Industry Manager: Agriculture and Animal Nutrition

Industry Manager: Agriculture and Animal Nutrition

IMCD South Africa is looking for an experienced Industry Manager who will play a crucial role in our ambition to become more technically insights driven and market/consumer, trends/customer focused. The Industry Manager will be based at the IMCD ‘s Randburg office reporting into the Business Unit Manager: Pharma.

Person Profile: Targeted Skills & Capabilities

• Relevant scientific tertiary qualification, with between 5 - 10 years industry specific sales experience.
• Experience and knowledge of regulatory requirements in these industries.
• In-depth knowledge of functional raw materials.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Be resilient, and able to multi-task and work under pressure.
• Be solution-focused.
• Have high independence and self-motivation.
• Be a team player – supporting colleagues when needed and working as part of a team is essential to our success.
• Being highly numerate – giving quotes, placing orders, preparing reports or working with spreadsheets. Being able to spot discrepancies, working with percentages and in general be comfortable working with numbers.
• Be computer literate.
• Experience in a multinational company on operational level will be an advantage.
• Enjoy travel.

The position is responsible for:

• Distribution of raw materials into the Agricultural and Animal Nutrition segments
• Maintaining the existing customer base, as well as identifying new opportunities.
• Development and expansion of product segments with strategic importance
• Creation and submission of offers, including price responsibility.
• Independent processing of customer inquiries including complaints.
• Technical advice to customers on the development of formulations, including appropriate sampling.
• Market analysis of customers, products, competitors and application markets
• Report maintenance and documentation in the CRM system (Salesforce)
• Responsibility for budget and requirements planning.
• Collaboration and participation in trade fairs and customer seminars as sales promotion measures
• Stock Management: Working closely with Product Managers to ensure an optimal stock holding.

Expected Qualification/Education:

Bachelors Degree in Chemistry or one of the other sciences. An additional business degree would be an advantage but not essential. Alternatively candidates can bring a business degree with relevant deep industry knowledge.

Work Experience:

Ideally between 5 and 10 years of work experience in the relevant industries. Multi sector experience is appreciated.

Primary Job Location:

275 Oak Avenue, Ferndale, Randburg

Travel:

Local and Regional to visit customers. International when required.

IMCD Offers

• A market related CTC salary with attractive benefits and working conditions.

A corporate culture that promotes performance and is based on partnership with flat hierarchies.

CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS: 21 July 2026. If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks after closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.