NZL Inds Internal Sales

Genuine Parts Company; New Zealand; On-site; NZD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Motion is seeking a proactive team member for a six-month fixed-term maternity leave cover at our Kaitaia branch in New Zealand. The role focuses on frontline customer service, stock handling and accurate order processing to keep operations moving.

You will assist customers across trade and industrial sectors, provide product advice, and support showroom and counter-sales activities while maintaining high service standards. NZ driver licence is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Experience in industrial, trade, automotive, mechanical, construction, warehousing or customer-service environments.
• Strong communication skills and a professional phone manner.
• Curiosity, practical problem-solving ability and interest in mechanical/industrial products.

Responsibilities

• Receive, check, and accurately receipt incoming goods and stock shipments.
• Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders for dispatch.
• Provide product advice and support to a diverse customer base.
• Deliver excellent front-counter service.
• Respond to customer enquiries and process orders by phone, email, and in person.
• Build trusted customer relationships and support the branch as the supplier of choice.
• Assist with showroom promotions and counter-sales activities.
• Support general warehouse and branch duties as required.

Skills

Customer service

Communication

Stock handling

Inventory control

Driver licence

Job description

Available to start as soon as possible? We’d love to hear from you. This is a six-month fixed-term maternity leave cover based in Kaitaia.

About Motion

Motion is an industrial products and engineering services business operating across New Zealand, Australia, Indonesia and Singapore. We support our customers with the products, knowledge and service they need to keep their operations moving.

This is a fixed-term position for six months , covering maternity leave at our Kaitaia branch.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Receive, check, and accurately receipt incoming goods and stock shipments.


• Pick, pack, and prepare customer orders for dispatch.


• Provide product advice and support to a diverse customer base.


• Deliver excellent front-counter service.


• Respond to customer enquiries and process orders by phone, email, and in person.


• Build trusted customer relationships and support the branch as the supplier of choice.


• Assist with showroom promotions and counter-sales activities.


• Support general warehouse and branch duties as required.

You will ideally bring:

• Previous experience in industrial, trade, automotive, mechanical, construction, warehousing or customer-service environments


• Strong communication skills, a professional phone manner and a genuine customer-first approach


• Curiosity, practical problem-solving ability and an interest in mechanical or industrial products


• Confidence working with trade, construction and industrial customers


• A positive, reliable team-player attitude


• A current New Zealand driver licence would be advantageous for local deliveries

Why this role?

• A clearly defined six-month fixed-term role


• Opportunity to start ASAP


• Gain practical experience in industrial sales, customer service and branch operations


• Work closely with local customers across trade, construction and industrial sectors


• Varied, hands-on work across counter sales, order processing and warehouse support


• Opportunity to build product knowledge and develop transferable customer-service skills


• Join a supportive team where relationships, service and reliability matter

Motion is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.

GPC conducts its business without regard to sex, race, creed, color, religion, marital status, national origin, citizenship status, age, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, military status, status as a veteran, or any other protected characteristic. GPC's policy is to recruit, hire, train, promote, assign, transfer and terminate employees based on their own ability, achievement, experience and conduct and other legitimate business reasons.