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Durban: Portfolio Manager Herbicides- Southern Africa posted by Mayfly Agri

Durban: Portfolio Manager Herbicides- Southern Africa posted by Mayfly Agri

Posted on 2025-08-29 00:00:00

Job Summary

Minimum requirements for the role:

  • Must have a B. Sc. Agric degree, and or Business degree with AVCASA registration
  • Minimum 5+ years’ experience in an Agricultural Chemical environment with specific focus on Herbicides, Seed applied Technology and Adjuvants
  • Broad knowledge of Agrochemical and Agricultural input business with good industry credibility and value chain expertise
  • Proven expertise in business and market intelligence, including the application of marketing concepts and analytical tools
  • Solid understanding of market dynamics and relevant regulatory frameworks
  • Strong financial acumen with the ability to interpret and apply financial data in decision-making
  • Practical knowledge of crop-specific agricultural practices, including the implementation and management of spray programmes


The successful candidate will be responsible for:

  • Responsible for delivering budget targets for the categories.
  • Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of the markets and submarkets (based on market information databases).
  • Contributing to market intelligence projects (e.g., market surveys, pricing surveys).
  • Understanding all technical aspects and positioning of different products in the spray programmes.
  • Contributing to product and market opportunity assessments and defining business cases.
  • Responsible for conducting range GAP analysis and providing guidance to R&D budgets and acquisition strategies.
  • Defining portfolio strategies, crop spray programmes, and product strategies, including the 4 Ps (Product, Place, Price, Promotion).
  • Responsible for new product introductions, launches, and promotional programmes.
  • Driving the procurement process for product launches, including ensuring compliance with all related internal systems.
  • Responsible for price positioning of the range, including providing value propositions and conducting competitive benchmark analyses to support pricing decisions.
  • Contributing to marketing assumptions for the yearly budget across the categories.
  • Managing promotional and advertorial campaigns and functions related to current products and portfolios.
  • Attending global category meetings to enhance cross-functional knowledge sharing and information dissemination.
  • Contributing to business support initiatives aimed at achieving gross profit targets (e.g., training meetings, product launches, marketing campaigns, technical and marketing support for regional teams).
  • Developing and delivering training programmes for the sales team, distributors, and agents, focusing on product positioning and value propositions.
  • Contributing to the development of key account approaches, including maintaining customer databases and coordinating key promotional initiatives.
  • Identifying and negotiating opportunities to add third-party products to expand the current portfolio.
  • Coordinating demonstration trials to support business development and product launches.
  • Recommending continuous improvements for current product labels and packaging.
  • Identifying new applications for existing products.
  • Providing input into general marketing strategies for the sub-region.
  • Contributing to company strategies and supporting execution within the region.
  • Investigating product claims and performance-related issues.
  • Ensuring all administrative tasks and system inputs are being kept up to date.
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