98 Sales Trainee jobs in New Zealand

Job Details:

Location: Auckland

Position: Sales assistant

Term: Permanent full time position

Wage: $29.66-$30 per hour

Hours of work: minimum 40 hours per week, maximum 50 hours per week 

Shifted from Monday to Saturday

The position is Permanent, with minimum 40 hours of work per week, shifting from Monday to Saturday.

We prefer the candidate:

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Customer-oriented mindset with a friendly and approachable demeanor

• Ability to work effectively in a team environment

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

Duties and responsibilities:

• Act as the first point of contact for new and existing clients, answering inquiries via phone and email with professionalism and a helpful attitude.

• Assist sales managers in preparing, formatting, and submitting compelling and accurate proposals, quotations, and tender documents.

• Draft and prepare sales contracts, variation orders, and other project documentation for review and approval.

• Maintain and update our Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system, ensuring all client information, interactions, and opportunities are logged accurately.

• Liaise with internal departments (e.g., project management, estimating, design) to gather information and coordinate responses to client needs.

• Manage the sales library, including keeping marketing materials, project profiles, and standard templates up-to-date and organized.

• Conduct follow-up calls on submitted quotes and proposals to gauge client interest and schedule appointments for sales managers.

• Assist in scheduling meetings, preparing presentation materials, and organizing client events.

• Any other duties may required by the business 
  

If you are interested in this position, please do not hesitate to send your CV to

Applicants for this position should have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa 

We are currently seeking a dedicated retail sales assistant for our busy store in Timaru, Canterbury. We are known for our commitment to quality and exceptional customer service, we offer a diverse range of products to meet the needs of our community. With a focus on delivering value and a memorable shopping experience, we take pride in being a trusted name locally and beyond.

Tasks include but are not limited to: -

• Greeting all customers in a friendly and appropriate manner
• Assisting customers about products queries
• Maintaining an effective knowledge of general product and product history
• Labelling goods and ensuring the correct price is displayed
• Stocking products on the shelf, storage and merchandising
• Completing all daily store operations
• Processing and handling cash with accuracy and diligence
• Ensure the store sales and inventories all correctly accounted
• Maintain the cleanliness of the store.
• Perform any other job responsibility as requested by the store manager 

Person Specification:

• Must have level 7 qualification 
• Must have 1year relevant work experience 
• Must be able to work on weekends and public holiday 
• Must be able to work extra hours if required 
• Provide positive, constructive feedback for team members
• Passionate about providing Great Service

Location: Canterbury  

Number of Position: 1

Duration: Permanent fulltime – 32 hours per week 

Wage Rate: $24 - $24 per hour

We seek energetic and enthusiastic people to join our team, VIDHYA LIMITED T/A PUNIU ROAD  DAIRY, Waikato, New Zealand. We currently have three Retail Sales Assistant positions available at our Waikato store. This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic, friendly retail team where excellence, success, and people are valued and rewarded. The job involves heavy lifting of boxes (up to 25 kg), providing customer service on the floor, serving customers at the Point-of-Sale system, stocking shelves, and performing other tasks as needed in the store.

This is a full-time, permanent position with a minimum of 30 hours per week and a Maximum of 50 hours and an hourly rate of NZ $24.00 to $26.00

You will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

• Support the store manager with various operational tasks and projects, including stock ordering, stocktaking, banking, cash handling, merchandising, and more.
• Labelling goods and ensuring the correct price is displayed.
• Maintain outstanding store condition and visual merchandising standards.
• Opening and closing of premises and associated security
• Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service.
• Be courageous, bold, innovative and not afraid to take on any aspect of the role.
• A self-starter capable of working well by yourself on solo shifts and staying motivated.
• Handling the cash counter, issuing customer invoices for the goods purchased.
• Listening to customers’ complaints and forwarding them to management to address them in a professional manner.

Our ideal candidates will have.

• Friendly, Passionate, People-Person—Someone who has a proactive approach and is motivated to achieve and improve continuously!
• A natural ability to build rapport with customers and assist their buying decisions. Be physically fit, hardworking and reliable with great attention to detail.
• The ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own (unsupervised)
• A passion for providing excellent customer service and always putting the customer first.
• Basic communication and computer skills
• A positive attitude with the ability to solve problems.
• Must be a non-smoker
• The ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure.
• A passion for sales and prior sales experience in a similar environment are added advantages. The selected candidate will receive complete training.
• Available to work on weekends and public holidays. Able to start early and finish late shifts when required.
• Able to pass the Random Drug Pass Test at any time.
• Must have a Valid Driving license in New Zealand or an equivalent overseas driving license.
• Must have no serious criminal convictions.

If this sounds like something you will enjoy and excel at, please APPLY NOW.

We are looking for energetic and enthusiastic people to join our team at NAMASTE INDIAN SUPERMARKET LIMITED, Auckland, New Zealand.  We currently have 5 Retail Sales Assistant positions at our STORE in Auckland.

About the role

This is an opportunity to contribute to a dynamic and friendly retail team where excellence, success and people are valued and rewarded. The job involves heavy lifting of boxes (up to 25 kg), customer service both on the floor and serving on the Point-of-Sale system, stocking shelves and other jobs needed in the store.

This is full-time, permanent employment with a minimum of 30 hours a week and an hourly rate of NZ$24.00 - 26.00/hour. We have 5 positions available for RETAIL SALES ASSISTANT.

You will be responsible for performing the following tasks to the highest standards:

●    Support the store manager with an array of operational tasks and projects, including stock ordering, stock takes, banking, cash handling, merchandising, and much more.

●    Labelling goods and ensuring the correct price is displayed.

●    Maintain outstanding store condition and visual merchandising standards.

●    Opening and closing of premises and associated security

●    Ensure a high level of customer satisfaction through excellent sales service.

●    Be courageous with being bold, innovative and not afraid to take on any aspect of the role.

●    A self-starter capable of working well by yourself on solo shifts and staying motivated.

●    Handling the cash counter & invoice the customers for the goods purchased.

●    Listening to customers’ complaints & forwarding it to the management to address it in a professional manner.

Our ideal candidates will have.

  ●    Friendly, Passionate, People-Person

●    Someone who has a proactive approach, and motivation to achieve and improve continuously!

●    A natural ability to build rapport with any customer and assist their buying decisions.

●    Be a physically fit, hardworking and reliable person with great attention to detail.

●    The ability to work as part of a team as well as on your own (unsupervised)

●    A passion for providing excellent customer service and always putting the customer first.

●    Basic communication and computer skills

●    A positive attitude with the ability to problem solve.

●    The ability to remain calm and courteous under pressure.

●    A passion for sales and prior sales experience in a similar environment is an added advantage. Complete training will be provided to the selected candidate.

●    Available to work on weekends, and public holidays.

●    Able to start early and finish late shift when required.

●        Must have No Criminal Conviction 

●        No history of being convicted of theft and stealing

If this sounds like something you will enjoy and excel at, please APPLY NOW! 

We’re looking for a driven and experienced Sales Associate to join our Napier team.

Join Aotearoa’s leading food service distributor and grow your career with a company that values innovation, whanaungatanga (relationships), and excellence.

Mō mātou | About Us

At Service Foods, we are passionate about delivering exceptional service and premium-quality products to New Zealand’s food service and hospitality industry. As the country’s largest privately owned and operated, fully integrated food distribution business, we are proud to have been recognised by Deloitte as one of New Zealand’s Best Managed Companies in both 2023 and 2024.

We’re more than just a business—we’re a whānau (family). We foster a dynamic, inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued, and your growth is supported.

Te tūranga | The Role

We’re looking for a driven and experienced Account Manager to join our Napier team.  This is a dynamic, on-the-road role perfect for someone who enjoys face-to-face engagement and creating meaningful connections with customers. You’ll be the key link between our clients and our business, ensuring their needs are met and exceeded.

In addition to your time on the road, you’ll spend a few hours each week in our Napier office based in Onekawa to stay connected with the wider team, collaborate on initiatives, and handle essential admin tasks to keep operations running smoothly.