Technical Advisor Crop Protection - Johannesburg, South Africa - Mayfly Agri (Pty) Ltd
Description
Minimum requirements for the role:
- Must have a B.Agric/B.Sc Agric degree
- Minimum of 5 years postgraduate experience in the agricultural industry in Nutrition and/or agrochemicals and/or agriculture is essential
- Must possess BASOS accreditation and be prepared to work towards acquiring an AVCASA accreditation within a reasonable period of time
- Technical and agrochemical knowledge will be required
- Must be computer literate in MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook) and knowledge of.
- Must have a valid drivers license, have own reliable transport and be able to travel to support all allocated Crop Advisors and service crossborder clients, if required
- Developing spray programs incorporating inhouse products for the Crop Advisors, which integrate agrochemical, and nutritional products and adhering to MRL guidelines and label recommendations.
- Using crop programs and technical support services to drive sales strategies in the region.
- Monitoring the correct implementation of recommendations and liaising with the Advisory Manager in terms of corrective action, where necessary.
- Carrying out regular crop inspections during season to find solutions for problems found and make recommendations for corrective action to be taken.
- Performing relevant inhouse product trials on specific crops in collaboration with the Portfolio Managers to build knowledge and confidence in products.
- Providing technical support to Crop Advisors through training and onfield analysis across all product classes.
- Investigating and addressing customer complaints that may lead to a claim following the correct claim procedure to log a claim.
- Completing all investigation reports and following up on progress and finding solutions to prevent/manage the claim within a reasonable period of time.
- Ensuring implementation of the solution to prevent the claim escalating and keeping Management updated on the progress.
- Working closely with the Advisory Manager to compile a sales strategy for the Advisory Team.
- Interacting with key influencers in industry to promote inhouse products and grow existing client base.
- Acting on leads for new products or new programmes based on the specifics of a crop or region.
- Meeting sales budget targets as set by the Company and broken down into the Regions.
- Communicating product strategies with Portfolio Managers and Regional Managers.
- Working with Crop Associations and Exporters to offer plant health solutions for better management of residues and to create awareness of plant health products and services.
- Setting up budget per product and Crop Advisor and communicate progress and results on a monthly basis to Management.
- Gathering data from the customer to steer inhouse product recommendations and sales.
- Ensuring implementation of recommendations is carried out by the Crop Advisors.
- Liaising with Portfolio Managers to identify the strategy for the area and incorporate in the Regional sales strategy.
- Conforming to relevant SHEQ rules and regulations as per company policy for which the incumbent is competent as directed by Management.
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