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Ruralco Careers

Join a team committed to supporting rural communities and making a real difference every day.

Ruralco Careers

Join a team committed to supporting rural communities and making a real difference every day.

A career with Ruralco

Ruralco is an exciting, forward-thinking agri-business driven to supporting a sustainable future for farming. Ruralco's network delivers transparent savings across farming needs, while supporting the businesses in the rural communities our farmers live and work in.

We are an agricultural co-operative, committed to our people and the rural communities we serve. In return Ruralco offers you the ability to join a forward thinking, innovative organisation, with a competitive benefits package.

Appropriate learning and development opportunities are offered for you to grow within your role and your personal career. We are a family focused organisation and we care about our people.
Join the Ruralco team
Credit & Resolution Specialist
We love seeing members of our team develop and grow and while it’s sad to see them move on, it also creates exciting new opportunities for others join us – in this case as our Credit and Resolution Specialist.

If you have strong credit risk and financial experience and knowledge, combined with a passion for delivering positive outcomes through exceptional people and customer service, then this is the role for you

About the roleWe’re looking for an experienced, relationship focused Credit & Resolution Specialist who genuinely cares about our Members and Merchants and the Mid Canterbury rural sector. You’ll also have a proven background in debt collection and credit risk, ideally with a solid understanding of banking and financial practises, including legislative compliance requirements.

Our Credit and Membership team supports and delivers meaningful service to our valued members and as our Credit & Resolution Specialist you will have the opportunity to grow in a role that supports our Members, Merchants, and our internal team.

This is a varied role which includes supporting the management of credit risk accounts and debt collection, dispute resolution tasks, the processing of remittances and rebates, carrying out accurate and timely month end procedures, and a variety of tasks which support our Members and Merchants.

About Ruralco
Ruralco is Canterbury born and bred. Our business was founded in 1963 by local farmers who wanted to lower input costs for farmers and that same focus remains unchanged.

We’re local first. Mid Canterbury is the heart of our homeland, and we are committed to its people and the rural communities we serve.

We are committed to offering real value with the latest innovation in farm supplies, services, and expert advice to keep our farmers thriving for generations. We are driven to support a sustainable future for farming and our network delivers transparent savings across farm and family needs, while supporting the businesses in the communities our farmers live and work in.

About you
We’re looking for someone who brings:
  • Previous experience in debt collection and credit risk roles
  • Knowledge of responsible lending guidelines and other legislation related to financial services
  • Advanced customer service, negotiation, and relationship management skills
  • The ability and confidence to build strong, mutually beneficial relationships
  • An understanding of financial and/or banking practices, including financial statement analysis
  • Strong computer literacy skills, especially the Microsoft suite; Microsoft Dynamics CRM knowledge would be a bonus
  • An affinity and genuine interest in agribusiness and the farming sector
  • A great attitude, strong initiative, and a collaborative style
Applicants must have the legal right to work in New Zealand.
If this sounds like you, please apply by sending us a Cover Letter and CV. 

If you would like to access a Position Description, please email [email protected]
Please note, we are not working to fixed closing dates and will consider applications as we receive them.
    About Us
    Ruralco is a values-led farming co-operative since 1963. We make your farming life easier with the convenience of one card to use online or in store with one statement for consolidated spend & improved cashflow.

    Through our supplier network we offer competitive pricing with real value to meet the needs of your farming business.

    We are experts in agriculture, providing a complete solution with personalised farming advice and the latest innovations, on farm, instore or online.

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