SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
Regional Sales Manager required for a company based in Paarl
Company overview / Industry:
Supplying greenhouse films, agricultural plastics, substrates, and farming inputs to nurseries and farmers — essentially agri supplies and horticulture
Position overview:
The role will entail the maintaining of key customers as well as the forging of new customer relationships. The manger would work closely with directors in analysing market potential, forecasting and managing stock orders with the imports team.
Requirements / Qualifications:
- An understanding or background in the agricultural industry while not essential would be greatly advantageous
- Must hold a formal degree or diploma
- Proven work experience in senior sales and management (regional sales manager, area manager or similar senior sales role)
- Ability to measure and analyse key sales performance indicators.
- Understanding of warehouse operations
- Strong organizational skills and problem-solving attitude, with the emotional maturity to handle any issues in a mature professional manner.
- Ability to communicate well within a team as well excellent customer relation manner.
- Availability to travel as needed for the company
Key Responsibilities:
- Create regional sales plans and quotas in alignment with business objectives.
- Managing sales of Key customers and maintaining customer satisfaction
- Establishing new markets and sales within the Western Cape.
- Evaluate the market and report on results with directors.
- Liaise with warehouse manager to support deliveries and orders.
- Addressing potential problems and suggesting prompt and pragmatic solutions.
