About Us: Sanergy is an award-winning social venture, based
in Nairobi, Kenya, that makes hygienic sanitation accessible and affordable in
Africa’s urban slums for everyone, forever.
We provide critical support services
– such as access to finance, training, marketing and business analytics.
We collect the waste every day and
safely remove it from the community. From the waste, we create high-quality
organic agricultural inputs that will reverse the trend of declining yields and
increasing costs for farmers.
We are currently launching our first
agricultural products, a solid-form organic fertilizer called Evergrow, and a
liquid organic fertilizer called Liquidgrow.
Vacancy: Fertilizer Sales Associate
Role & Responsibilities
Sanergy is looking for experienced
salespeople who can market our organic fertilizer products and complete sales
with farmers.
This role will require building a
broad pipeline of sales opportunities, and closely following up with farmers to
turn them into loyal customers.
We are looking for people who have
experience understanding farmers' problems and promoting products as
solutions.
We are looking for people who have
previous experience selling and marketing agricultural inputs.
Experience with organic products is a
plus.
We seek both full-time associates and
commission-based agents.
Building a pipeline of interested
buyers
Dynamically communicating the value
of our product
Setting up trials with customers
Closely tracking and reporting sales
and marketing activities
Managing a network of customers and
completing follow-on sales
Requirements
·
Bachelors degree in Agronomy,
Sales/Business, or closely related field.
·
Minimum 3 years sales
experience-preference for those with experience in selling agricultural inputs,
specifically organics
·
Strong communication and
interpersonal skills
·
Existing contacts and network within
the farming community in Kenya.
·
A self-starter who takes initiative
and rigorously follows up to complete sales.
·
Willingness to work in a variety of
conditions including field and office.
We welcome your application-cover
letter and CV onhttp://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list
Agricultural Products Sales &
Marketing Manager
Role Description: Sanergy is looking for an experienced Agricultural Products Sales & Marketing Manager to build and grow our team responsible for increasing awareness of our fertilizer products and completing sales.
This role will require a combination
of skills and experience.
We are looking for
someone who has:
Experience managing sales teams and
building their effectiveness/capacity
Direct sales and customer service
experience. A willingness to roll up his sleeves to acquire customers and work
with them.
Deep knowledge of the agricultural
landscape in Kenya, and specifically experience working with organic inputs
Extensive contacts and network within
the agricultural sector in Kenya (including medium and large scale farmers,
agro-vet owners, extension services providers, and agricultural consultants)
Technical familiarity with organic
fertilizers. The ability to diagnose farmers’ needs and counsel them on
improved farming practices.
Excellent communication skills – both
in communicating the value of our product to farmers and in managing a team and
growing its capacity
This is a leadership role which will
provide a varied experience with a high degree of influence and autonomy in a
rapidly growing company as it launches new products into the market.
Responsibilities:
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Overseeing all activities in Fertilizer
Sales & Marketing. Setting team goals, meeting sales targets, and reporting
back to company directorship
·
Working directly with farmers –
Evaluating soil health and farming practices, explaining product benefits,
booking sales, recommending application rates, and following up to ensure
product effectiveness
·
Recruiting, hiring, training, and
managing a network of sales agents around the country
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Designing marketing events, campaigns
and promotional materials
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Receiving customer feedback and
working with our technical team to ensure that product specifications match
farmers’ desires
·
Spearheading initiatives to connect
with co-operatives, export agencies, and other growing schemes to open up new
institutional sales channels
·
Building a retail sales strategy and
piloting it in late 2014
·
Working with regulatory agencies and
certification boards to ensure good standing
·
Monitoring field trials and
contributing to technical efforts on product improvement
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Ensure compliance to all industry
standards and internal quality systems, maintaining confidentiality and
protocols.
·
Generate data and meet deadlines, and
analyse, write and present reports.
·
Implement improvements to support the
development of business efficiencies
Requirements:
·
Minimum 6 years of experience. Preference
for those with experience selling agricultural inputs, specifically organics
·
Demonstrated ability to manage and
motivate a sales team.
·
Bachelors or Masters degree in Sales,
Business, Agronomy, or closely related field
·
Extensive contacts and network within
the agricultural sector in Kenya
·
Experience working with standards and
certification agencies such as KEBS, Ministry of Agriculture, En-Cert, UTZ,
Kenyan GAP etc. preferred
·
A self-starter and critical thinker
with attention to detail, ability to multi-task, and work with a high-degree of
autonomy
·
Strong communication skills - verbal,
written, and computer
·
Willingness to work in a variety of
conditions including field and office.
If you are interested, please submit
your cover letter and CV tohttp://www.jobscore.com/jobs/sanergy/list