Chalmers Organics is a leading Auckland-based producer of certified organic, Plant-based foods. Our popular Tonzu and Zenzo brands offer high-quality tofu, tempeh, vegan sausages, and Plant-based yogurts. Crafted using traditional methods and organic ingredients, our products are strongly committed to health. Available across New Zealand, we proudly supply to supermarkets, health food stores, and restaurants.

 

We are seeking a motivated and hands-on Sales Promotion Officer to join our team in a permanent, full-time role (40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday) based in Auckland. In this role, you will be responsible for ensuring a strong in-store presence of our products through regular store visits, managing facings, pricing, promotions, and stock levels. The role involves identifying market opportunities, resolving display issues, conducting sales presentations, and maintaining strong relationships with store staff. Some national travel may be required.

Key responsibilities :

- Overall, to ensure we have the best market presence when compared to the key opposition.

Specifically:

o Facings.

o Shelf location.

o Pricing and ticketing.

o Price promotions and price promotional frequency.

o Stock rotation.

o Plentiful stock on shelf.

   -Identify market opportunities by analyzing trends, customer needs, and competitor activities.

  - Advise on strategy development to support pricing, promotion, and positioning of the organization's products and services.

  - Coordinate and implement marketing plans to drive product awareness and maximize market research.

- Tidy and clean products displayed presentably.

- Resolve in a timely manner any issues that might impact sales volume.

- Resolve in a timely manner all issues and challenges that impact best shelf presence.

- Report to your manager in a timely manner all issues that you can't resolve that impact best shelf presence.

- Send photos and verbal report into the required software/documents

- National Travel to visit stores as needed.

- Conduct professional sales presentations (sell ins) of the company’s products/services, as required.

- Develop on-going relationships with all relevant store staff and continually maintain a professional image of the company.

- Look for new opportunities to increase sales volumes.

- Report back back on all relevant market opposition product trends.

- Ensure follow up by passing leads to Managers with calls-to-action, and appropriate information needed.

- Maintain professionalism and outstanding customer service at all times to portray the company in a positive manner.

- Adequately cover assigned territory in a time-efficient manner.

- Demonstrate an excellent understanding of the order process and all other relevant systems that impact Best Shelf Presence.

 

GENERAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES (fixed section from MyHR)

  • Be punctual and work the specified hours.
  • Prioritise workload to ensure high-priority tasks are completed urgently and to a high standard.
  • Support and help develop a positive workplace culture.
  • Demonstrate excellent interpersonal communication skills.
  • Responsibly manage all business resources within accountability levels.
  • Undertake all duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description and any other duties as required by the business.
  • Comply with all employment obligations.
  • Promptly complete all reasonable and lawful instructions given.
  • Serve the business in good faith, promoting and protecting its best interests.
  • Dedicate all effort to fulfilling duties, responsibilities, and obligations related to employment.
  • Demonstrate a commitment to Health and Safety at work.

 

SKILLS, EXPERIENCE & EDUCATION

- Relevant business degree

- NZ Driver's license.

- Excellent interpersonal skills.

- 1-2 years of experience in sales and marketing roles, preferably within the FMCG sector.

- Competent in MS office programs

- Good report writing in excel and power point formats.

- Flexibility to travel as needed nationally.

- Experience in sales, marketing, communications, or public relations.

- Experience in writing and proofreading marketing materials.

- Experience with managing websites and social media.

- Good level computer literacy.

- Confidence to build and maintain strong customer relationships.

- Sound organizational and planning skills.