Technical Sales Representative - Food Technologist

Aleon Pty Ltd; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 220,000 - 320,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food technology company in Johannesburg seeks a dedicated professional to promote and sell its products and services. Responsibilities include conducting application trials, customer training, and evaluating products on-site. The ideal candidate will hold a degree in Food Science, possess a valid driver's license, and communicate effectively in Afrikaans. A strong work ethic and willingness to travel are essential for this role. Join our team to drive product innovation and market development.

Qualifications

• Driver’s License is required.
• Excellent communication in Afrikaans is necessary.
• Strong work ethic and professionalism are essential.
• Excellent communication and relationship-building ability.
• Professional and reliable work ethic.
• Willingness to travel.
• Quality orientation and attention to detail.
• Resilience, energy and self-motivation.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent communication in Afrikaans.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product application trials and develop new products.
• Provide customer training and value-added technical advisory services.
• Evaluate products as required by clients on-site.
• Develop new products for butchers and factories to enhance market reach.
• Assist clients with technical advisory services in liaison with the Senior Food Technologist.
• Research and analyze potential new markets linked to client sales leads.
• Researching potential new markets for new business, analysing and reporting on sales leads linked to client.

Skills

Communication

Initiative

Teamwork

Problem solving

Reliability

Willingness to travel

Quality orientation

Resilience

Self-motivation

Mechanical aptitude

Afrikaans communication

Education

Degree in Food Science or equivalent

Job description

Main Purpose of the Job:

The main purpose of this role is to promote and sell the company's products and services to existing and potential clients.

Requirements

• A degree in Food Science or equivalent.
• Driver’s License.
• Ability to take initiative.
• Communication and Relationship building ability.
• Professionalism and reliability/ strong work ethic.
• Willingness to Travel.
• Quality orientation/ attention to detail.
• Resilience, energy, self- motivation.
• Mechanical aptitude.
• Excellent Communication in Afrikaans.

Competencies

• Communication.
• Teamwork.
• Quality orientation.
• Professionalism.
• Initiative.
• Team Management.
• Resilience.
• Service excellence.
• Problem solving.

Key Responsibilities:

• Product Application trials - Trials on new products and development of products and new markets.
• Customer training - Customer service value added technical advisory services.
• Testing & evaluation of products as required by clients (on site).
• New product development for Butchers and large factories that may be required in order to generate new markets.
• General customer service value adds and advisory technical services and back up to clients in liaison with Senior Food Technologist.
• Technical advisory services to butchers (this includes consulting on product quality, production capacities and efficiencies, implementation of quality control/assurance systems) in order to increase production output and shelf of products.
• Researching potential new markets for potential new business, analysing and reporting on sales leads linked to client.