Pretoria Area – Gauteng:  Our client is seeking an experienced Agri Portfolio Manager with a strong background in asset finance and agricultural financing to join their growing team.
This role is ideally suited to a commercially minded professional who understands the agricultural sector, can analyse financial information, build lasting client relationships, and identify tailored finance solutions for farming and agri-business operations.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

•  BCom Degree with Finance and/or Agriculture advantageous
• 2–5 years relevant work experience
• 5–10 years' experience in a sales or business development role within agriculture
• Proven experience in asset finance, agricultural finance, credit, or portfolio management
• Ability to analyse and interpret financial statements
• Sound understanding of the National Credit Act
• Strong relationship-building and negotiation skills

RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Attending farmers’ days, Nampo, and other agriculture exhibitions to obtain new clients and equipment suppliers to source asset finance transactions.
• Build up an asset finance portfolio of direct farmer clients and ongoing relationships to secure repeat asset finance transactions.
• Onsite farm visits to undertake a farming and credit due diligence.
• Prepare credit applications for submission to Credit.
• Execution of transactions once approved – obtain required security, FICA, etc.
• Develop and maintain a robust pipeline of potential clients (and/ or suppliers where applicable) and deals.
• Analyse market trends to capitalise on emerging opportunities.
• Conduct thorough assessments of client needs and propose tailored financial solutions.
• Collaborate with internal teams to structure deals that meet both client requirements and company objectives.
• Negotiate terms and conditions with clients to ensure mutually beneficial agreements.
• Evaluate the financial viability of proposed deals and assess their potential impact on overall profitability.
• Ensure timely and efficient execution of new business transactions from initiation to closure.
• Develop strong relationships with existing clients to uncover additional business needs and promote complementary products or services from within the company (Lending & Advisory products)
• Measure quality of leads provides to other business units within the Group of companies. Quality rather that a quantity approach required.

We are looking for a candidate with a solid understanding of both agriculture and asset finance, who can confidently engage with farming clients and provide strategic financing solutions that support business growth.
 
 
ONLY short-listed candidates will be contacted