Technical Marketing Specialist Plant Nutrition

SUMMARY:

A provider of specialised crop solutions to the agricultural industry is seeking the above to provide support to Crop Advisors within the Namibian, Northern, Eastern and Western Cape regions through programs, manuals, training, marketing and the plant protection product portfolio as a whole.

POSITION INFO:

Minimum requirements for the role:

• Must have a B.Sc. Agric degree in Soil Science
• Minimum 5 years ‘experience within a similar role will be required
• Experience with stone and pome fruit and table grapes is essential
• Good knowledge in plant nutrition and / or crop protection is advantageous
• Must have effective planning, organizing and communication skills
• Must have a valid driver's license and be willing to travel

• Visiting clients (distributors and/or farmers) in the assigned area to promote and sell the company's products.
• Providing expert technical advice to clients aimed at identifying business opportunities to increase sales in a sustained manner.
• Preparing budgets (sales, expenses, etc.) for the assigned area on time and ensuring compliance and control.
• Implementing business strategies and defined action plans (in the Balanced Scorecard).
• Executing marketing strategies defined to position the brands.
• Managing the working capital and resources allocated to the sales area (inventory, portfolio, and fixed assets).
• Carrying out activities for business development, inventory control, billing, and collection management in the assigned sales area.
• Creating monthly, quarterly, and annual reports on the results of the assigned area.
• Implementing, in conjunction with the technical area, technical support strategies for distributors and farmers in the assigned area to promote the sales of company's products.