Sales Executive

Ko wai mātou – About us  Kia ora. We’re Foodies. You know Gilmours, New World, PAK’nSAVE, and Four Square, right? That’s us! With more than 320 stores and over 27,000 Foodies across Te Ika-a-Māui, Foodstuffs North Island is a co-operative proudly owned by our Members. Our purpose is simple – making sure New Zealanders get more out of life, and we’re driven by our aspiration to be one of New Zealand’s most customer-driven and productive retailers. Gilmours is a leading foodservice wholesaler in New Zealand, supporting businesses across hospitality and beyond with quality products, great value, and reliable service. We combine local expertise with national scale to help our customers succeed.     Te Tūranga – About the role    We’re on the hunt for a Sales Executive to join our Wholesale team, working closely with Gilmours stores in the North Island and partnering with Trents in the South Island. In this fast-paced, relationship-driven role, you’ll support National Accounts by delivering insights, coordinating promotional activity, and ensuring our customers receive outstanding service and value. You’ll be at the centre of activity — managing catalogues and pricing, responding to customer and supplier queries, coordinating product onboarding, and supporting reporting and business reviews. You’ll also play a key role in driving sales performance through CRM tools like Salesforce and maintaining strong connections across our stores, customers, and suppliers.   He kōrero mōu – About you You’re a highly organised and proactive relationship builder who thrives in a collaborative environment. To be successful in this role, you’ll bring: Strong Excel skills and confidence working with data and reporting Experience with CRM systems (Salesforce preferred), SAP, and Microsoft tools Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders A customer-focused mindset, ideally with experience in a foodservice. Strong planning and organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities A collaborative approach, balanced with the confidence to work independently Commercial awareness and a curious, solutions-focused mindset You’re someone who gets things done, adapts quickly, and is always looking for ways to improve processes and outcomes.   Ngā painga - What we offer  We’re committed to providing awesome experiences for our people, including offering a range of benefits Free carparking - we’ve got over 1,000 carparks including EV plugs Southern Cross plans for you and your family Onsite café with subsidised meals, mini mart, 5% discount at our retail stores Flexible working options, a day off on your birthday, lots of fun on site activities Inhouse learning and development programmes and courses, flu vaccinations, and social network groups (we call them Tribes).   Experience awesome. Achieve awesome. Be awesomely you. We’re proud to have a focus on Diversity & Inclusion here at Foodies and welcome courageous behaviour, encourage togetherness, inspire our people to be their best selves in our Foodies whānau.   We encourage you to apply with all your awesomeness and welcome your diverse background, including any disability, additional health and mental health needs, and/or neurodiversity.   If you require accessibility support to ensure you can fairly access our recruitment process, please reach out to  Recruitment.Foodstuffs@foodstuffs.co.nz.  Accessibility support could include interview location, sign language interpreter, assistive technology.   country: NZ all locations: [Foodstuffs Landing Drive, Mangere, Auckland] commitment: Permanent Full Time department: Wholesale location: Foodstuffs Landing Drive, Mangere, Auckland team: Gilmours