Sales Rep - Agriculture - machinery or fertilizer

SUMMARY:
My client is seeking a seasoned Business Development Executive with experience in the agriculture sector, with the preferred experience being in agricultural machinery eg irrigation systems, tractor accessories, fertilizer
Your areas of responsibility will be in the Free State and part of the Cape.
Remote working is preferred.

POSITION INFO:
Key competencies:

• Strategic sales Planning
• Business Partnering
• Marketing Strategy
• Marketing Metrics
• Customer Relationship Management
• Opportunity Management

Experience / qualifications:

• 5- 8 years’ sales and marketing experience within Farming industry 
• Understanding of Sales, Marketing & Project management 

Some responsibilities:

• Establishes a long-term marketing strategy aligned with the overall marketing goals and objectives.
• Translates and adapt the strategy into operational plans (ie. Pricing) across the marketing mix including elements of analysis, planning, implementation and control.
• Ensures consistency of business plan implementation across the marketing/sales functions.
• Measures progress of the activities against objectives.
• Assesses the potential impact of wider environmental forces on the business strategy (. culture, ethics, economics, politics, legal frameworks and sustainability).
• Facilitates and coordinates departments, marketing, segments, and organization’s counterparts to ensure continuous alignment between organizational strategies and investments.

Channel Distribution

• Coordinates the implementation of channel strategy with other organizational stakeholders (e.g. sales, technology, etc.).
• Monitors and manages the effectiveness of channel performance and utilization of channel resources.
• Liaises with product and brand managers to facilitate the launch of new products via distribution channels.
• Builds and maintains long term relationships with channel members.

 

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