Territory Manager

Sealord is one of the largest seafood companies in the Southern Hemisphere.  And with more than 60 years of fishing experience, farming, processing, and marketing operations, our business consistently delivers quality seafood to our customers around the world.

Established in 1961, Nelson Sealord is half owned by the Māori people of New Zealand, through Moana New Zealand (Aotearoa Fisheries Ltd), and half owned by global seafood company Nippon Suisan Kaisha, Ltd (Nissui).  Sealord is one of the largest quota holders in New Zealand with partners and subsidiaries around the world through Nissui’s global links.  Sealord Group has fishing operations, which include all deep-water fishing activities as well as international and joint venture deep fishing activities, in New Zealand and Australia.

The Role

Reporting to Sealord’s National Field Sales Manager, this role is key within the North Island regional sales team, with responsibility for selling and managing the Sealord retail portfolio within all supermarkets in the designated sales territory. 

Who we are looking for?

We are looking for a motivated and driven individual who will have solid experience in a sales focused role to join our market leading sales team.  Your strong communication skills will be vital as you will be in constant communication with internal and external customers.  Customer focused and a dedicated team member, you will be passionate about our products and have the energy and determination to really want to make your mark.  Ideally, you will be an expert in planning and time management.

This role involves influencing key store management to maintain and grow sales, market share and profit.  Preferably this role should be based in Hamilton and covers several Foodstuffs, Woolworths and Mitre10s across the Waikato and Bay of Plenty territories.  Reporting to this position are approx. 4 part time merchandisers.  Key skills for this role are as follows:

            •           Previous sales experience - grocery industry not a pre-requisite

            •           Some understanding of the NZ supermarket industry

            •           Negotiation / Influencing skills

            •           Existing relationships with key customers

            •           An understanding of trade maths and Aztec data

            •           Self Motivated and the ability to work well with limited supervision

            •           A passion for sales

What we are offering

Our people are the key to making us a successful New Zealand company operating in a global seafood market.  At Sealord we invest in our employees with ongoing training and career development as well as succession planning and promotion from within.  Along with receiving a competitive remuneration package, you will enjoy the benefits of working for a globally recognised company.

Please apply online by uploading your covering letter and CV.  Applications close 20 March 2026. Sealord reserves the right to conclude the application process prior to the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.

A satisfactory pre-employment drug test and a physical medical assessment will be required to be considered for this role. Applicants must have legal entitlement to live and work in New Zealand.
If you are interested and able to fulfil the requirements, please apply online at www.sealord.com.