ABOUT THE ROLE:

Reporting to the Branch Manager, you will be responsible for managing sales and inventory of a range of products and services, including ag chem, fertiliser and a range of other agricultural merchandise products.
You will work closely with store management, agronomists, and sales teams, providing merchandise support such as stock takes, retail operations improvements, on farm meetings, technical information and mentoring to encourage improved performance.
You will have input to branch budgets and manage the branch P&L. You will negotiate with suppliers and develop pricing strategies, oversee stock levels and marketing initiatives with the aim of maintaining the businesses competitive position for all lines.
You will analyse market trends, climatic and seasonable considerations to ensure Nutrien Ag Solutions is first choice for rural customers in the region.

To be successful, you will have a strong technical background with experience in a similar role. In addition, you will demonstrate:

• Experience within pricing and margin management and sales target achievement through effective category development.
• Ability to network and identify opportunities for business development.
• Strong interpersonal skills to foster solid long-term relationships.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
• Exposure to SAP ERP, together with strong MS Excel for reporting.
• Current Drivers Licence (Essential).
• Forklift and heavy rigid licence (Desirable)