DUR001242 – KEY ACCOUNT MANAGER/BIOSPECIALIST (KZN – HILTON)

Purpose of the Job:

A company that produces natural and sustainable crop and soil care products is looking for an experienced and knowledgeable Key Account Manager / Biospecialist for the KZN region.

Required Qualifications

  1. Tertiary in Agric/BSc, Environmental/Natural Sciences
  2. Avcasa

Technical Competencies & Experience:

  1. Experience with relevant crops in area, e.g. maize, citrus, grapes, potatoes
  2. Experience with products relevant to crops in area
  3. Experience with relevant pest and diseases frequenting crops in area
  4. Experience in Agriculture, farming practices, biological solutions
  5. Experience in sales/business development
  6. Experience with and knowledge of biological products/ BioStimulants
  7. MS – Excel, Word, Powerpoint
  8. Business systems – Pipedrive, IDU
  9. Valid Drivers licence & extensive travelling
  10. Margins, mark ups and GP
  11. Reporting

Behavioural Competencies:

  1. Excellent written & oral communication skills
  2. Attention to Detail
  3. Decision Making
  4. Delegation
  5. Negotiation skills + persuasive
  6. Planning and Organising
  7. Problem Solving + resourceful
  8. Tenacity
  9. Time Management

Remuneration:

Market-related

IMPORTANTOnly shortlisted candidates meeting the above criteria will be considered. If you do not hear from us within two weeks of applying, please consider yourself unsuccessful.

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