Position: REGIONAL SALES AGRONOMIST.
Deadline: 17 Oct 2021.
Date posted: 04 Oct 2021.
Location:Arusha, Mwanza and Mbeya.
Description:
Job Purpose
We are looking for Regional Sales Agronomist responsible for co-ordinating and managing regional sales activities so as
to achieve or exceed the company sales budget annually.
Job Responsibilities
- Craft a quarterly area operational sales and marketing plan that helps to meet the company goals within the framework of the marketing strategy. Implement the agreed plan
- Meet performance targets as agreed with Commercial Manager
- Keep up to date on company products and general farming knowledge to provide our clients with first class back up service. Liaise with breeders and other technical institutions (e.g. CIMMYT, ICRISAT and UNIVERSITIES to obtain such information)
- Promotion and Selling of company's products to meet set targets in given regions
- Monitor and evaluate area market intelligence
- Handle all Seed Co related activities in their respective areas (sales functions/events, customer service, complaints and training)
- Interact with AGRITEX, ZFU, ZCFU, ZNFU, CFU and field extension to gather market intelligence and local area information
- Exploration of new market opportunities
- Identify and train farmers, traders, NGO staff and extension officers on company products and farming in general
- Planning, planting, general management and monitoring and evaluation of demonstrations and strip trials
- Identification and recruitment of Sales Agents/Traders
- Promote trade sales and make sure traders pay timely
- Stock monitoring and restocking of depots and trade/retail outlets
- Liaise with and promote Seed sales amongst NGO’s and corporate clients in operational areas
- Promote and maintain a dominant a company corporate brand through innovative marketing initiatives, including roadside demonstrations and green crop displays, show displays, attending local farming activities, making promotional presentations and general exhibits
- Conduct promotional sales competitions like the ten tonne club maize and 4 tonne club for soya beans for the commercial farmers. Also conduct the National Crop Farming Competitions for the small holder farmers
- Contribute to publications, present on radio or TV or other media as may be available in a way that promotes company products and assist our clients
- Operate within set budgets
- Writing area reports weekly, monthly or as directed
- Any other duties that may be delegated
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Agriculture
- Minimum 2 years as a Sales Agronomist
- Experience in Promotional activities like demos, field days, shows and circus meetings
- Experience in Training of Sales Agents/ Traders, farmers, NGO’s, Extension staff
- Experience in Supervision of the Sales Reps in the region
- Experience in Budget preparation for the region