Job Description

To ensure effective sales and marketing of the retail irrigation product & service range.

REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Grade 12

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 5 yearsxe2x80x99 experience in retail environment
• Minimum of 1-2 yearsxe2x80x99 experience as a General Sales Clerk
• Minimum 2 years irrigation experience

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Ensure a well-managed sales and marketing of irrigation services function
• Execute Sales and Marketing in an efficient and profitable manner
• Ensure added value and improve access to services and products
• Ensure that sales and margins are achieved according to targets and budget
• Provide information about competitive prices, discounts and quality of products and suppliers to customers.
• Ensure delivery of products and services offered to customers.
• Ensure after-sales service to customers
• Communicate market tendencies to relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Build customer databases and maintain administrative records
• Ensure business-to-business Growth
• Identify opportunities outside of traditional Afgri business within Retail service and product offering.
• Inform clients of warranties and return policies
• Attend product knowledge training
• Liaise with the irrigation design department and procurement departmente
• Ensure the administration of sales is proficient and accurately maintained
• Ensure Policies and procedures are adhered to in the sales and marketing environment
• Planning of stock levels based on historic information
• Ordering of stock from supplier or procurement
• Take receipt of stock and ensure correct counts
• Receive stock from receiving department and ensure correct pricing
• Conduct stock counts on a daily, weekly and monthly basis
• Minimizing stock losses, damaged stock
• Ensuring that quotations are done timeously accurately
• Follow up on outstanding quotations with suppliers and customers
• Stock displayed according to Merchandising standards
• Ensuring that shelves are clean and neat
• Ensure that Merchandising displays are relevant to seasonal needs
• Displaying products to enhance add-on sales
• Establish and maintain good relations with customers
• Record and report specific customer needs
• Handle customer queries and complaints efficiently

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES

• Customer Service Focus
• How to analyze business opportunity
• Planning and organizing
• Innovative thinking
• Decision Making

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Problem solving
• Negotiation skills
• Marketing
• Delegating
• Coaching
• Flexibility
• Stress Management
• Excellent communication skills
• Bilingual
• Analytical thinking

Closing date: 15 February 2024

Please note that correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. Applicants who have not heard from us within 30 days of the closing date may assume that their applications have been unsuccessful and are hereby thanked for their interest. The filling of these positions will be aligned to AFGRI's Employment Equity Policy

Applicants are informed that in order to consider any application for employment, we will have to process your personal information.

A law, known as the Protection of Personal Information Act, 4 of 2013 (POPIA) provides that when one processes anotherxe2x80x99s personal information, such collection, retention, dissemination and use of that personxe2x80x99s personal information must be done in a lawful and transparent manner.

In order to give effect to this right, we are under a duty to provide you with a number of details pertaining to the processing of your personal information. These details are housed under the HR Processing Notice, which can be accessed and viewed on the AFGRI Group website, https://www.agh.co.za/ which HR Processing Notice we request you kindly download and read.

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