Job Vacancies at Plennegy Group

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develops joint-business-plans for key customers, customer sales plans for the balance of customers
• Implements and monitors such strategy on a weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual basis.
• Consistently achieves monthly, quarterly, and annual sales targets.
• Maximizes opportunities for closing a sale and drives market penetration, through sound commercial discussion and negotiation.
• Identifies priority products for his/her area, phased annually, seasonally, and monthly.
• Identifies priority customers in line with the priority products in his/her area.
• Canvasses existing and potential customers regularly in accordance with pre-determined sales routes, calling cycles and appointments.
• Updates existing and potential customers regularly with regards to product information, price lists, point of sales, specials etc.
• Drives priority products based on customer needs, internal strategy, and product benefits.
• Ensures that orders are executed correctly and timeously.
• Contacts customers regularly as per the call cycle, as well as pre-empting and addressing any potential problems swiftly and efficiently.
• Provides necessary advice and information which will ensure that the products are utilized to their maximum potential.
• Identifies and/or develops promotion/advertising opportunities in his/her sales area, ensuring a suitable return on investment is achieved.
• Participates actively in the planning and conducting of exhibitions, show-displays and in-store promotions, managing all expense to within the agreed budget. 
• Plans, coordinates, distributes/shares promotion and advertising material such as product profiles, brochures, leaflets, bulletins, posters, display boards and product samples.
• Completes orders clearly and legibly, and with all details as prescribed.
• Supplies and updates stock forecasting budgets as and when required.
• Regularly submits feedback, expense claims and any other reports as may be required.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (essential)
• A tertiary qualification, preferably a Marketing Degree (NQF 7, preferential).
• 3 years’ experience as a sales representative, preferably in the agricultural industry

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Under supervision from the Cleaning manager and Senior Machine Operator: Clean simulation samples for QC tests.
• Under supervision from the Cleaning manager and Senior Machine Operator: Clean small and medium seed lots.
• Ensure simulation machines are cleaned and inspected before work commence and report any machine faults to Cleaning Manager.
• Assist with bi-annual stock take

REQUIREMENTS:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (essential)
• 1 Year Experience as a General Worker (preferential)

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RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Identifies priority products for his/her area, phased annually, seasonally and monthly.
• Identifies priority customers in line with the priority products in his/her area.
• Is responsible for formulating a customer Sales plan. Implement and monitor such a strategy on a weekly and monthly basis.
• Canvasses existing and potential customers regularly in accordance with pre-determined sales routes, calling cycles and appointments.
• Updates existing and potential customers regularly with regard to product information, price lists, specials etc.
• Ensures that orders are executed correctly and timeously.
• Contacts customers regularly, pre-empting and addressing any potential problems swiftly and efficiently.
• Provides necessary advice and information which will ensure that the products are utilized to their maximum potential.
• Identifies promotion/advertising needs in his/her sales area.
• Participates actively in the planning, conducting and evaluation of product trials and demonstrations, and presentation of field days.
• Completes orders clearly and legibly, and with all details as prescribed.
• Regularly submits weekly reports, expense claims and any other reports as may be required from time to time.
• Assists with the collection of outstanding debts.

REQUIREMENTS:

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 National Senior Certificate (essential)
• Tertiary Education in Marketing/Agriculture (preferential)

Legal:

• Drivers Licence (Essential)

Experience:

• At least 2-3 years experience as a sales representative in the seed industry.