Regional Manager
Type of contract
- Permanent contract
Location
- South Africa
Publication Date
- 09/24/2024
Job description
Timac Agro South Africa is
seeking a highly motivated and experienced Regional Manager to drive the
profitability of our designated regions. The Regional Manager will act as a
coach and manager to the Technical Sales Representatives (TSRs) and will also
partner with distributors within the region. This role demands a strategic
thinker with excellent leadership skills who can establish an environment
conducive to future sales growth.
Responsibilities
- Revenue and Profitability: Achieve the region’s revenue and profitability targets.
- Employee Lifecycle Management: Manage the entire employee lifecycle, including recruitment, induction, performance management, and growth and development to motivate, engage, and retain staff.
- Mentorship: Provide quality mentorship for TSRs, upholding the company’s values.
- Selling Activities Management: Direct the region’s selling activities, including resource deployment and customer interactions.
- Forecasting and Sales Tracking: Responsible for the region’s forecasting and sales tracking.
- Vision Setting and Business Planning: Set the vision for the region and develop and adhere to a business plan to attain this vision.
- Market Trend Evaluation: Evaluate market trends, gather competitive information, and identify trends that affect current and future growth of regional sales and profitability.
- Decision Making: Analyze information and evaluate results to make the best decisions in solving problems and providing direction, support, and assistance to the region.
- Task Efficiency: Develop specific plans and goals to accomplish tasks efficiently.
- Team Spirit: Encourage and build team spirit among staff, fostering mutual respect and cooperation.
- Opportunity Identification: Identify and exploit new opportunities to benefit the company.
Profile
Essential/Minimum
- Strong leadership abilities
- B.Com/B.Sc or equivalent qualification
- Sales Experience and Network of Clients
Knowledge and Skills
- General fertilizer knowledge
- Plant and animal nutrition expertise
- Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of the agriculture industry or similar (e.g., forestry)
- Staff and relationship management skills
- Business development skills
Key Performance Areas
- Regional profitability
- Sales generation
- Employee management
Join our passionate team at Timac Agro South Africa and be part of a journey that makes a tangible difference in the agricultural landscape. Together, we are committed to supporting farmers in achieving sustainable success and contributing to a healthier planet.
Company description
- Timac Agro South Africa is a specialist in plant and animal nutrition with extensive expertise in crop nutrition, soil conditioning and fertiliser efficiency, offering a specific range of fertilisers adapted to local soils and farmers' needs. As a Roullier Group subsidiary, in its traditional business of Agro- Supplies, Timac Agro South Africa provides its customers with products that meet the highest international quality and safety standards. Our fertiliser efficiency technologies are revolutionary in the market and enable growers to optimise their fertiliser investment, while at the same time improving their environmental stewardship practices. Our strength is to beneficiate from the experiences of 50 countries around the globe, transferring R&D into success. Timac Agro Southern Africa has a strong team of Crop Nutritionists, working in partnership with agricultural distribution, who provide advice and monitoring services to farmers in order for them to improve performance, maximise outputs, and thus meet their specific needs.
- Référence : req5253