Field Sales Representative - Waikato/BOP

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JDE Peet’s is seeking a Field Sales Representative to cover Waikato and BOP, full time and onsite in Hamilton. You’ll manage a local Out of Home customer base, visit cafes, bars and hotels, perform equipment checks, showcase barista skills, and drive revenue by spotting new opportunities, with occasional overnight travel. Success hinges on coffee knowledge or barista experience, strong relationship skills, a true passion for coffee, a full clean driver’s license, and NZ work rights. Benefits include a company car, competitive pay, KiwiSaver, medical and life insurance, and a supportive team. Apply via the careers portal with a focused CV and a short cover note; no email submissions, and only applicants with NZ work rights will be considered.

Company Description

We are JDE Peet’s. We craft coffee for every cup and build brands for every heart.

JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world's leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focusing on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR and Jacobs, alongside a collection of local Kiwi favourites such as Moccona, L’OR, Hummingbird, Bell Tea, Jed’s, Ti Ora and more. In 2025, JDE Peet’s generated total sales of EUR 9.9 billion and employed a global workforce of more than 21,000 employees.

Come join our team and discover what your cup of amazing can be!

Find out more at https://careers-nz.jacobsdouweegberts.com/

Job Description

If you are a people person with a coffee background, looking for a role to springboard you into an exciting sales career, our Field Sales Representative position is an opportunity to explore. In this role, you would travel between a number of our Out of Home customers (bars, restaurants, cafes, petrol stations, hotels, offices etc.) in and around the Waikato and BOP region and surrounding areas with some occasional out of town trips.

As a Field Sales Representative, you’d play a critical role in supporting our customers in a full-service style capacity.

What does that mean?

In this role, you will:

• Day-to-day account management of a customer base spread across the Waikato, BOP and surrounding areas.
• Attending customer sites, implementing equipment checks on a variety of machines ranging from espresso machines and grinders to automatic equipment placed across a variety of segments including cafes, hotels, petrol stations, leisure and Health Care facilities
• Get behind the machine and wow our customers with your barista skills, sharing your knowledge and passion for the perfect cup
• Drive incremental revenue and profit by identifying new opportunities and customers within your territory. This may mean you will have some overnight travel.
• Grow customer engagement and expertise by organising and hosting training sessions
• Monitor operating procedures to ensure compliance across our diverse customer base
• Work transparently with clear communication, managing your time and customer call cycle

Qualifications

For this role as a Field Sales Representative we’re looking for someone who has the following skills and experience:

• Coffee industry experience and/or knowledge and barista experience - highly desirable
• A real people person, you get along easily with new people and enjoy building relationships
• A drive to learn and develop in sales, with an absolute passion for all things coffee and tea
• Confident and considerate in your approach to customers and new situations
• Previous business development experience is a bonus
• Full clean driver’s license and the willingness to be on the road the majority of your time
• Unrestricted work visa

Additional Information

What’s in it for you?

• Work with exciting high-quality brands such as Hummingbird, Jed’s, Gravity, Moccona and L’OR
• Company car with petrol card
• Competitive salary with contributions to your KiwiSaver and a bonus opportunity
• Medical Insurance for you and your family
• Life insurance and Income Protection paid by the company
• Enjoy half a day off on your birthday
• Delicious coffee and tea on-site and quarterly free staff parcels including a range of our coffee and tea brands
• Join an experienced and enthusiastic coffee loving team of sales professionals

If so, please grab a cuppa, brush up your CV and apply now (it's really easy, we promise). If you have any questions you'd like to ask before applying, feel free to send an e-mail to NZ Talent ([email protected]). Short cover letters (in the Message section) outlining your motivation to join JDE Peet’s in this role are greatly appreciated.

Note: no applications are handled via e-mail.

We are currently only accepting applications of candidates who have already obtained legal rights to work in NZ without restrictions. 

JDE Peet’s - now part of Keurig Dr Pepper – is the world’s leading pure-play coffee company, with a presence in more than 100 markets. Guided by our ‘Reignite the Amazing’ strategy, we are focused on brand-led growth across three big bets: Peet’s, L’OR, and our 10 strategically selected local icons led by Jacobs.