Agricultural Manager at FNB South Africa

Job Description

• To protect and grow the business market share within the agricultural market segment.

Hello, Future Agricultural Manager

• Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.
• As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:

• Achieve net profit growth for Group.
• Structure and compile complex primary and secondary- Agri transactions/applications for all major commodities
• Manage target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs for a range of functional areas to increase cost efficiency.
• Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external parties to support the sales strategy.
• Negotiate at a senior level.
• Maintenance of expert knowledge on relevant legislative amendments, industry best practices, provision of proactive advice and solutions to relevant stakeholders.
• Provide sales support efficiencies and services in order to ensure retention of clients.
• Develop rigorous business cases to drive new, differentiated market growth strategies (e.g. new product and market development) as well as defensive strategies to maintain market share.
• Able to train, mentor and lead a team
• Ensure compliance with audit requirements.
• Assess and evaluate credit risk through quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• To monitor existing exposures and recommend credit decisions related to excesses.
• Develop a deep understanding of the technical trends, commercial market, competition and trends in the market.
• Research and identify new entrants in the relevant industries.
• Assess opportunities and threats from these entrants.
• Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analyzing trends and data.
• Business travel abroad will be required.  

You will be an ideal candidate if you have: 

• BCom / BSc Agriculture
• Experience: Minimum 10 years in Financial Sector/Baking with at least 5 years in the Agri Sector

You will have access to: 

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are:  

• Curious & courageous - you are driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you are brave enough to
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.