Trainee Livestock Representative

Pgg Wrightson; Canterbury; On-site; NZD 35,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

PGG Wrightson offers a full-time Livestock Traineeship in Canterbury, NZ. This structured programme introduces you to sales, technical livestock knowledge, and client management under experienced agents nationwide.

You will learn about dairy-focused livestock operations, pricing and contracts, and the Bidr online trading platform, while developing practical farming insight and industry compliance awareness.

Qualifications

• Enthusiasm for NZ agriculture and dairy knowledge is a plus.
• Strong written and spoken communication skills.
• Comfort with computers and technical systems.
• Sales interest and willingness to learn across the livestock value chain.
• Good stockmanship and physical fitness.
• Basic understanding of agriculture and industry challenges.
• Hold a full, current NZ driver licence.

Responsibilities

• Learn sales, technical livestock knowledge and client management.
• Assist with quoting, contracts, systems and online trading processes.
• Explore specialist livestock areas and end-to-end supply chain systems.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Dairy knowledge

Communication skills

Computer skills

Sales spirit

Stockmanship

Quick learner

Physical fitness

Agricultural understanding

Driver licence

Tools

Bidr platform

Job description

About the role:

This Traineeship is a great foundation to begin your career. This full-time role will introduce you to all the facets of PGG Wrightson's successful Livestock business, with a focus on dairy. Under the guidance of our experienced Livestock agents and managers across the country and through a structured programme of modules and assessments that are designed to provide you with a broad 'generalist' understanding and ability; you will be exposed to everything - from sales and technical knowledge, through to client management and systems.

You will learn about:

• What makes a successful Livestock Representative or 'Agent'
• Qualitative and quantitative technical assessments of livestock
• Quoting, contracts, systems, online trading platform (bidr) and processes that support our commercial operations
• Other specialist Livestock areas such as Deer/Velvet, Genetics, Standardbred and Wool
• End to end systems of Livestock supply chain
• Compliance and legislation that plays a key role in the industry

We are looking for candidates with:

• Enthusiasm and a passion for the NZ Agriculture industry
• Dairy knowledge an advantage
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Confident computer and technical skills
• A passion for sales, good stockmanship and a willingness to learn at every opportunity
• The ability to grasp new concepts quickly and be physically fit
• A basic understanding of the agricultural industry, and current challenges - some practical farming experience would be advantageous, but not essential
• Hold a full, current and clean New Zealand driver licence.