Technical Sales Representative - Food Technologist

Express Employment Professionals; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment agency in Johannesburg is seeking a Food Technologist to promote and sell food products and services. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Food Science, excellent communication skills in Afrikaans, and a strong work ethic. Responsibilities include customer training, product trials, and market research. A Driver’s License and willingness to travel are required. This role involves close interaction with clients and advising on product quality. Competitive remuneration offered.

Qualifications

• A degree in Food Science or equivalent.
• Driver’s License.
• Ability to take initiative.
• Professionalism and reliability / strong work ethic.
• Willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product application trials and develop products for new markets.
• Provide customer training and technical advisory services.
• Test and evaluate products as required by clients.
• Research potential new markets and analyze sales leads.

Skills

Communication and relationship-building skills

Quality orientation / attention to detail

Resilience, energy, self-motivation

Mechanical aptitude

Excellent communication in Afrikaans

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 skills.
• 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 - providing customer service and technical advisory services.
• Testing & evaluation of products as required by clients (on site).
• Developing new products for butchers and large factories to generate new markets.
• Providing general customer service, technical advisory services, and backup to clients in liaison with the Senior Food Technologist.
• Offering technical advisory services to butchers, including consulting on product quality, production capacities, efficiencies, and implementing quality control/assurance systems to increase production output and shelf life.
• Researching potential new markets, analyzing, and reporting on sales leads linked to clients.