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JAMES BOWKER.

JAMES BOWKER.

Narrabeen,NSW

Summary

Performance-oriented Sales Leader offering exceptional record of achievement over 15 year seed sales career, having previously managed intensive vegetable and broad acre cropping operations

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

National Sales Manager

Terranova Seeds
04.2022 - Current
  • I joined Terranova in April 2022 as Technical / Product Development Manager and then moved on to becoming National Sales Manager and heading Crops Under Protection
  • Role was to drive sales in supporting Territory Managers domestically and in an administrative and sales function with distributors ,

Technical Sales Representative

Nutrinza Ltd / HSR Maize Seed
01.2020 - 03.2022


  • Specializing in dairy stock feeds and custom blends,
  • Development and sales of HSR Maize seed
  • Provided technical expertise and recommendations to improve systems and processes, establish cost savings and increase productivity.

Product Development Manager

Carrfields Grain And Seed / Winseed
12.2015 - 02.2020
  • Product Development Manager and technical support to Winseed India
  • Arable Representative, Carrfields Grain and Seed
  • Maize Development Manager, Pacific Seeds


Regional Manager

Klein Karoo Seed Marketing
02.2010 - 11.2015
  • Broadacre Sales and development in maize, soya beans, pastures and wheat
  • Vegetable seed product development and sales of Syngenta and Bejo Zaden hybrids
  • Built partnerships with resellers to strengthen collaborative efforts and promote mutual profitability.

Area Manager

Nickerson Zwaan , South Africa
02.2007 - 01.2010
  • Promotion , product development and sales of Hazera vegetable seed hybrids
  • Protected cropping specialist in solanaceous crops and in cucumbers
  • Established strong relationships with major accounts and key decision-makers to increase sales in designated territory.
  • Led sales region to increase sales and boost team morale.

Farm Manager

Fowler Farming
01.2005 - 01.2007


  • Led team of 160 skilled and unskilled farm personnel.
  • Planned schedule for crop rotation, plantings, and harvest of 180ha potatoes, 300 ha wheat and 700 ha maize

Farm and Nursery Manager

Fyvie Estates
01.2001 - 01.2005


  • 200 ha vegetables and nursery manager
  • Production, marketing and export of Tomatoes, potatoes, sweetcorn, leafy crops, brassicas, cucurbits, pulses

Education

Matriculated (year 12) -

St. Andrews College
Grahamstown, South Africa
12.1990

Higher diploma - Business Management

Varsity College
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
12.2003

Skills

  • New Business Acquisition
  • Practical farming experience in broadacre and vegetable crops
  • Good communicator
  • Managed large work forces
  • HR Licence
  • Fork lift Licence

Accomplishments

    2022-2023 financial year at Terranova: 34% increase in domestic sales and record company sales to date

    2016- 2020 Winseed: Selected and commercialized 2 carrot and 2 beet hybrids to international market

    2010-2015 Klein Karoo Seed . Increased annual sales from $6000 to $3.5 million in 3 years .

    Grew maize sales by 2600 bags in 2 years and soya beans grew from a 3 bag trial in 2013 to 1450 bags in 2014

    Vegetable farming General manager for 2 of the largest vegetable farming operations on the South African east coast

Timeline

National Sales Manager

Terranova Seeds
04.2022 - Current

Technical Sales Representative

Nutrinza Ltd / HSR Maize Seed
01.2020 - 03.2022

Product Development Manager

Carrfields Grain And Seed / Winseed
12.2015 - 02.2020

Regional Manager

Klein Karoo Seed Marketing
02.2010 - 11.2015

Area Manager

Nickerson Zwaan , South Africa
02.2007 - 01.2010

Farm Manager

Fowler Farming
01.2005 - 01.2007

Farm and Nursery Manager

Fyvie Estates
01.2001 - 01.2005

Matriculated (year 12) -

St. Andrews College

Higher diploma - Business Management

Varsity College

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