through our ongoing focus on innovation and sustainability. Elders is proudly creating lasting impact on Australia’s farming families and communities.