Industry: Agriculture, Forestry & Fishing
Job category: Agriculture, Forestry, Environmental and Fishing
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
About our company
Quantum Foods is a diversified feeds, poultry and egg business providing quality animal protein to selected South African and African markets. The Group is listed on the JSE main board in the “Farming and Fishing” sector under the share code QFH. Quantum Foods has fully integrated egg and broiler businesses with access to superior genetics in both fields. The Feed Producing Unit has state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and a strategic alliance with an international company to ensure cutting edge technology transfer. Quantum Foods’ head office is situated in the town of Wellington in the Western Cape.
Introduction
Quantum Foods has a career opportunity at its Nova Feeds Factory in Paterson for a Technical Advisor to join our dynamic team. This position will report directly to the Regional Sales Manager and will be servicing clients in the Eastern Cape (Tsitsikamma, Somerset East, Cradock) with Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth) as preferred town of residence.
Responsibilities
- Achieve and maintain allocated sales budget
- Structured visits and technical support to customers (mainly ruminant and some monogastric animals)
- Monitor farm feed quality and handling of complaints
- Administer sales documents and reports
- Report functional information
- Execute Marketing plan implemented by the Sales Manager
Qualifications
- At least 2-4 years’ experience in similar position
- Experience in milking from pasture-based systems would be advantageous
- Knowledge of pasture management would be advantageous
- Efficient in the use of Microsoft Office
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Highly motivated
- Problem solving and decision making
- Good analytical skills to interpret and convey data
- Team player
- Ethical conduct and professionalism
- Prioritize and effective time management
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own reliable transport
At Quantum Foods we are committed to Employment Equity and offer a competitive salary package and benefits.
CLOSING DATE: 27 September 2024
Please note that candidates who do not receive a response from us within 14 days after the closing date should accept that they were not successful.
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