Ambitious Technical Sales Representative – Baking ingredients

Our client, a world leading chemical and food ingredient distributor, is looking for an ambitious Sales Representative, specialized in Baking ingredients.  He/She will be responsible for driving the sales, technical development and growth of the Baking ingredient division portfolio. He/She MUST have prior food ingredient expertise as well as field sales experience. Previous experience in the Starch Industry is an added advantage.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maximize profitability, controlling working capital, growing the portfolio and achieving budgetary objectives by calling on all accounts and potential accounts as nominated.
• Manage Principals as allocated.
• Introduce new product ranges, concepts and applications to the market.
• Give technical assistance to customers and colleagues.
• Construct a business plan which will include strategies and sales forecasts for annual budgets.
• Customer reporting on a monthly basis.
• Update reports on CRM system on a weekly basis.
• Assist in co-coordinating sales of product and ordering of stock on a national basis.
• Maintain customer databases on all allocated customers.
• Stock Management, Debtor and Working Capital Management
• Obtain information relating to specific market surveys.
• Trace and track samples.

Qualifications:

• Relevant tertiary education either in biochemistry, microbiology, food science or food technology is preferred.
• Excellent Communication and presentation skills.
• Excellent planning ability and execution ability.
• Commercial drive, analytical mindset and good interpersonal skills.
• Willing to travel nationally, into Africa as well as abroad.
• Analytical self-starter.
• IT literate.
• Able to work under pressure to meet deadlines and to prioritize accordingly.

Applications:

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