Export Sales Executive

Mr Apple Careers site; Nelson; On-site; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International travel

Career development pathway

Data-driven impact with Copilot

Job summary

Mr Apple is seeking an Export Sales Executive to help drive international sales by supporting customer relationships, coordinating programmes and analysing commercial information. You will work closely with Export Sales Managers to deliver accurate forecasting and share supply updates across markets.

The role focuses on leveraging data, technology and commercial insights to improve business performance while exploring opportunities for automation and reporting enhancements.

Qualifications

• Experience in customer service, sales support, or a commercial environment.
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capability.
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Export Sales Managers with customer engagement, business reviews and sales reporting.
• Coordinate forecasts, demand planning, and programme data across markets.
• Provide customers with supply updates and assist with requests.
• Analyse market trends, pricing, customer profitability and programme performance.
• Identify opportunities to automate manual processes and improve reporting.

Skills

Customer service

Sales support

Administration

Organisational skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Relationship building

Data-driven mindset

Multitasking

Microsoft 365 skills

Team collaboration

Education

Tertiary qualification

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

At Mr Apple, we’re bringing premium New Zealand fruit to customers across the globe. As our Export Sales Executive, you’ll work at the intersection of customer relationships, market insights, and commercial performance, helping support our international sales programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in international sales, working with customers across global markets and leveraging data, technology, and commercial insights to deliver business performance.

What You’ll Be Doing:

You’ll work alongside our Export Sales Managers to support customer relationships, coordinate sales programmes, analyse commercial information, and contribute to demand planning and forecasting. Key responsibilities will include:

• Support the Export Sales Managers with customer engagement, business reviews and sales reporting
• Coordinate forecasts, demand planning, fruit allocations and programme data across markets, working closely with Logistics and other internal teams
• Provide customers with supply updates and support with requests
• Analyse market trends, pricing, customer profitability and programme performance to support better decision-making
• Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and improve reporting

What You Bring:

We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with customers, data and technology, and who can turn information into meaningful commercial insights. You’ll bring:

• Experience in customer service, sales support, administration or a commercial environment
• Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and relationship-building capability
• Strong Microsoft 365 skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality work to deadlines
• A data-driven approach, with the ability to interpret information and communicate insights clearly
• A relevant tertiary qualification is advantageous

What We Offer:

• A full-time role at our Head Office in Whakatu, supporting international sales programmes
• Exposure to end-to-end sales processes including occasional international travel
• A genuine development pathway into international sales or export management
• Opportunities to use data, automations and Microsoft Copilot to make a real business impact
• The chance to be part of Mr Apple, New Zealand’s largest vertically integrated apple business
• A values-led culture built on teamwork, integrity, future thinking, diversity, growth and safety