
Export Sales Executive at Mr Apple Careers site (Whakatu, New Zealand)
Mr Apple Careers site· Whakatu, New Zealand·
Job description
At Mr Apple, we're bringing premium New Zealand fruit to customers across the globe. As our Export Sales Executive, you'll work at the intersection of customer relationships, market insights, and commercial performance, helping support our international sales programmes. This is an exciting opportunity to build a career in international sales, working with customers across global markets and leveraging data, technology, and commercial insights to deliver business performance.
What You’ll Be Doing:
You’ll work alongside our Export Sales Managers to support customer relationships, coordinate sales programmes, analyse commercial information, and contribute to demand planning and forecasting. Key responsibilities will include:
- Support the Export Sales Managers with customer engagement, business reviews and sales reporting
- Coordinate forecasts, demand planning, fruit allocations and programme data across markets, working closely with Logistics and other internal teams
- Provide customers with supply updates and support with requests
- Analyse market trends, pricing, customer profitability and programme performance to support better decision-making
- Champion continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to automate manual processes and improve reporting
What You Bring:
We’re looking for someone who enjoys working with customers, data and technology, and who can turn information into meaningful commercial insights. You’ll bring:
- Experience in customer service, sales support, administration or a commercial environment
- Strong organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Excellent communication and relationship-building capability
- Strong Microsoft 365 skills
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver quality work to deadlines
- A data-driven approach, with the ability to interpret information and communicate insights clearly
- A relevant tertiary qualification is advantageous
What We Offer:
- A full-time role at our Head Office in Whakatu, supporting international sales programmes
- Exposure to end-to-end sales processes including occasional international travel
- A genuine development pathway into international sales or export management
- Opportunities to use data, automations and Microsoft Copilot to make a real business impact
- The chance to be part of Mr Apple, New Zealand’s largest vertically integrated apple business
- A values-led culture built on teamwork, integrity, future thinking, diversity, growth and safety
If you’re passionate about international markets, customer relationships, technology and commercial performance, we look forward to receiving your application.
Why work at Mr Apple Careers site
- Culture: Strong emphasis on being “one team,” with values of integrity, respect, diversity, and continuous improvement. The company celebrates difference and fosters a sense of belonging.
- Work Environment: Based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, with roles spanning orchards, packhouses, coolstores, and a business support office in Whakatu. Roles range from hands-on seasonal work to professional careers in IT, finance, sales, marketing, logistics, and people & culture.
- Growth & Development: Strong commitment to “always growing” — both apples and people. The company invests in training and career development across all teams.
- Diversity & Inclusion: Actively embraces a richly diverse team, with a significant RSE programme bringing workers from Pacific nations. The Head of People & Culture leads a dedicated Health & Safety & Wellbeing team.
- Work Arrangement: On-site roles based in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand. Roles span seasonal/casual (packhouse, orchard, coolstore) to permanent professional positions (IT, finance, sales, marketing, HR).
- Notable Perks: Being part of a globally recognised brand; working in a beautiful region; opportunity to work across the full apple supply chain; strong focus on employee wellbeing and pastoral care for seasonal workers.