Area Manager Agrochemicals
Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Job Summary
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Must have a relevant tertiary degree in Agriculture, Marketing, or Business Management
- Minimum 5 years' sales experience in an agricultural environment
- Strong understanding of marketing, administration, and pricing
- In-depth knowledge of agricultural pesticide products
- Commercial orientation with a keen eye for identifying new market opportunities
- Strong decision-making, persuasion, and service orientation skills
- Excellent social perceptiveness and customer engagement skills
- Ability to manage own tasks and meet strict deadlines
- Managing and growing existing markets while developing new ones.
- Monitoring market conditions and consumer behaviour.
- Analyzing competitor strategies to retain market share.
- Achieving set sales and margin targets per region.
- Providing accurate monthly forecasts via JDA.
- Maintaining healthy regional inventory.
- Adjusting rolling forecasts to ensure accuracy over time.
- Developing business plans and local market forecasts.
- Building relationships with distributors, customers, and suppliers.
- Conducting cost analyses and negotiating service agreements.
- Supporting inventory management.
- Building and maintaining customer loyalty.
- Supporting field agents and attending market events.
- Driving new business through agent and distributor collaboration.
- Assisting with production planning, deliveries, stock control, and debtors.
- Providing technical support and training to stakeholders.
- Supporting product development and field trials.
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Job Detail
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Job IdJD1501134
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IndustryNot mentioned
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Total Positions1
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Job Type:Full Time
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Salary:R25000 - 35000 per month
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Employment StatusPermanent
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Job LocationNelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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EducationNot mentioned