VAMARA Group-Zambia, a part of the Export Trading Group, is a Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company with a vision of becoming one of the leading branded consumer product businesses in Africa and selected international markets.
FVG Milling Ltd, a part of VAMARA Group-Zambia, is looking for an outstanding resource with experience as a Technical Sales Advisor to operate under our brand Supra Animal Nutrition.
Location: Lusaka x2 and Kitwe x1
Overall Job Purpose
To provide technical, extension services, and sales support to Supra Animal customers.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Ensure a safe workplace environment without risk to health.
- Give technical advice to customers through farm visits and via phones.
Sales and market Supra Animal feed products.
- Attends to all customer complaints/problems within the shortest stipulated time.
- Assists operations manager to check on branding and advertising issues.
- Organizes and conducts seminars.
- Organizes and attends agriculture shows.
- Recommend for opening of depots and agencies to the Sales and operations manager.
- Checks on market trends and report to the Sales and operations manager on the market updated prevailing situation (surveys)
- Fills the customer visit form for every customer visit and ensures updated customer cards.
- Ensure constant checks with customers on the product’s performance and collect all necessary data for performance monitoring.
- Will carry out any other tasks assigned to him/her by the superiors.
Qualifications and Experience
- At least 3 years of recent and relevant experience in a similar role.
- Skilled in the Provision of advice to managers/supervisors.
- Experience of formulating, implementing, and revising good sales and marketing practices.
- Diploma in Livestock production or similar field.
- Grade 12 school certificate.
- Valid Driver’s license.
Knowledge, Skills, and Competencies required
- Confidential in all matters
- Professional approach, coupled with strong interpersonal skills.
- Excellent planning, organizational, and time management skills
- Excellent verbal, written communication, and presentation skills
- Ability to work on your own initiative.
- Ability to work in and adapt to a rapidly changing environment.
- Ability to work co-cooperatively with others to complete tasks and implement process improvements.
Work Environment
- Travel Requirements – 90% field work and 10% office work preparing reports.
- Hours of Work – Normal Day Shift operations/ 24hours on call.
To apply, please send your recruitment application to recruitment.zambia@vamara.com
Additionally, please fill in the form on this link to capture your application details.
