North Island Rural Farm Manager

EBOS Group; Lower Hutt; On-site; NZD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Novated Leasing & Corporate Rewards

Employee Share Plan

Company Paid Parental Leave

Health Insurance Discounts

Mental Health Wellbeing

Staff Awards & Referrals

Vehicle and tools of the trade

Job summary

Masterpet, a division of the EBOS Group, is seeking a motivated Rural North Island Farm Manager to join the New Zealand sales team. You will manage the Black Hawk Working Dog portfolio across the North Island, focusing on Vet Clinics and farmers.

This role involves regular travel (about 8 nights per month), base in Hawke's Bay region preferred, with flexibility to other central North Island locations. You will build relationships, drive sales targets, and educate clients to grow product

Qualifications

• Strong relationship and communication skills.
• Sales experience – preferably in the animal health, human health or farming sector.
• Ability to facilitate training sessions and engage individuals on a level that creates skills and brand advocacy.
• Passion for the sheep and beef farming community incorporating working dogs.
• Prospecting for new business – New Farms & Vet Clinics.
• Effective time management & organizational skills.
• Experience in time & territory management.
• Professional salesperson with high work ethic.
• Understanding of the rural industry.
• Team player.
• Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint skills.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting for new business – New Farms & Vet Clinics.
• Manage call cycles to achieve sales targets in line with budget requirements.
• Build and create trusting and lasting relationships with Vet clinics and farmers.
• Education and training within Vet clinics to increase product recommendations to farmers.
• Attend local events and training days as required.

Skills

Relationship skills

Sales experience

Training facilitation

Rural farming passion

Time management

Excel & PowerPoint

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Company

Masterpet is a brand led business that is united by one simple belief: life is better with a pet, but they can’t care for themselves and that’s why we exist. We spend our days helping pet owners be the best they can in caring for their pets via our portfolio of brands, including VitaPet, Black Hawk, Trouble and Trix and Yours Droolly.

Masterpet is a division of Animal Care and part of the EBOS Group. With almost 5,700 employees in 133 locations across Australia, New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. EBOS Group is the largest and most diversified Australasian marketer, wholesaler and distributor of healthcare, medical and pharmaceutical products. It is also a leading marketer and distributor of recognised animal care brands.

EBOS Group is publicly listed on the New Zealand and Australian stock exchanges.

The opportunity:

Masterpet has a rare opportunity for a highly motivated Rural North Island Farm Manager to join the New Zealand sales team.

In this role, you will manage the Black Hawk Working Dog portfolio in the North Island. Your customer base will consist of Vet Clinics who supply the brand onto Farms and end users of the brand - Farmers and their trusted companions. Your experience in the Agri channel and sales will give you all the skills needed to be successful in this role. With proven success in managing a regular call cycle, sales target achievements and the education/training of your client based to increase product recommendation. The role does include out of town travel, as you are covering the North Island with an expectation of approximately 8 nights per month. This role ideally will be based out of the Hawkes Bay Region, but open to other central North Island locations for the right candidate.

What you will do:

• Prospecting for new business – New Farms & Vet Clinics;
• Manage call cycles to achieve sales targets in line with budget requirements;
• Build and create trusting and lasting relationships with Vet clinics and farmers;
• Education and training within Vet clinics to in increase product recommendations to farmers;
• Attend local events and training days as required.

Our requirements for the ideal candidate:

• Strong relationship and communication skills
• Sales experience – preferably in the animal health, human health or farming sector.
• An ability to facilitate training sessions and engage individuals on a level that creates skills and brand advocacy
• A passion and affiliation for the sheep and beef farming community incorporating working dogs
• Prospecting for new business – New Farms & Vet Clinics
• Effective time management & organizational skills
• Experience in time & territory
• Positive, self-motivating, professional salesperson with an exceptional high work ethic
• An true understanding of the rural industry
• Team Player
• Microsoft Office Excel and PowerPoint skills

What's in it for you?

This is a unique opportunity to work in a company where you are valued, given the recognition you deserve and suitably rewarded for your hard work.

• Competitive base salary + bonus potential
• Vehicle and tools of the trade
• Part of a great South Island team and fun environment
• Part of a fantastic and growing category that is Animal Nutrition

This is a unique opportunity to work in a company where you are valued, given the recognition you deserve and suitably rewarded for your hard work.

Other benefits include:

• Novated Leasing & Corporate Rewards – Access tax-effective vehicle leasing and a comprehensive cashback program across hundreds of retail, travel, and entertainment brands.
• Employee Share Plan - Build long-term wealth with ourASX/NZX shared equity program.
• Company Paid Parental Leave - Supporting your family with fully paid leave options.
• Health Insurance Discounts - Enjoy reduced corporate rates on private health cover.
• Mental Health Wellbeing – Free, confidential support via our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Staff Awards & Referrals – Be recognized via our peer rewards and cash referral bonuses.
• And More!

We are committed to fostering a workplace that values diversity and inclusion. As an equal opportunity employer, we actively strive to build a gender-equitable team and cultivate a culture that embraces individuals from all walks of life. We welcome applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds, abilities, ages, and cultures (including First Nations Peoples).

Our commitment to inclusivity extends to supporting candidates with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. If you require any accommodations due to disability, please inform us by reaching out to [e-mail] . We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce enriches our organisation and contributes to our success.

• Right to Work: Candidates must possess full, unrestricted working rights in [Australia / New Zealand] to be considered for this position.
• Background Screening: The preferred candidate will be required to undergo standard pre-employment screening prior to an offer of employment.