Job Description

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• A thorough knowledge of the SA and international grape market and a network of people in the SA grape sector would be an advantage
• Sales experience
• The ability to develop and maintain strong customer relationships at both senior and operational levels.
• Experience in product development
• An understanding of paper bag manufacturing and industrial packaging is an advantage.
• A customer and service obsession.
• Be able to work alone and decisive enough to take decisions.
• Results driven with strong organizational, system and administration skills
• Tenacity and determination to find and deliver solutions to our customers.
• A good sense for figures and proficient on Excel
• The ability to work and function as part of a team
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
• A good command of both English and Afrikaans
• Perseverance and persistence to drive through to achieve outcomes
• Highest level of personal integrity, clear history of leading by example and setting consistently high standards for others to emulate.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

• Sales

• Achieve sales growth, at required margins, in line with the the company Agri bag strategy South Africa
• Maintain relationships with South African packers and agents and grow the sales of paper Agri bags into these sectors
• Expand the SA Agri bags business to new customers including the Northern Cape and other regions
• Establish the company as a trusted supplier of choice in the SA market International
• Interact with international retailers and the companys Europe team to establish paper bags as a product of choice for Agri packaging
• Form relationships and get orders for paper Agri bags to supply international distributors of Agri bags, both for packing in South Africa and for export to other countries, as agreed.
• Customer service/fulfilment
• Understand and work within the companys capability to meet promised customer order fulfilment and service levels.
• Work with the company operations and management teams to develop and implement a business operation and capacity that promotes year-long manufacture

• Establish and maintain clear and structured customer service agreements that enable the company to effectively meet customer requirements.
• Product Innovation

• Develop and promote product innovation and customer testing and acceptance in the company product offerings
• Drive and facilitate product verification and marketing material to get market acceptance of new Agri products

ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted.

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