Key Account Manager - Agricultural / Crop Protection / Industrial Chemical Raw Materials

About the position

A well-established international chemical raw material company requires the above to maintain strong relationships with existing key accounts within the agricultural / crop protection and industrial chemical and related manufacturing industries on a national basis.
Minimum requirements for the role:

• A tertiary qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Previous sales experience having sold chemical raw materials into the agricultural / crop protection and industrial chemical and related manufacturing industries is preferred for the role.
• The company is also happy to look at an internal salesperson for the role who wants to move into an external sales role.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Maintaining strong relationships with existing key accounts within the agricultural / crop protection and industrial and related manufacturing industries on a national basis.
• Promoting chemical raw materials into the agricultural / crop protection and industrial manufacturing markets maintaining strong relationships with existing key accounts as well as identifying and developing potential business opportunities on a national basis.
• Attending regular feedback sessions on various projects managing customer expectations.
• Managing price negotiations and various products with customers relaying market information to management and suppliers in order to be competitive in the current South African economic conditions.
• Setting and driving budget targets and sales objectives.
• Identifying new potential customers and business as well as ensuring the business is gained for the purpose of volume growth per product.
• Presenting sales reports to senior management.
• Implementing customer retention strategies to develop and manage sustainable quality relationships with external customers.
• Managing forecasting for stock availability for customers.

Salary package, including benefits, is highly negotiable depending on experience gained.

Desired Skills:

• Raw Materials
• Industrial Chemical Raw Materials
• Crop Protection
• Agricultural
• Key Account Manager