Junior Branch Marketer - NTK Retail, Lephalale

VKB Agriculture; Lephalale; On-site; ZAR 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

VKB Group in Lephalale, Limpopo, is seeking a customer-focused salesperson to market agricultural merchandise and manage stock to ensure consistent availability for walk-in customers and via phone and email.

The role emphasizes stock control, merchandising, and building lasting client relationships, with fluency in English and Afrikaans and a willingness to undergo ongoing training.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 or NQF 4 required.
• Experience in agriculture retail advantageous.
• Knowledge of animal health and livestock medicine.
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Marketing and client service orientation.
• Team oriented.
• Willing to undergo continuous training.

Responsibilities

• Stock control.
• Stock orders.
• Marketing of agricultural commodities.
• Ad-hoc duties as required.
• Deliver high-standard customer service via walk-in, phone, and email.

Skills

Merchandising

Conflict management

Profit margins

Basic computer skills

Excel basics

Data entry

Organization

Problem solving

Negotiation

Interpersonal skills

Education

Grade 12 / NQF 4

Job description

Introduction to the VKB Group
The VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.

Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.

This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.

About the Role

Sells the organization’s merchandise according to agreed targets. Effectively market stock to customers, manage stock control to ensure constant availability of stock to clients.

Requirements

• Grade 12 or NQF 4
• Experience in agriculture retail environment would be to your advantage
• Knowledge of Animal Health and Livestock medicine: specifically, medicine for farm animals (like cattle, sheep, and goats) will serve as recommendation
• Fluent in English and Afrikaans, with strong verbal and written communication skills in both languages
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Orientation towards marketing and client service
• Team orientated
• Willing to undergo continuous training

Duties and Responsibilities

• Stock control
• Stock orders
• Marketing of agricultural commodities
• Other ad-hoc job related duties
• Continuously rendering customer service of high standard to walk-in customers and via telephonic and email medium

Skills

• Merchandising skills
• Conflict management skills
• Ability to calculate and interpret profit and profit margins
• Basic computer skills
• Excel Proficiency – Beginner Level:
  • Data Entry: Typing and editing text or numbers in cells.
  • Basic Formatting: Changing fonts, colours, and cell borders.
  • Simple Formulas: Using basic arithmetic and functions like SUM or AVERAGE.
  • Organization: Sorting, filtering, and freezing panes
• Problem solving skills
• Negotiation skills
• Sound sales and interpersonal skills

Other Information

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