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| Reference Number | AEC221207-7 |
| Pillar | AECI Plant Health |
| Job Title | Technical Advisor |
| Job Type Classification | Permanent |
| Number of Positions | 1 |
| Location – Town / Site | Central West Region |
| Location – Province | Western Cape |
| Location – Country | South Africa |
SPRAY PROGRAMS:
- Assume responsibility for the development of spray programs incorporating in-house products for the clients which integrate agrochemical and nutritional products and adhere to MRL guidelines and label recommendations.
- Use crop programmes and technical support services to drive sales strategies in the region.
- Monitor the correct implementation of recommendations.
- Carry out regular crop inspections during season to find solutions for problems found and make recommendations for corrective action to be taken
- Perform relevant in-house product trials on specific crops to build knowledge and confidence in products.
TRAINING:
- Apply functional expertise to organise training workshops for Crop Advisors on in-house products per crop integrating the full in-house range with Third Party products as required.
- Engage effectively with customers through the Turbo toolbox selling methodology.
- Provide technical support to Crop Advisors through training and on-field analysis across all product classes.
SALES SUPPORT:
- Work closely with Advisory Manager to compile a sales strategy for the respective Advisory team.
- Interact with key influencers in industry to promote in-house products and grow existing client base and act on leads for new products or programmes based on specifics of a crop or region.
- Execute the company NuWay strategy to grow in-house nutritional products and differentiate AECI Plant Health in the market place.
- Responsible for meeting sales budget targets as set by the company and broken down into the regions.
- Communicate product strategies with Portfolio Specialists and Regional Managers
- Work with Crop Associations and Exporters to offer AECI Plant Health solutions for better management of residues and to create awareness of AECI Plant Health products and services.
- Meet budget targets as set by the company
- Communicate product strategies with Portfolio Managers
SALES MEETINGS:
- Work closely with Advisory Manager, Advisory Specialist and Regional Manager in the area to determine the strategy and sales budget of in-house products.
- Set up budget per product and Crop Advisors on in-house products to enable them to include these into regional budgets and forecasts.
Responsible for the technical support and training of Crop Advisors on in-house products to enable them to include these into regional budgets and forecasts.
Qualifications & Experience:
- Minimum educational requirement Grade 12 with post matric tertiary qualification of a B.Agric/B.Sc Agric degree.
- Must possess AVCASA or BASOS accreditation and be prepared to work towards acquiring both accreditations within a reasonable period of time.
- Minimum of 5 years post graduate experience in the agricultural industry
Agrochemicals and/or agriculture and/or nutrition:
- Must possess good customer relationship skills.
- Must possess technical and agrochemical knowledge.
- Computer literate MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
- Knowledge of .NET would be advantageous.
- A sound working knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental practices is essential.
- Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license, have own reliable transport and be medically fit to drive.
- Must be able to travel to support all allocated Crop Advisors and service cross-border clients if required.
- Ability to work independently.
- Must possess good communication (verbal and written), planning, organisation, presentation, technical, people and presentation skills.
- Must be safety orientated
- Possess the ability to solve problems systematically
How to apply: