Job Description

To ensure effective marketing and sales of Afgri Retail animal health product range.REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING

• Grade 12
• Animal Health qualification/AVCASA

REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE

• 5 years relevant experioence

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS

• Execute sales and marketing strategies efficiently and profitably.
• Manage expiry and best-before dates and maintain relevant registers.
• Enhance access to products and services by providing competitive pricing information and quality assurance to customers.
• Ensure timely delivery and after-sales service.
• Communicate market trends to relevant departments and stakeholders.
• Build and maintain a customer database.
• Identify business growth opportunities beyond traditional agricultural markets.
• Inform clients of legal requirements for purchasing certain products.
• Attend product knowledge training sessions.
• Achieve sales and margin targets in line with branch budgets.
• Ensure profitability through effective financial management.
• Maintain accurate sales administration records.
• Adhere to company policies and procedures in the sales and marketing environment.
• Plan stock levels based on historical data.
• Conduct regular stock counts and manage stock rotation to minimise losses and ensure stock is managed according to operating procedures.
• Order and receive stock, ensuring accurate counts and pricing.
• Provide accurate and timely quotations, and follow up on outstanding quotations with suppliers and customers to grow sales and customer base.
• Maintain, clean and organise shelves, and display stock according to merchandising standards and ensure displays are relevant to seasonal needs and enhance add-on sales.
• Record and report specific customer needs.
• Handle customer queries and complaints efficiently to ensure customer satisfaction.

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE/ COMPETENCIES

• Customer Service Focus
• How to analyse 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: 09 August 2024Please 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 PolicyApplicants 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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