National Sales Manager for Agricultural Equipment in South Africa
Agritalent · Free State, South Africa
Overview
Agritalent is looking for a National Sales Manager to lead the Whole Goods sales strategy for a top agribusiness. You will manage a national team selling tractors, harvesters, and precision farming equipment to farmers across South Africa. This senior role is perfect for someone with deep agricultural machinery sales experience who wants to make a real impact on South African agriculture.
About the role
As the National Sales Manager for Whole Goods, you will be at the helm of a national sales function for a leading agribusiness. Your main goal will be to drive market share growth and profitability for a wide range of agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, planters, sprayers, and precision agriculture solutions. This is a strategic leadership role where you will influence business decisions, develop high performing regional sales teams, and build strong relationships with farmers, suppliers, and partners across South Africa.
You will be responsible for leading and mentoring sales leaders in multiple regions, developing and executing sales strategies, improving forecasting accuracy, and ensuring the Mechanization department becomes the preferred partner for South African farmers. Success in this role means increasing national market share, growing revenue profitably, and fostering a high performance sales culture throughout the organisation.
Application Notes: No specific application instructions were provided in the job listing. Please apply through the PNet portal as indicated.
Requirements
- Grade 12 (Matric) is essential.
- A relevant tertiary qualification in Agriculture, Business Management, Sales, Marketing, or a related field is advantageous.
- A valid driver's licence is required.
- Minimum of 10 years' experience in agricultural mechanization sales.
- Minimum of 5 years' experience leading regional or national Whole Goods sales teams.
- Proven track record in selling agricultural machinery and equipment, including tractors, combines, harvesters, planters, sprayers, implements, and precision farming solutions.
- Demonstrated success managing multi million rand whole goods sales budgets and profitability targets.
- Experience leading sales teams across multiple regions or branches.
- Strong understanding of equipment financing, trade ins, inventory management, and dealer operations.
- Established relationships within the South African agricultural sector will be highly advantageous.
Responsibilities
- Lead a national Whole Goods sales function, driving performance across the equipment portfolio.
- Develop and mentor high performing regional sales teams and leaders.
- Drive market share growth across a significant agricultural equipment portfolio.
- Influence strategic business decisions and long term growth initiatives.
- Strengthen supplier and customer partnerships, building meaningful relationships with commercial and developing farmers.
- Improve forecasting accuracy, sales pipeline management, and conversion rates.
- Deliver profitable growth in tractors, harvesting equipment, planting equipment, spraying equipment, implements, and precision agriculture solutions.
- Build and sustain a high performance sales culture across all regions and branches.
- Increase customer retention and share of wallet amongst key farming customers.
- Position the Mechanization department as the preferred mechanization partner within the agricultural sector.
- Play a key role in advancing mechanization, technology adoption, and agricultural productivity.
- Grow your career within a values driven organisation committed to excellence.
Job details
- Organisation
- Agritalent
- Location
- Free State, South Africa
- Job type
- Full time
- Experience level
- Executive (10+ years)
- Education
- Matric
- Category
- Sales & Business Dev
- Application Method
- Apply online
Success Guide
To stand out for this National Sales Manager role, you need to show more than just sales numbers. Highlight your experience leading teams across multiple regions and your deep knowledge of agricultural equipment like tractors, combines, and precision farming tech. In your CV, include specific examples of how you grew market share or managed multi million rand budgets. If you have existing relationships with farmers or dealers in South Africa, mention them. Interviews for senior agricultural roles often focus on your understanding of the farming cycle and how you handle challenges like equipment financing and trade ins. Be ready to discuss how you develop sales leaders and build a high performance culture. This is a great opportunity to shape the mechanization strategy for a major player, so show your passion for South African agriculture.
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