Technical Advisor

Yara International ASA; Durban; On-site; ZAR 30 000 - 70 000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Technical Advisor to drive sales and marketing of animal nutrition products. This role involves building relationships with clients, monitoring market conditions, and providing technical support to ensure a strong customer base. The ideal candidate will have a background in agriculture, particularly in animal nutrition, and at least five years of sales experience. Join a diverse team committed to addressing key challenges in resource scarcity and food security. This role offers an exciting opportunity to make a significant impact in the animal nutrition sector.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of sales experience in the agriculture or animal nutrition industry.
• Tertiary qualification in Agriculture preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain customer relationships to secure long-term partnerships.
• Monitor market conditions and develop strategies to meet sales targets.
• Assist customers with technical information and recommendations.

Skills

Sales Experience

Customer Relationship Management

Technical Knowledge in Animal Nutrition

Market Analysis

Education

Tertiary Qualification in Agriculture

Job description

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We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity, and environmental change.

About the Unit

Yara Animal Nutrition's operations in South Africa include a raw materials processing plant as well as sales and distribution across the country, selling mineral feed supplements to feed producers and farmers across Southern Africa and selected international markets. Globally, Yara was founded in 1905 to address the emerging famine in Europe. Yara has a worldwide presence with about 17,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries.

Responsibilities

The Technical Advisor's key deliverables will be the sales and marketing of Yara Animal Nutrition’s products. The advisor will primarily cover Limpopo.

• Maintain and further develop the local customer base to ensure our position as the preferred supplier of feed phosphates, feed-grade urea, and related animal nutrition products.
• Visit existing and new clients to secure long-term partnerships for both the company and the clients.
• Build relationships through customer visits and promote Yara products, including visits to farmers, feedlots, co-op branches, head offices, mixing plants, etc.
• Participate in and build relationships at agricultural shows, farmers’ days, and auctions.
• Monitor market conditions and develop strategies to meet sales targets for volume, margins, and expenses.
• Assist customers with technical information and recommendations in collaboration with nutritionists.
• Check customer orders, prepare sales quotations, and follow up on the order process.
• Handle customer queries and claims efficiently and effectively.
• Compile and monitor the annual and monthly sales and expense budgets for the area, ensuring adherence.

Profile

Tertiary qualification in Agriculture is preferred.

At least 5 years of sales experience in a related industry.

Background in animal nutrition, feed nutrition, feed milling, or farming is required.

Bi-lingual in English and Afrikaans is preferable.

It is a condition of employment to reside within Limpopo province as an advisor for this region.

Knowledge grows through differences

Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that fostering diversity and inclusion is both the right and smart approach. To support this, Yara has integrated Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) into our business strategy, with over 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassador networks.

As part of our recruitment process, where permitted by law, we may conduct reference and background checks. These will only be performed when deemed necessary for the role, and candidates will be informed beforehand by HR.