Industry Manager: Agriculture and Animal Nutrition
IMCD South Africa is looking for an experienced Industry Manager who will play a crucial role in our ambition to become more technically insights driven and market/consumer, trends/customer focused. The Industry Manager will be based at the IMCD ‘s Randburg office reporting into the Business Unit Manager: Pharma.
Person Profile: Targeted Skills & Capabilities
- Relevant scientific tertiary qualification, with between 5 - 10 years industry specific sales experience.
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Experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements in these industries.
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In-depth knowledge of functional raw materials.
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Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Be resilient, and able to multi-task and work under pressure.
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Be solution-focused.
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Have high independence and self-motivation.
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Be a team player – supporting colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to our success.
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Being highly numerate – giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers.
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Be computer literate.
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Experience in a multinational company on operational level will be an advantage.
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Enjoy travel.
The position is responsible for:
- Distribution of raw materials into the Agricultural and Animal Nutrition segments
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Maintaining the existing customer base, as well as identifying new opportunities.
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Development and expansion of product segments with strategic importance
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Creation and submission of offers, including price responsibility.
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Independent processing of customer inquiries including complaints.
- Technical advice to customers on the development of formulations, including appropriate sampling.
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Market analysis of customers, products, competitors and application markets
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Report maintenance and documentation in the CRM system (Salesforce)
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Responsibility for budget and requirements planning.
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Collaboration and participation in trade fairs and customer seminars as sales promotion measures
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Stock Management: Working closely with Product Managers to ensure an optimal stock holding.
Expected Qualification/Education:
Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or one of the other sciences. An additional business degree would be an advantage but not essential. Alternatively candidates can bring a business degree with relevant deep industry knowledge.
Work Experience:
Ideally between 5 and 10 years of work experience in the relevant industries. Multi sector experience is appreciated.
Primary Job Location:
275 Oak Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg
Travel:
Local and Regional to visit customers. International when required.
IMCD Offers
- A market related CTC salary with attractive benefits and working conditions.
A corporate culture that promotes performance and is based on partnership with flat hierarchies.
CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 21 July 2026. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks after closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.
