Seed Sales Representative

Our client is an international investment and trading company with an interest in the industrial minerals, chemicals, agriculture, and fertilizer markets.
They currently have an opportunity for a Seed Sales Representative. The successful incumbent will have sales experience in the vegetables seeds sector with good market knowledge together with a degree and/or very good knowledge in agronomy.
Position details:
Type:
Permanent
Responsibilities/Accountabilities:
The main missions will be in 2 categories as below:
Sales Activities:
Create and manage territory customer accounts;
establish and maintain regular contact with customers and key influencers to obtain product performance feedback.
Develop and implement product/distributor/dealer support programs for territory.
Communicate with internal and external customers (importers/distributors, retailers, agricultural consultants, and key growers) to accomplish territory objectives.
Coordinate and achieve sales forecast and budgets.
Expedite the resolution of customer problems and complaints to maximize satisfaction.
Market Knowledge:
Coordinate knowledge transfer between growers, partners, customers and management.
Manage the product and sale development by supervising the trials in the respective region and providing final report.
Analyse and report regularly about market trends, economic developments and sales.
Organize and participate to relevant sales meetings, exhibitions and organize ‘field days’.
Develop specific internal marketing tools.
Present, promote and sell the products to existing and potential importers and distributors partners.
Location (country, city):
Sandton, Gauteng
Job Qualifications, Skills &
Experience:
Experience in sales in the vegetables seeds sector with good market knowledge
A degree and/or very good knowledge in agronomy
Ability to manage sales and expenses budgets and set sales actions
Good relation skills to communicate, persuade and enforce sales and promotion.
Fluency in English
Good skill to use PC and office tools
**Job Types**:
Full-time, Permanent
**Experience**:
- Vegetable Seed Sales:
1 year (required)