Southern Woods Nursery is on the lookout for a motivated Head of Online Sales to help us connect with our customers and bring our great range of plants to even more people.About Southern Woods:Southern Woods is one of New Zealand's leading innovative, diversified, and integrated commercial tree and plant nurseries and retail garden centres.
We produce a wide range of trees, shrubs, and grasses for projects large and small.Located just south of Christchurch in between Christchurch and Rolleston, we specialise in supplying healthy, hardy plants for a wide range of projects across New Zealand.
These include native revegetation plantings, landscaping, forestry, fruit and nut trees, and ornamental trees and shrubs for around the house.Southern Woods focuses on sustainable growth, providing the highest level of quality, with a passion for our people, community, and environment.Our company is poised for further growth and expansion with these solid foundations.What's the Role?As Head of Online Sales, you'll be the driving force behind growing our online presence.
This is a new, hands-on role where you'll work closely with trade & retail clients, improve the online shopping experience, and help streamline everything from consignment tracking to customer engagement.If you're someone who loves building great relationships and digging into opportunities to make things better, this could be your dream role.What You Will DoGrow our online sales by connecting with customers and helping trade/retail clients make the most of our online offerings.Make sure online orders run smoothly day-to-day—from behind-the-scenes logistics to creating a seamless customer experience.Stay in tune with market trends and bring fresh ideas to enhance our offerings and slightly dated website.What's Great About This Role?Passion Meets Career: If you love plants and thrive in a people-focused role, this is your chance to combine your interests with your professional skills.Flexible Working: This is a full-time role, but we get that life doesn't always fit into a 9-to-5.
Enjoy flexibility around days and location.Beautiful Workspace & Supportive Team: Our 11-hectare nursery is a stunning place to work, surrounded by greenery and lots of fellow plant nerds.
We're just off the motorway, with bike paths and bus stops super close.Room to Grow: For the right person, this role offers plenty of scope for growth and development across sales & operations roles in the business.You don't have to be a competent coder or a corporate salesperson—but if you've got experience in online sales and systems, you'll be off to a great start.
Here's what else we need:Confidence with online tools and systems (experience with CRM systems, WordPress, and/or design software is a bonus).Great communication skills—you know how to build strong relationships and talk to people from all walks of life.A knack for solving problems and keeping things running smoothly.Beneficial skill would also be:A genuine passion for plants.Experience integrating online sales portals with external logistics providers.Knowledge of both retail and trade plant sales and what clients need to achieve their landscaping outcomes.To be considered for this role, you must have a positive attitude and be willing to learn and work with minimum supervision in an outdoor environment.Applications:If this sounds like the perfect fit for you, we'd love to hear from you.
Send us your CV and a cover letter explaining why you'd be ideal for the role.Contact Southern Woods Nursery - ****** if you have any questions or require a full job description.Applications close on 24 January 2025.You are advised to submit your application as soon as possible.
We reserve the right to close posts at any time once we have received sufficient applications.
Therefore, we recommend submitting your application as early as possible to prevent disappointment.Working status:Applicants must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.
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