Sales representative: pay, what you do and current jobs
Kanohi hokohoko
Sales representatives sell and promote goods and services to people or businesses.
- Typical full-time pay in NZ$64,000–$105,000 a year (up to $144,000)
- TrainingNo specific training
- IndustrySales and retail
Pay is for full-time work across New Zealand. Part-time and hourly roles are paid by the hour; check each advert.
20 sales representative jobs on ManyJobs now
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, GreymouthNoel Leeming · Greymouth
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Greymouth (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Greymouth
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Greymouth (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Greymouth
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Lyall BayNoel Leeming · Wellington
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Lower HuttNoel Leeming · Lower Hutt
- 3IC/Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, MatamataNoel Leeming · Matamata
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Dunedin City (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Dunedin
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, RiccartonNoel Leeming · Christchurch
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Invercargill (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Invercargill
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Invercargill (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Invercargill
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Royal Oak (Casual)Noel Leeming · Auckland
- 3IC/Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Mount MaunganuiNoel Leeming · Tauranga
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, GisborneNoel Leeming · Gisborne
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Whakatane (Part-time)Noel Leeming · Whakatane
- 3IC/Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, WhakataneNoel Leeming · Whakatane
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, AlbanyNoel Leeming · Auckland
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, Lyall BayNoel Leeming · Wellington
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, ParaparaumuNoel Leeming · Paraparaumu
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, WanakaNoel Leeming · Wanaka
- Sales Consultant - Noel Leeming, WhakataneNoel Leeming · Whakatane
What you’d do
- sell products and services
- contact potential customers
- research customer needs
- explain products and services
- answer customer questions
- recommend the best products
- negotiate prices and sales terms
- create sales presentations and materials
- hand out samples and brochures
- keep up with industry trends
Life on the job
Sales representatives:
- usually work regular business hours, but may work evenings and weekends and be on call
- usually work in different places like shops and offices, and may travel locally and nationally
- need to be organised, responsible and communicate well
How to get in
You usually need experience to become a sales representative.
You usually don’t need specific NCEA levels for this job.
You may need:
- experience in similar work
- a driver licence
Also known as: Sales consultant, field sales representative, consumer sales representative, ICT sales representative, salesperson, marketing representative
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