Junior Grain Marketer - VKB Grain, Head Office Reitz
VKB Group
Reitz, Free State
Permanent
Closing Date 17 January 2025
Job Details
Division VKB Graan Dienste (Edms.) Bpk.
Business Unit VKB Graan (Edms.) Bpk.
Minimum experience Associate
Company primary industry Agriculture
Job functional area Marketing
Job Description
Introduction to the VKB GroupThe VKB Group is an agricultural company, providing support to farmers and producing straight-from-the farm-foods for consumers. Apart from the various consumer brands, the VKB Group is also represented by its regional brands: VKB, GWK and NTK. Our roots are firmly planted in agriculture with farming at our core, continuously growing and evolving throughout the years.
Starting with providing everything needed on the farm to produce food, we now also operate in all areas of the food supply chain: processing, logistics, and national and global market channels.
This “house of brands” we’ve established with the support of our farmer shareholders is the foundation for building the agribusiness of the future.
Our purpose
Touch lives – for the better: We always aim to make a positive impact in people’s lives: our employees, producers, clients, communities and the larger industry. And, through collaboration with this group of people, we strive to make an even bigger and longer lasting impact in the lives of all South Africans.
Values
We live by five important values:
We are HUMBLE
We acknowledge that we are blessed
We are HUNGRY
We do not settle for mediocre
We are BOLD
We do what is right, even if it scares us
We are SMART
We consider our words and actions
We are TEAM PLAYERS
No-one can do this alone
Our legacy
For the Love of the Land: We do it all for our legacy and the love of nature, people, country, sustainability and progress.
Job description
The Grain Marketer will be responsible for the marketing of Grain and Trading on Safex effectively to increase revenue and give good customer (client) service.
Requirements
Grade 12/ NQF 4
Relevant BCom Degree in Marketing or Agriculture will serve as recommendation.
Completed Safex APD exam will serve as recommendation.
Computer Literate: MS Office Package
Experience in a similar role will serve as recommendation.
Duties and Responsibilities
Optimising the Broker’s function within the rules and regulations prescribed by the JSE.
Managing of a Safex hedge book, daily on all Safex commodities.
Building own client basis and keep long term relationships with clients.
Introduce marketing strategies and products to assist clients in the execution of their marketing.
Assist clients with expert advice on an ongoing basis.
Update market related information, daily in any given timeframe.
Provide an inclusive market review to buyer groups on an ongoing basis.
Stay abreast of new and relevant JSE Hedging procedures, standards and practices that are available.
Skills
Conflict management skills
Problem solving skills.
Negotiation skills
Sound sales skills
Excellent interpersonal skills
Ability to work under pressure.
Orientation towards marketing and client service
Team orientated.
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