South Island Sales Manager in Christchurch, Canterbury at Ravensdown

If you’re keen to grow your career, there’s no better place to nourish it than here. We’re committed to providing our people with all they need to positively thrive. So, isn’t it time you put your trust in the company that’s been trusted throughout New Zealand for over 40 years?

Smarter farming for a better New Zealand TM

Ka pūkekotia a Rongomātāne, ka poho kererū a Aotearoa

About the role

We are seeking a dynamic South Island Sales Manager to lead and inspire our Agri Sales team, ensuring their success in delivering exceptional results. This role is central to driving our sales strategy across the region while fostering an environment of collaboration, growth, and innovation.

In this leadership position, you will play a pivotal role in guiding and supporting Agri Managers to become trusted advisors for our farmers. By empowering the team with robust training, regular coaching, and development programs, you will help them maximize their potential and provide valuable advice.

As the South Island Sales Manager, reporting to the Head of Sales, you will oversee the successful execution of sales strategies throughout the South Island and develop plans to measure and achieve them. Ensuring all team members understand their roles in achieving Ravensdown's overarching goals. You will also manage operational plans to align with strategic objectives, contribute to the annual business plan and budgets, and lead demand management forecasting. This is a highly visible, field-based leadership role, spending much of your time on the road engaging with customers, supporting your team, and building strong relationships across the South Island.

Key areas of focus will include promoting a culture of safety and well-being, optimising processes for customer-facing staff, and driving integration across business unit offerings to maximise value for both customers and the organisation. Strong team leadership skills and the ability to develop actionable plans will be essential as you guide your team to achieve key performance indicators and strive for continual improvement across the South Island region. This is your opportunity to make a significant impact by combining strategic planning with hands-on leadership to deliver meaningful results for Ravensdown and our farmers.

About you

With your strong agricultural and sales experience, you have a real passion for sharing the knowledge and skills you have gained over the years.  With your engaging approach, you take people on a learning journey and help them build confidence and capability.  With your focus on providing the best service for your customers, you question the status quo, look for new ways of doing things and actively seek to learn more.  Your down-to-earth approach means you're a natural with people, and it's your ability to build relationships that will see you excel in this role. 

Ideal skills & experience

• Successful sales experience (10+ years).

• Proven experience leading a high performing team.

• Bachelor’s degree in an agricultural or business discipline.

• Extensive people and team leadership attributes.

• Understanding in the use of key Ravensdown software systems.

• Strong relationship building skills – both internally and externally.

• Commercially astute, having a deep understanding of business principles and practice.

• Ability to self-manage and travel as required.

• It would be beneficial to be technically proficient in soil science, agricultural systems and farm inputs.

Benefits

In return for your skills, we offer a very competitive package that includes an array of insurances, full use company vehicle, phone, laptop, and company clothing allowance, plus excellent training opportunities in a supportive cooperative environment.

About the company

Ravensdown as a co-operative is all about essential farm inputs, and smart people using smart tools with the latest science in mind and our shareholders’ interests at heart.

Our work is guided by strong values that shape how we operate every day:

We Connect | Whanaungatanga
We Respect | Kaitiakitanga
We Deliver | Kotahitanga

These values are central to our culture and are actively lived, recognised, and celebrated across the organisation.

We are an integral part of the food creation process. We are the only co-operative that tests for, advises about, buys, ships, stores, spreads, measures and maps food creating nutrients and fertiliser in a truly integrated way.

Using technology, science, and smart people, we work in partnership with our farmers to provide the nutrients and agronomic solutions they need, together with innovative environmental products and services.

How to apply: Create a profile and submit your CV and Cover letter.

Applications Close: Monday 7 September 2026

Ravensdown is committed to a drug and alcohol free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment drug and alcohol test.