Sales Cadet

About the Company:

RDO Equipment is one of the world's largest and most trusted John Deere and Vermeer equipment dealers, selling and supporting John Deere Construction & Forestry, and Agricultural & Turf machinery, as well as the full range of Vermeer equipment. RDO proudly employs more than 1,000 staff and operates out of 29 dealership locations in metro and regional Australia, providing parts and service support for the agricultural, roads, civil construction, landscaping, mining and forestry sectors.

Our job is more than supplying equipment. We are a trusted business partner, and we build customers for life. We play hard and fair in everything we do and are driven by a sense of achievement. Our dealer network is unmatched and our commitment to our customers unfaltering. In order to deliver this commitment, we seek like-minded people and work hard to support our staff to realise their full potential.

About the Role:

Our agricultural sales team based at our Bundaberg branch has an opening for a Sales Cadet.

This entry level role is a varied and exciting opportunity where you will learn the skills to succeed as a successful Sales Representative of our Agricultural range.

You will have the opportunity to learn from a strong group of agricultural sales teams in the business, backed up with a variety of online and hands on training.

The key responsibilities of this role will include but not limited to:

• Make outbound customer calls via the CRM database.
• Research new business leads & investigate customer needs and learn the art of prospecting for brand new business opportunities.
• Support the sales team throughout the sales process - assist with handovers, registrations, pre-delivery inspections and more.
• Attend industry events such as Dig Days, demonstrations, presentations, and field days.
• Be supported to handle your own individual sales opportunities - this is your introduction to sales, following up incoming enquires, and transacting sales.

About you:

You will have great energy, tenacity and be a highly organised person. You're not an ordinary Sales Cadet, you thrive on thinking inventively and commercially to drive the business growth and performance through our customers.

You constantly look for better ways to do things and embrace an environment where challenging the status quo is encouraged.

You will bring the following skills and experience to the role:

• Customer relationships management skills
• Willingness to learn
• Strong communications skills
• Professional presentation
• Strong computer skills

About the RDO 'Extras':

As an RDO Equipment employee we partner with employees to give a little extra, here's some of our benefits....

• Transparent and structured incentive programs, commissions, and bonuses
• Employee Assistance Program with 8 streams of support across all aspects of your life - for employees and immediate families
• Dedicated Wellness Hub with programs supporting total quality of life
• Regional Salary Packaging, regional allowances & tax benefits
• Paid study and study leave for approved courses
• Paid Community leave to give your time to local organisations and charities every year
• Permanent discounted shopping and exclusive employee benefits via reward gateway and directly with many retailers including Private Health
• Anniversary and milestone gifts and awards
• Paid Parental leave - 12 additional weeks paid for primary caregivers and 2 additional paid weeks for secondary caregivers
• Significant Celebration gifts for personal milestones such as births and marriages
• Exclusive Staff discount on machinery, products and merchandise

Your application:

We strongly encourage all candidates to learn more about RDO Equipment at our website; www.rdoequipment.com.au.

To apply, click on the Apply link.

Prospective candidates are advised that interviews will commence immediately. We are successful because of our people and we welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

We can only accept applications from individuals who have the right to work in Australia. External agencies have not been engaged for this role, so please ensure you apply directly to be considered.

For further information on this role or similar opportunities please contact our Careers Team on 1300 154 600.