Anatrica is an international investment and trading company with interest in the industrial minerals, chemicals, agriculture, and fertilizer markets. With respect to our growing organization, we are recruiting a Junior Agri Salesperson for our Agri Department to be based in our Sandton / Johannesburg office reporting to the Senior Agri Trader. The purpose of the position is to grow our overall overall market share and to expand into the nuts and dried fruit market. The position requires a high energy, proactive, go getter.

Primary duties and tasks

• Organizes and follows sales activities
• Monitors distributors, customers, demands, orders
• Effectively manages business activities with customers (establishing relationships, strengthening existing relationships, relationship continuity).
• Prepares and keeps customer database
• Follows up payments and pre-payments for orders; provides coordination of delivery with operation and finance teams
• Prepares price proposals
• Effectively negotiates commercial terms with customers
• Follow-up the market. (Products, opportunities, competitors, new suppliers, new customers etc.)
• Identifies potential markets and potential customers in the region
• Communicates effectively with other members of the sales team and the organization

The ideal candidate is required to have the following experience and skills.

• Matric / Gr 12
• Any tertiary education is an advantage
• A minimum of 2 years sales experience in the Agri sector is an absolute requirement, with specific knowledge of the Nuts and Dried Fruit Market
• Fluent in English
• Excellent command of MS Office applications
• Strong analytical skills, strategic and customer focused mindset
• Effective in internal and external communication and across various cultures
• Team player, solution oriented, multi-tasking and flexible
• Advanced planning, organization, and coordination skills
• Knowledge of logistics and operations
• Knowledge to selling across the African Continent
• An understanding of import/export principles