Job Description

Closing Date 2024/09/20
Reference Number AEC240906-1
Pillar AECI Plant Health
Job Title Khula Field Officer
Job Type Classification Permanent
Number of Positions 1
Location - Town / Site Chloorkop
Location - Province Gauteng
Location - Country South Africa

• Khula:
• Work closely with the Khula Team to on board emerging farmers to the Khula App.
• Provide training to farmers on the functionality of the Khula App.
• Promote technical training on the AECI products.
• Encourage farmers to buy their inputs via the Khula App.
• Manage the logistics and Khula orders.
• Manage and arrange farmers days in the area to promote Khula/AECI and present basic information on products and farming practices.
• Manage the Kiosk in the area regarding stock, orders and deliveries.
• Manage a good relationship between Khula and AECI Plant Health.
• AECI Plant Plant Health:
• Promote AECI Plant Health in-house and other products to farmers.
• Communicate and liaise with AECI Plant Health Crop and Technical Advisors
• Assist AECI Plant Health Depots with marketing and logistical functions.
• Assist AECI Plant Healths Crop Advisors with farmer days and training.
• Assist the financial and logistical AECI Plant Health teams on Khula orders.
• Provide weekly activity feedback to Business Development Manager.
• Provide weekly planning and strategy on activities.
• Assist with strategy to achieve sales goals and execution.
• Khula Contract Growing:
• Assist the Khula Team on their contract growing projects.
• Provide required reports on contracted farmers to Khula and funders.
• Visit contract farmers on the required schedule and provide necessary reports.
• Link the AECI Crop and Technical Advisors to the Khula projects.
• Involve the Crop and Technical Advisors to assist with chemical recommendations.
• Assist with orders and delivery of product.
• Participate in Khula meetings and work as partners with common goals.
• Visit the Khula contract growing farmers to ensure that they follow best farming practices.
• Business Development:
• Assist the Business Development Manager with Khula projects; obtain quotes on inputs requested from farmers that are not on the Khula App and maintain good relationships with input suppliers and work closely with them.
• Training:
• Participate in training workshops for clients on in-house products/crop integrating the full AECI Plant Health in-house product range.
• Train up clients to understand the NuWay product range and development of spray programmes in order to offer Growers workable solutions to better manage crop cultivation w.r.t. chemical residue.
• Customer Complaints:
• Assist the Khula and AECI Plant Health team with any product complaints or claims in order to obtain an understanding of what went wrong.
• Sales Support:
• Interact with key influencers in industry to promote AECI Plant Healths in-house products and grow existing client base.
• Act on leads for new products or new programmes based on specifics of a crop region.
• Execute on the NuWay strategy.
• Assist in the execution of NuWay product trials.
• Meet budget targets as set by the company.
• Communicate and interact with Portfolio Specialists and, in particular Biological, Nutritional and Adjuvant.

• Minimum education Grade 12 with post matric Agriculture Diploma
• Minimum 3 years post-graduate experience in the Agricultural Industry.
• Basic knowledge on all aspects of farming - seed, fertilizer, chemicals, farming practices, assist and train small emerging farmers.
• Technical and agrochemical knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of DOT.NET advantageous.
• Sound working knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental practices essential.
• Must be in possession of a valid drivers license, have own reliable transport and must be medically fit to drive.
• Must be able to travel.
• Ability to work independently
• Must be safety orientated

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