Technical Sales Representative (Agricultural Veg Seeds)

Role purposeAccelerate product introduction, promotion and demand creation for both new and existing VEG SEED varieties to boost the sales through the network of commercial partnersOrganize Demo and Development trials for customers and promote the varieties during the customer visitsSupport the work of the Marketing & Sales CU teams by providing them with enough technical information on the product behaviour and performance to help them in the product positioning and salesVisit some SADC countries to support with technical backupAccountabilitiesGenerate customer demand for VEG seeds relevant to the assigned geography of responsibility to support our Distributor Sales Reps in together achieving or exceeding Syngenta sales VEG SEED targetsEnsure demo field trials are executed and visited by customers for 6.2 and 7 varieties in alignment with campaign plansProvides feedback from Demo and Development trials and register them in EZ Capture system and create reportsManage the performance of PLC 6.1 trials and accompany the Product Specialist during regular visitsSupport NPI launches, execute the campaigns by delivering the key messages and promo materials to customersBe the technical reference for the assigned VEG crops: provide technical support on varieties to customers and CU sales team + Marketing operations (trial visits, presentation, technical document)Collect market/competitor information and information on varieties performance and provide them to Product SpecialistsClosely follow market trends and grower potentials and record info on SalesforceIdentifies customer needs and will identify resources to ensure successful outcomeHandle the technical side of the customers complaintsAd-hoc participation in local pre-HPC and key member of the respective local crop unitProvides technical training & development to our Sales Reps, seed dealers and other relevant channel partnersKey interfaces:  PSs, Sales Reps, Marketing operations, KAM, Trialing officers