Technical And Marketing Position

Our client wishes to fill the above vacancy with a person who must take responsibility for the full marketing, technical & sales actions and activities of the company in an allocated region. The company, originally an agrochemicals supplier, today serves the fruit industry of South Africa on a multi-disciplinary level and focuses on markets that require a higher degree of technical input and service levels. This has led to the company being regarded as a leader in certain fields like for instance monitoring of insect pests, mating disruption of certain insects, controlling weevils by banding of trees and post-harvest processes and treatment. Technical Support and Marketing will be the successful candidates focus areas. In view thereof the main responsibilities will, among others , be: Promotion of services and products Attracting new potential clients through superior product knowledge and service delivery Identify effectiveness and impact of current marketing initiatives with tracking and analysis, and optimize accordingly within budget constraints Present ideas and final deliverables to senior leaders and communicate about marketing programs, strategies, and budgets Establishing sound interpersonal relationships with clients and distributors Providing high quality training to agents and distributors on companies products and solutions Actively support and communication of technical product information to customers Responding to customer inquiries, issues related to product quality, product performance, and other elements related to managing product service expectations Maintaining and contributing to the improvement of the technical support and resources by ensuring system performance; identifying and resolving problems; preparing and implementing action plans and ensuring regular system audits for follow-up analysis and process improvement Essential Requirements Relevant agricultural qualification, preferably a B.Sc. Agric degree or equivalent qualification . At least 3 years of crop protection expertise and extensive field experience Fully bilingual (Afrikaans & English) Valid drivers license Willingness to travel regularly (locally and abroad)