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Job Description

• Agrinet, a wholesale supplier and distributor of a wide range of products that cater to the hardware retail, industrial and irrigation markets in Africa is looking for Irrigation Market Development Manager to Spearhead Agrinet’s irrigation growth strategy, focusing on expanding market share, optimising product portfolios, and achieving sustainable profitability across South Africa and neighbouring markets. The role requires a strategic leader with deep irrigation sector expertise, proven commercial acumen, and the ability to align cross-functional teams to deliver measurable growth.

 Market Development and Growth Strategy

• Develop a comprehensive growth plan for the irrigation sector that aligns with Agrinet’s broader commercial objectives.
• Conduct in-depth industry research to identify new opportunities in farming, horticulture, landscaping, and infrastructure projects.
• Evaluate competitor performance and identify potential threats and gaps in the market to position Agrinet as a leading choice.
• Define and implement pricing models that support profitability while remaining competitive.
• Collaborate with internal teams to simplify and streamline the irrigation product range, ensuring it remains relevant to client requirements.
• Maintain ongoing engagement with irrigation associations and professional bodies to keep Agrinet at the forefront of industry standards.

 Sales and Revenue Achievement

• Translate company revenue objectives into clear sales targets for the irrigation portfolio.
• Build and maintain strong partnerships with distributors, retailers, and direct clients to secure continued sales growth.
• Implement structured account management practices that ensure retention and expansion of key clients.
• Monitor sales trends across all irrigation categories and implement corrective actions when targets are not met.
• Lead negotiations with clients and partners to secure long-term agreements that strengthen Agrinet’s presence.
• Collaborate with finance teams to ensure accurate forecasting and budget alignment.

 Team Leadership and Capability Development

• Provide clear leadership to the technical and specialist irrigation sales team by defining roles, responsibilities, and expectations.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, coaching sessions, and mentorship to improve individual and team capability.
• Identify training needs within the team and create structured learning opportunities that enhance technical expertise.
• Design and deliver product training sessions to both internal staff and external clients to promote correct application of irrigation solutions.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and innovation within the sales force. Ensure succession planning by developing future leaders within the team.

 Data-Driven Insights and Reporting

• Collect and analyse sales and client data to produce meaningful insights that inform strategy and execution.
• Prepare comprehensive monthly and quarterly reports for senior management with actionable recommendations.
• Use customer relationship management tools to monitor performance and identify opportunities for improved client engagement.
• Benchmark Agrinet’s irrigation performance against competitor activity to support decision-making.
• Monitor trends in input costs and currency impacts that affect profitability and adapt strategies accordingly.
• Share insights with cross-functional teams to enable data-driven planning and prioritisation.

 Innovation, Technology and Process Improvement

• Identify and evaluate new irrigation technologies that can be added to the Agrinet portfolio to strengthen competitiveness.
• Work with procurement and logistics teams to ensure efficient supply chain processes and reduce delays.
• Implement best practice methods in irrigation sales management that improve productivity and client outcomes.
• Lead product introduction projects by coordinating with suppliers, internal departments, and clients.
• Develop initiatives that simplify sales processes and increase efficiency for both the sales team and distribution partners.
• Recommend operational improvements that reduce cost while maintaining product and service quality.

Job Requirements

• Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Sales Management, Business Administration, Irrigation Science (SABI), Agricultural Engineering, or a related field. Relevant certification or accreditation in irrigation system design, installation, or water management is preferred.
• Requirements: At least 5 years in a senior leadership or management role overseeing a national or regional sales team. Demonstrated success in developing and executing sales strategies in agricultural, irrigation, or allied industries.

 Closing date: 11 November 2025

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Job Description

• Senwes is seeking the services of a Business Analyst to gather and analyse business specifications, manage IT-related projects, ensure quality assurance, and oversee documentation and training initiatives.

Business Requirements/Specifications

• Identify areas for improvement in existing systems (GAP analysis).
• Communicate gaps in existing systems with senior personnel.
• Recommend improvement initiatives to business stakeholders.
• Propose new system development ideas based on business needs.
• Communicate business requirements to development teams (serve as liaison between business and technical teams).
• Assist with screen design and provide recommendations.
• Compile formal business requirement specifications.

Project Management

• Lead and coordinate IT-related business projects from initiation to completion.
• Define project scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Monitor and report on project timelines, risks, and progress to stakeholders.
• Facilitate regular project meetings and maintain project documentation.
• Ensure resource alignment and adherence to project plans.
• Collaborate across departments to ensure successful implementation and change management.

Documentation

• Support documentation efforts for new and existing system developments.
• Develop and maintain process flows and business requirement documentation.
• Guide teams on appropriate documentation formats and standards.

Training

• Conduct training sessions and demonstrations for new system functionalities.
• Support change management by equipping users with adequate training material and system understanding.

Quality Assurance

• Test and validate system enhancements and bug fixes.
• Perform quality checks on new system developments and integrations.
• Review screen designs, data flows, and process completeness.
• Report findings and suggest enhancements for system accuracy and efficiency.

Job Requirements

• Qualifications: Relevant Financial or IT degree.
• Requirements (South Africa): At least 3 years' relevant experience. Basic Financial understanding, business Systems and IT Procedures.

Closing date: 28 November 2025.

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Purpose of the Job

• Ensure the effective operation and maintenance of the Hinterland Store Environment.

Responsibilities:

• General Administration.
• Compile self-audit reports monthly.
• Complete all relevant reports on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Ensure correct filing, process and quantities of Stock Control.
• Ensure effective control of stock cards with stock quantities.
• Ensure that all email/telephonic enquiries are referred and followed up.
• Manage and report on spending against budget.
• Manage consignment stock admin.
• Monthly reporting on marketing events and promotion projects involved.
• Contract performance management plans with staff.
• Develop staff to full potential.
• Ensure and support candidates during Inhouse training.
• Identify potential for accelerated development.
• Manage and control staff.
• Support candidates during development process.
• Manage Budget in the Warehouse Environment.
• Achieving actual result set for Warehouse.
• Set of Marketing plan with actions.
• Manage Sales in the Warehouse Environment.
• Ensure customer service.
• Manage stock in store.
• Monitor security and safety.

Job Requirements
Requirements:

• National Senior Certificate.
• At least 2 years relevant experience in a store environment, with one year on a supervisory level. 
• Relevant Agricultural product knowledge.

Skills/ Competencies:

• Great communication skills.
• POS and SAP knowledge.
• Planning and organising.

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Job Description

• Responsible for assisting customers in the selection and purchase of agricultural products, ensuring that they receive excellent customer service and that sales goals are met. Duties and Responsibilities: - Responsible for customer service and sales - Provide assistance with stock management

Job Requirements

• Experience: 1 year experience in a direct sales environment.
• Qualification: National Senior Certificate

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Job Description

• Senwes is seeking the services of a Senior Creditor Controller To oversee and control the full creditors function through effective management of reconciliations, dispute resolution, vendor relationships, and payment processes, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and financial integrity. 

Creditors Accounts control

• Verify the completeness and accuracy of reconciliations for all active accounts on a monthly basis.
• Review reconciliations containing high-value or aged reconciling items and ensure appropriate follow-up.
• Investigate long-outstanding items on vendor statements and system balances.
• Conduct sample invoice reviews to ensure compliance with Income Tax and VAT legislation.
• Report material reconciling items promptly to stakeholders to uphold audit and accounting cut-off principles.
• Test vendor accounts to confirm accuracy, completeness, and validity of entries.
• Review and approve vendor payment batches, rebates, and discounts.
• Monitor the GRIR account to identify and resolve aged items.
• Recover debit balances from vendors and liaise with Legal to pursue bad debt recovery.
• Report potential bad debts to stakeholders and ensure appropriate provisions are raised.
• Track and report the progress of outstanding claims and track the time to process.
• Calculate and report losses on interest where applicable.

Assist with the optimisation of systems, processes, and procedures

• Assist in reviewing the relevance and efficiency of current systems, processes, and procedures.
• Identify areas of non-compliance, inefficiency, or obsolescence, and recommend improvements.
• Support the implementation of system and process enhancements to improve operational effectiveness.
• Recommend and coordinate relevant training initiatives based on identified skill gaps.
• Ensure implementation of internal audit and operational control recommendations. 

Creditors Analysis & Financial Optimisation

• Analyse invoice and statement processing to identify cost-saving opportunities, enhance credit terms, and maximise rebate and discount margins.
• Assess future-dated payments to support negotiation efforts aimed at increasing payment discounts and improving cash flow management.
• Evaluate creditors’ processing timelines to optimise stock management, payment terms, and minimise manual interventions through reporting.
• Provide analytical insights to support informed decision-making and strengthen financial position. 

Relationship management

• Liaise with Internal and External Auditors during annual audit processes.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors.
• Communicate effectively across departments to promote compliance with standard operating procedures.
• Support the drafting and rollout of communications to drive adoption of automated processes and continuous improvements.

Employee Development and Management

• Identify and facilitate professional development opportunities for direct reports in line with personal development plans.
• Set Key Performance Areas (KPAs) and ensure accountability for performance outcomes.
• Supervise, mentor, and guide employees to achieve departmental objectives.
• Delegate responsibilities effectively and monitor progress against assigned duties.
• Conduct performance evaluations, provide feedback, and motivate employees to achieve optimal results.
• Manage staff leave to maintain adequate operational capacity.

Dispute resolutions

• Manage and resolve material disputes with stakeholders and vendors in a timely and professional manner.
• Escalate unresolved disputes to management to ensure prompt resolution and minimal business disruption.

Job Requirements

• Qualifications: Completed SAIPA (BCom degree with articles) or CIMA.
• Requirements (South Africa): At least 2 years relevant experience (candidates who have experience in management will receive preference).
• Proficient in ERP systems such as SAP (FI/AP module) or equivalent; strong Microsoft Excel skills (advanced formulas, reconciliations, reporting); familiarity with Power BI or similar analytical/reporting tools; working knowledge of electronic banking and payment systems.
• Solid understanding of accounts payable processes, financial accounting principles (IFRS/GAAP), VAT and Income Tax compliance, and audit and internal control requirements.

Closing date: 07 November 2025.

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• The successful candidate will be primarily responsible to perform all analyses in the applicable section of the laboratory with the focus on operating most advanced equipment and following most advanced techniques.

Responsibilities:

• Perform chemical analyses according to standard methods and SOPs.
• Operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot advanced analytical instruments, including ICP.
• Ensure accurate, reliable results and meet turnaround times.
• Manage and maintain stock of chemicals, standards, and consumables.
• Evaluate results and escalate issues or deviations to supervisors.
• Perform tasks in line with ISO 17025 and SANAS technical signatory requirements.
• Assist in managing and coordinating laboratory-based projects.

Job Requirements

• National Senior Certificate (Matric).
• National Higher Diploma in Analytical Chemistry or a B.Sc. Degree.
• At least 1-year relevant laboratory experience using ICP or similar advanced analytical instrumentation and techniques.
• Solid understanding of ISO 17025 requirements
• Computer literate, especially in laboratory information systems and analytical software
• Skilled in planning and organisation

Closing Date: 3 November 2025

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Job Description

• Maintain administrative functions of branch effectively. Duties and Responsibilities: - Receiving Administration - Reports Administration - General Administration

Job Requirements

• Experience: No experience required
• Qualification: National Senior Certificate

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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• The effective and accurate administration of the Parts department in a Branch to ensure efficiency of department.

RECEIVING ADMINISTRATION:

Core Tasks:

• Receive delivery notes 
• Gather JD and other suppliers invoices electronically for receiving process
• Link invoices with delivery notes and Equip orders
• Capture invoice on system
• Verify accuracy of receiving information on the system
• Obtain authorization for claims 
• Create claims for shortages and overages 
• Follow up on outstanding claims and orders
• Keep filing up to date
• Report back on actions taken to Manager
• Assist with ad hoc receiving duties as and when required

REPORTS ADMINISTRATION:

Core Tasks:

Daily:

• Generate reports from system (Credit notes, Outstanding picking slips, outstanding customer orders, outstanding quotations, quantity reports, outstanding inter branch transfers, lost sales)
• Forward reports to relevant parties for further action
• Verify information on credit report with source documents
• Follow up on outstanding documents / information
• Forward to management for authorization
• File completed documents

Weekly:

• Generate reports from system (outstanding claims, shipping documents, outstanding purchase order, negative on hand report, BIN location report)
• Forward reports to relevant parties for further actions
• Follow up on outstanding documents / information
• Forward to management for authorisation
• File completed documents

Monthly:

• Receive courier reports
• Reconcile reports with source documents
• Create order for payment
• Obtain authorization
• File completed documents

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION:

Core Tasks:

• Generate reports for stock taking
• Assist in quarterly stock taking
• Capture count sheets on system
• Generate variance report
• Forward report to relevant parties for further actions
• Follow up on outstanding documents / information
• Forward to management for authorization
• Generate stock take update report
• File completed documents
• Order General office stationery
• Capture VVA source documents on system
• Administration of interdepartmental purchases
• Filing of source documents
• Capture employee transactions on behalf of employees on intranet
• Administration and reconciliation of trip sheet and vehicle documentation
• Dispatch administration
• Handle general queries from customers and internal staff

Job Requirements
JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Qualifications: National Senior Certificate
• Requirements: At least 1 year with general office administration