Responsibilities:

Protect and Grow Market Share

• Compile the marketing plan.
• Conduct market research and gather market intelligence.
• Analyse current market share.

Nurture Relationships with all Stakeholders

• Ensure excellent relations between suppliers, Hinterland managers and credit managers.
• Act as liaise with Hinterland and Credit managers on a continuous basis.
• Communicate discounts and price structures and review, when necessary, with Category lead: Animal Care.

Market the Competitive Products and Service Offering

• Ensure added value and improve comfortable access to services and products.
• Provide solutions to livestock farmers acting as liaise with supplier representatives.
• Sell animal care products and animal feeds to selected customers.
• Provide information about competitive prices, discounts and quality of suppliers to customers.

Compile and Monitor Financial Targets

• Provide Animal feed and animal care products in the compilation of budget in accordance to guidelines.
• Analyse income and report on variances

Requirements:

• Diploma or Bachelor’s degree in Agricultural science or equivalent tertiary qualification
• Knowledge of livestock farming, or animal feed / animal care product sales.
• 5 years relevant experience in Agri retail sales; marketing; animal feed or animal care and relationship management.