Starke Ayres : Promoter - Zambia

Starke Ayres is the foremost African specialist and global supplier of premium vegetable, flower and lawn seed varieties – both for commercial and home garden planting. The following position has become available for a Field Promoter / Demand Creator, based in the Eastern Province of Zambia. The purpose of this role is to maximize the returns from the sales of Starke Ayres’ approved range of products in his / her area within the framework of Company policy as determined from time to time.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Establishes, develops, and maintains business relationships with current customers and prospective customers in the assigned geographical area to generate new business for the organization’s products / services.
• Identifies priority products for his / her area.
• Identifies priority customers in line with the priority products in his / her area.
• Inform and update existing and potential customers regularly about product information, price lists, specials etc.
• Follows up on customers without orders.
• Keeps abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitor activities.
• Contacts customers regularly, pre-empting and addressing any potential problems swiftly and efficiently.
• Expedites the resolution of customer problems and complaints.
• Provides necessary advice and information which will ensure that the products are utilized to their maximum potential.
• Identifies product development needs in his / her sales area.
• Participates actively in the planning, conducting and evaluation of trials and demonstrations, and presentation of field days.
• Continuous reporting and feedback on status and results of trials of the above trials to Area Sales Representative, Technical Field Experts and customers as agreed.