Agronomist / Senior Area Manager - Crop Protection / Fertilizer - Limpopo at Prostaff Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Minimum requirements for the role:

• A BSc or BAgric degree or diploma or related qualification is preferred but not essential.
• The successful candidate must be passionate about agriculture.
• Previous experience managing distributors or agents is preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience having worked as an Agronomist or related role within the fertilizer, agrochemical or related agricultural markets is preferred but not essential.
• Previous experience having worked with citrus, avocados and macadamias etc is preferred but not essential.
• The company is happy to train the right person on their product range.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Managing customers, developing new business, conducting trials, technically supporting farmers and agents in the region, building lasting relationships and providing product training to sales staff and or distributors/agents within the Limpopo region.  
• Providing technical training and distributor support.
• Creating and conducting marketing trials and activities to influence and support sales of various products, seeds and crop solutions.
• Planning and presenting technical training sessions to agents and growers.
• Managing forecasts and planning models to ensure continuous product supply.
• Developing strategic marketing strategies for the region.
• Developing and implementing in-field product demonstrations.
• Investigating, capturing and communicating aspects of key crop production.
• Identifying key crop, product and market opportunities and threats from competitors.
• Keeping abreast of market, trade and competitor activities in order to revise strategies to meet changing requirements.
• Building and retaining strong customer relationships with farmers and agents.
• Ensuring strategy plans are in line with various agents promoting and developing the product range in the region.
• Visiting farmers yearly with agents and distributors.