Technical Sales Representative - Food Technologist

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

Job summary

A leading employment agency is looking for a motivated individual to promote and sell their products and services. This role involves conducting product application trials, providing training, and offering technical advisory services to clients. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Food Science, excellent communication skills in Afrikaans, and a strong work ethic. The position is based in Johannesburg, and a valid Driver’s License is required.

Qualifications

• A degree in Food Science or equivalent is required.
• Excellent communication skills in Afrikaans are essential.
• Candidates must have a valid Driver's License.

Responsibilities

• Conduct product application trials and develop new products.
• Provide customer training and technical advisory services.
• Test and evaluate products on-site as required by clients.
• Develop new products for butchers and large factories.
• Research potential new markets for business opportunities.

Skills

Communication

Relationship building

Problem solving

Teamwork

Resilience

Initiative

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.