Sales Representative (Enza Zaden - Open Field Vegetables)
Romania, Home office, with frequent national travelling
O AJ-Agro-Grup SRL
AJ-Agro-Grup SRL is a young company committed to sustainability and innovation in agriculture and zootechnics, providing high-quality products and services to farmers and animal breeders in Romania. The company is located in Iaşi county and from there distributes and trades agricultural inputs and commodities.
Since this year the company also became the distributor of the open field vegetable seeds of Enza Zaden, an independent leading breeding company of vegetable varieties with headquarters in the Netherlands. Enza Zaden employs over 1.500 people of 40 nationalities worldwide.
Vegetables seeds of Enza Zaden for the Romanian market are onion, melon, watermelon, cauliflower, carrot and red beet. To manage and sell the portfolio of Enza Zaden in Romania, AJ-Agro-Grup is looking to reinforce their team with a Sales Representative Open Field Vegetables.
Stanowisko
Promote and sell the Enza vegetables seeds and contribute actively to market developments.
- Undertake visits and maintain contacts with existing and potential producers (growers and key customers in the vegetables sector).
- Conduct sales talks and provide product information.
- Negotiate prices, discount arrangements, etc. within the predetermined margins.
- Monitor and supervise the nursing of Enza varieties by young plant nurseries and advise where necessary.
- Intensively monitor the introduction of varieties put out and report on the findings.
- Follow market developments in the field and through professional journals.
- React and report on opportunities and treats and if necessary, provide feedback on this to the relevant R&D departments.
- Maintain and build relationships with agricultural advisers, representatives of plant growers, and study groups.
- Keep the list of addresses of (potential) customers in the work area up to date.
- Keep informed of (developments in) the Enza product portfolio.
- Contribute to the preparation of sales and marketing budgets for the work area.
- The Sales Representative works closely with the Regional Sales Manager of Enza Zaden and reports to the General Manager of AJ-Agro-Grup.
Profil
An enthusiastic specialist in vegetables, commercial and with a broad technical knowledge.
Requirements:
- Bachelor or Master Degree in agriculture or horticulture.
- 2-5 years commercial experience in the horticultural sector.
- Native Romanian and (at least) communicative English.
- Driving license cat. B and readiness to frequent travelling.
Competences:
- Ability to work independently and methodically under the responsibility of the management.
- Very good and clear communication skills (oral and written).
- Excellent negotiating skills (and a creative mindset), easily adapting to changes.
- Team player mentality and high interpersonal skills, able to work in cross-functional teams.
Oferta
An interesting and challenging job opportunity, in which you can join the great team of AJ-Agro-Grup, at the same time growing the sales of an international player in the field of vegetable seeds. During integration in the company, You will enjoy professional trainings and close support from Enza Zaden. The company offers a market competitive remuneration package, a high values company culture and an attractive working atmosphere, with space for personal initiative and a high level of autonomy. During your career you will enjoy numerous trainings, enabling You to further develop yourself and your knowledge.
Respond
AJ-Agro-Grup has outsourced the Recruitment and Selection for the Sales Representative (Enza Zaden - Open Field Vegetables) exclusively to CeresRecruitment. You can send your application via the website www.ceresrecruitment.pl. For further information, please contact Koen Lecluyse on +48 696 307 999. More information regarding AJ Agro and Enza Zaden can be found on https://aj-agro.ro/ and on https://www.enzazaden.com/. A personality questionnaire can be part of the recruitment process.
