Khula Field Officer at AECI Limited

Job Description

Khula:

• Work closely with the Khula Team to on board emerging farmers to the Khula App.
• Provide training to farmers on the functionality of the Khula App.
• Promote technical training on the AECI products.
• Encourage farmers to buy their inputs via the Khula App.
• Manage the logistics and Khula orders.
• Manage and arrange farmers’ days in the area to promote Khula/AECI and present basic information on products and farming practices.
• Manage the Kiosk in the area regarding stock, orders and deliveries.
• Manage a good relationship between Khula and AECI Plant Health.

AECI Plant Plant Health:

• Promote AECI Plant Health in-house and other products to farmers.
• Communicate and liaise with AECI Plant Health Crop and Technical Advisors
• Assist AECI Plant Health Depots with marketing and logistical functions.
• Assist AECI Plant Health’s Crop Advisors with farmer days and training.
• Assist the financial and logistical AECI Plant Health teams on Khula orders.
• Provide weekly activity feedback to Business Development Manager.
• Provide weekly planning and strategy on activities.
• Assist with strategy to achieve sales goals and execution.

Khula Contract Growing:

• Assist the Khula Team on their contract growing projects.
• Provide required reports on contracted farmers to Khula and funders.
• Visit contract farmers on the required schedule and provide necessary reports.
• Link the AECI Crop and Technical Advisors to the Khula projects.
• Involve the Crop and Technical Advisors to assist with chemical recommendations.
• Assist with orders and delivery of product.
• Participate in Khula meetings and work as partners with common goals.
• Visit the Khula contract growing farmers to ensure that they follow best farming practices.

Business Development:

• Assist the Business Development Manager with Khula projects; obtain quotes on inputs requested from farmers that are not on the Khula App and maintain good relationships with input suppliers and work closely with them.

Training:

• Participate in training workshops for clients on in-house products/crop integrating the full AECI Plant Health in-house product range.
• Train up clients to understand the NuWay product range and development of spray programmes in order to offer Growers workable solutions to better manage crop cultivation w.r.t. chemical residue.

Customer Complaints:

• Assist the Khula and AECI Plant Health team with any product complaints or claims in order to obtain an understanding of what went wrong.

Sales Support:

• Interact with key influencers in industry to promote AECI Plant Health’s in-house products and grow existing client base.
• Act on leads for new products or new programmes based on specifics of a crop region.
• Execute on the NuWay strategy.
• Assist in the execution of NuWay product trials.
• Meet budget targets as set by the company.
• Communicate and interact with Portfolio Specialists and, in particular Biological, Nutritional and Adjuvant.

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum education Grade 12 with post matric Agriculture Diploma
• Minimum 3 years’ post-graduate experience in the Agricultural Industry.
• Basic knowledge on all aspects of farming – seed, fertilizer, chemicals, farming practices, assist and train small emerging farmers.
• Technical and agrochemical knowledge.
• Proficiency in MS Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint/Outlook)
• Knowledge of DOT.NET advantageous.
• Sound working knowledge of Safety, Health and Environmental practices essential.
• Must be in possession of a valid driver’s license, have own reliable transport and must be medically fit to drive.
• Must be able to travel.
• Ability to work independently
• Must be safety orientated