My client in the Agricultural industry is looking for an experienced Regional Manager in the Western Cape province.
Minimum requirements
- Strong leadership abilities
- B.Com/B.Sc or equivalent qualification
- Sales experience and network of clients
Responsibilities
- Revenue and profitability: Achieve the region’s revenue and profitability targets
- Employee lifecycle management: Manage the entire employee lifecycle, including recruitment, induction, performance management, and growth and development to motivate, engage, and retain staff
- Mentorship: Provide quality mentorship for TSRs, upholding the company’s values
- Selling activities management: Direct the region’s selling activities, including resource deployment and customer interactions
- Forecasting and sales tracking: Responsible for the region’s forecasting and sales tracking
- Vision setting and business planning: Set the vision for the region and develop and adhere to a business plan to attain this vision
- Market trend evaluation: Evaluate market trends, gather competitive information, and identify trends that affect current and future growth of regional sales and profitability
- Decision making: Analyze information and evaluate results to make the best decisions in solving problems and providing direction, support, and assistance to the region
- Task efficiency: Develop specific plans and goals to accomplish tasks efficiently
- Team spirit: Encourage and build team spirit among staff, fostering mutual respect and cooperation
- Opportunity identification: Identify and exploit new opportunities to benefit the company
Knowledge and Skills
- General fertilizer knowledge
- Plant and animal nutrition expertise
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of the agriculture industry or similar (e.g., forestry)
- Staff and relationship management skills
- Business development skills
IMPORTANT:
- Applications close 30 September 2024
- If you do not receive feedback within 14 days, your application is unsuccessful
- Only applications submitted via the Ditto Jobs platform will be considered
- Only candidates who meet all our client's minimum requirements will be contacted
