Regional Commercial Manager Cereal Seeds - Cape Town, South Africa - Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd

Thabo Mthembu

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Minimum requirements for the role:


  • Must have a Masters degree in Agriculture, Agronomy or equivalent
  • Minimum 5 years cereals seed production experience in the Western Cape is essential for this role
  • Must have an Authorised SANSOR Inspector Certification
  • Must have sales management or key account management experience
  • Experience and knowledge of the cereals Seed market, marketplace dynamics, competitive environments, and customer will be required
  • Good communication skills, specifically in English and Afrikaans, with the ability to interface with internal and external stakeholders of all levels, will be required
***- Collecting, handling, treating and cleaning of breeder seed at the production site in the Western Cape.

  • Responsible for all breeder, foundation, inspection, and certification of seed productions from orders from licensed Agricultural businesses.
  • Processing, treating, bagging and labelling products according to National Sansor and Dep Agricultural specifications.
  • Ensuring the quality of seed comply with Certification requirements of Sansor & internal standards.
  • Collecting feedback on quality and Service as seen by the customers; correcting issues and preventing recurrence.
  • Coordinating sales quantities, sale excess seed and transportation.
  • Coordinating the collection of seed sale invoicing and royalties.
  • Contracting of hectares to enable delivery of the required seed volumes per crop.
  • Delivering the agreed volumes as per production plan.
  • Ensuring the availability of foundation seed in time at the agreed quantities and within quality and purity specifications.
  • Developing and directing regional business strategies and plans consistent with overall marketing and sales strategy.
  • Developing Market Information, Budgets, Forecasts, Business Planning, Partnership Agreements etc.
  • Establishing productive and professional relationships with key personnel at assigned customer accounts.
  • Responsible for all Farmers days, Sponsorship, Cultivar presentations and development, Product branding visibility, Promotion and Marketing activities for the region.
  • Providing guidance and advice to producers regarding different cereals crops & cultivation practice.

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