Introduction to the VKB Group
The 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.
Introduction
VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd is one of four subsidiaries of VKB Agri Processors (Pty) Ltd, the agri-processing division of the VKB Group. The VKB Group is a significant role player in the agricultural industry in South Africa and strives, through best practices, continuous improvement and world-class operations, to add meaningful value to the industry.
VKB Milling (Pty) Ltd operates white maize mills in Mokopane and Louis Trichardt in Limpopo, and Mashishing in Mpumalanga, a wheat mill in Frankfort in the Free State as well as a maize mill in Christiana and a Wheat Mill in Modderrivier in the Northern Cape.
Job description
Coordinate the administration and operations of the internal sales functions.
Requirements
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Grade 12 / NQF 4
- Previous experience of internal customer relationship functions.
- Computer literacy essential
- Previous experience in Microsoft dynamics – Navision is advantages.
Duties and responsibilities
- Accurately generate and monitor prices on sales and orders placed by sales on Navision.
- Build and maintain relationships with the sales team.
- Issue and sending of sales orders.
- Filing and scanning of all direct documentation.
- Ensure accurate ordering captured of the correct size, weight and product to accommodate the logistics team.
- Assist in coordinating transfers of product from off-site stores to clients or back to the factory.
- Assisting either Sales team or internal departments with queries.
- Follow up and provide feedback towards the internal/external Sales Team on delivery dates for product to be delivered towards clients.
- Problem solving.
- Standby for after hour and weekend calls and emergencies.
Skills required
- Good communication skills
- Excellent client service
- Teamwork
- Maintaining long term relationships
- Personal resilience
- Thorough, precise and accurate
- Constantly adding value to the current functions of the job
- Work under pressure and be very target driven.
Other information
- The company can expire jobs at any time at their own discretion.
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- VKB Group is an equal opportunity employer. VKB Group’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process aligned to VKB Group’s Employment Equity & Transformation Strategy. VKB Group actively supports the recruitment of People with Disabilities.
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