Inside Sales Representative

Asahi Beverages; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 55,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work setup

Job summary

Asahi Beverages New Zealand seeks a sales-minded professional for a newly created role based in Parnell, Auckland. You will manage a national customer portfolio by phone and email, build trusted relationships and uncover opportunities to grow revenue.

The role offers a flexible hybrid setup (three days in the office, two days from home) and a collaborative sales team. You will use Salesforce to drive proactive sales activity and customer satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Customer-focused with strong communication skills.
• Enjoy outbound calling and building long-term relationships.
• Organised with ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

• Manage a national customer portfolio via phone and email.
• Build relationships and identify upsell, cross-sell and distribution opportunities.
• Triaging account and service queries to the right internal contact.
• Place distributor orders following successful sell-in activity.

Skills

Customer communication

Relationship-building

Outbound calling

Sales cycle management

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Competitive salary | Newly created role!

Join Asahi Beverages New Zealand and Make your mark in a newly created role where every conversation can help a customer grow.

Based in Parnell, you'll connect with customers across New Zealand by phone and email, build trusted relationships and uncover new sales opportunities. You'll also help customers get the support they need, while working alongside a collaborative sales team. The role offers a flexible hybrid setup, with three days in the office and two days working from home.

Key responsibilities

You will manage a national customer portfolio, combining proactive sales activity with responsive customer support. Targets are based on productivity, customer loyalty/satisfaction and revenue performance enabled through a dynamic, proactive team environment, influenced by Sales Capability training/support, analytics, insights and sell-in/sell-through opportunities. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing customer contact and structured call cycles through Salesforce.
• Building relationships and understanding customer needs, potential and business drivers.
• Identifying upsell, cross-sell, product and distribution opportunities.
• Placing distributor orders following successful sell-in activity.
• Triaging account, equipment and service queries to the right internal contact.

About You

You are customer-focused, resilient and motivated to build a long-term career in sales. You enjoy connecting with people, can stay organised across structured routines and competing priorities, and bring a positive, proactive approach. You will bring:

• Strong customer communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confidence with outbound calling and the resilience to handle rejection.
• Organisation, time management and the ability to follow structured call cycles.
• A clear interest in sales, customer service and ongoing development.
• Microsoft Office capability; Salesforce, FMCG or call centre exposure is valued.

Why Asahi Beverages? (do not change)

At Asahi Beverages, we're passionate about crafting more than just drinks - we craft moments of connection, celebration, and shared enjoyment. We bring together a diverse portfolio of iconic beverage brands, a commitment to quality, and a drive to constantly innovate. Headquartered in Melbourne and with facilities right across Australia and New Zealand, you’ll find Asahi is a place where talent is nurtured, and ambition is rewarded.

If you’re ready to toast your future, we’re ready to meet you!