Territory Sales Representative - New Zealand

Addiction Pet Foods; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Addiction Pet Foods is seeking a proactive Territory Sales Representative to drive growth across New Zealand. This field-based role involves visiting customers, promoting products, and expanding distribution.

You will manage existing accounts, seek new opportunities, and provide market feedback to the Sales Director. A minimum of 2 years in FMCG sales and a NZ driver license is required; willingness to travel.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years field sales experience in FMCG, pet food, consumer goods, or related industry.
• Proven ability in customer visits, product selling, business development and account management.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow sales within the assigned territory.
• Conduct regular customer and store visits.
• Present and promote products, new launches, promotions, and sales programs.
• Develop new accounts and expand product distribution.
• Manage existing customers, follow up on orders, and maintain relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities and monitor competitor activity.
• Work closely with customers to improve product visibility and sales performance.
• Achieve assigned sales, distribution, and account-growth targets.
• Provide regular market and customer feedback to the Sales Director.

Skills

Field sales

Relationship building

Negotiation

Communication

Self-management

Job description

We’re Hiring: Territory Sales Representative – New Zealand

Location: New Zealand | Field-Based

Employment Type: Full-Time

Addiction Pet Foods is looking for a proactive and results-driven Territory Sales Representative to grow sales, develop new customers, and manage existing accounts across New Zealand.

This is a hands-on field sales role suited to someone who enjoys being on the road, building customer relationships, and turning market opportunities into sales growth.

What You’ll Do

• Manage and grow sales within the assigned territory.
• Conduct regular customer and store visits.
• Present and promote products, new launches, promotions, and sales programs.
• Develop new accounts and expand product distribution.
• Manage existing customers, follow up on orders, and maintain strong relationships.
• Identify new business opportunities and monitor competitor activity.
• Work closely with customers to improve product visibility and sales performance.
• Achieve assigned sales, distribution, and account-growth targets.
• Provide regular market and customer feedback to the Sales Director.

Must-Haves

• At least 2 years of field sales experience, ideally within FMCG, pet food, consumer goods, or a related industry.
• Proven experience in customer visits, product selling, business development, and account management.
• Strong relationship-building, communication, and negotiation skills.
• Commercially driven and comfortable working toward sales targets.
• Able to work independently and manage a territory effectively.
• Comfortable with regular travel and spending significant time in the field.
• Full and valid New Zealand driver licence – required.

Experience selling through retail, pet specialty, grocery, distribution, or similar channels will be an advantage.

If you are a hands‑on sales professional who enjoys developing customers, growing accounts, and representing a strong consumer brand in the field, we’d like to hear from you.