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 skills.
- 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 - providing customer service and technical advisory services.Testing & evaluation of products as required by clients (on site).Developing new products for butchers and large factories to generate new markets.Providing general customer service, technical advisory services, and backup to clients in liaison with the Senior Food Technologist.Offering technical advisory services to butchers, including consulting on product quality, production capacities, efficiencies, and implementing quality control / assurance systems to increase production output and shelf life.Researching potential new markets, analyzing, and reporting on sales leads linked to clients.#J-18808-Ljbffr