Sales Rep - Crown Forklifts Palmerston North

Crown Equipment; Palmerston North; On-site; NZD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training

Mentoring from experienced sales pros

Supportive team environment

Autonomy in territory management

Career progression opportunities

Performance-based incentives

Job summary

Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand is seeking an energetic Aftermarket Sales Rep based in Palmerston North. You will build lasting customer relationships, identify opportunities, pursue leads and help customers maximise their aftermarket service solutions.

In this role you’ll manage your own territory with support from an experienced team, enjoy clear progression opportunities, and earn performance-based incentives that recognise your results. Training will be provided to accelerate your success.

Qualifications

• No forklift background required.
• Recent graduate or with tertiary studies, or experience in sales or customer-focused environment.
• Motivated, resilient and goal-oriented.
• Willingness to learn and grow within a market-leading business.

Responsibilities

• Meet with customers across the region and build strong relationships.
• Identify opportunities, pursue leads and perform cold calls.
• Manage territory with support from experienced sales and service teams.
• Grow aftermarket service solutions and drive sales growth.

Skills

Sales

Relationship building

Communication

Customer service

Self-motivation

Education

Tertiary studies completed

Job description

Crown Lift Trucks New Zealand is proud of its history of serving New Zealand’s businesses and communities for the past 42 years. Crown Lift Trucks is one of the world’s largest manufacturers and suppliers of lift trucks / forklifts and is a trusted brand with a reputation for quality and customer satisfaction. With 15 branches and around 285 employees throughout New Zealand, we are one of the biggest names in lift truck supplies.

The role

Are you motivated by building meaningful customer relationships, developing valuable commercial skills, and being rewarded for your successes and performance?

We’re looking for a motivated Aftermarket Sales Rep to join our Sales team in our Lower North Island region, following an internal promotion. This is an exciting opportunity for someone early in their sales career who is eager to learn, develop their sales skills, and build a successful career with a market-leading business.

Based in Palmerston North, you’ll spend your time meeting with our customers throughout the region, developing strong relationships, identifying opportunities, pursuing leads and cold calling, and helping businesses get the most from our aftermarket service solutions. You’ll have the freedom to manage your own territory while being supported by the experienced and collaborative sales and service teams around you.

The role combines account management, business development, and sales growth, with a strong focus on building lasting customer partnerships and identifying new opportunities. For the right person, there's significant opportunity to develop your career and increase your earnings through performance-based incentives.

There is lots of flexibility in the role and you will work closely with our operations teams around the region.

Why This Role Could Be Perfect for You

You don't need a background in forklifts, engineering, or the trades to succeed in this role.

You may be a recent graduate, have completed tertiary studies, or already have some experience in sales, customer service, retail, trade supply, automotive, hospitality, or another customer-focused environment. Most importantly, you're motivated, resilient, and excited by the challenge of building relationships and achieving goals.

We're looking for someone who enjoys building relationships, solving problems for customers, and achieving goals. If you're motivated, eager to learn, and enjoy working with people, we'll provide the training, support, and industry knowledge to help you succeed.

At Crown, we believe great salespeople come from a wide range of backgrounds. Whether you've worked in customer service, retail, hospitality, business, sport, or another people-focused environment, we'd love to hear from you.

About you

We’re looking for someone with energy, confidence and a genuine drive to achieve.

You’ll bring:

• A strong desire to learn, grow, and build a successful sales career
• Confidence communicating with a wide range of people
• A passion for achieving goals and continuously improving your performance
• Excellent relationship-building and customer service skills
• Strong organisation and time-management abilities
• Initiative, self-motivation, and the confidence to try new things, backed by a team that’s there to support you
• Confidence using technology and business systems
• A positive attitude and a genuine commitment to delivering great outcomes for customers

We know that great candidates don't always meet every requirement listed. If this opportunity interests you and you believe you have the skills, attitude, and potential to succeed, we encourage you to apply. If you have the right attitude, are willing and eager to learn and grow, then we can teach you the rest!

Why Join Crown?

This is more than just a sales role. It's an opportunity to develop valuable commercial skills, build a rewarding career, and be recognised for your performance.

You'll benefit from:

• Comprehensive training and ongoing development
• Mentoring from experienced sales professionals
• A supportive and collaborative team environment
• Flexibility and autonomy in managing your territory
• Career progression opportunities within a successful national business
• Base salary plus performance-based incentives, giving you the opportunity to directly influence your earning potential

If you're ambitious, energetic, and motivated by achieving results, we'd love to hear from you.

Please note, a full pre-employment medical, including a drug test, will be required and you must currently be legally entitled to live and work in New Zealand. A current full NZ drivers’ licence is required.