Business Development Officer

Industry: Agriculture

Location: Area of operation will be Northern Zone, where the candidate be required to be resident.

Qualifications and requirements

• The applicant should possess a university degree in general agriculture or horticulture.
• Must have 4 years' work experience with reputable crop protection companies.
• Should have the ability to define problems and collect relevant information.
• Ability to make sound business judgements while networking with relevant officials, experts, decision makers and stakeholders.
• Willingness to deliver sustainable solutions to customers, while achieving business goals.
• Should have highest levels of integrity and management skills sets to ensure good teamwork, high productivity, self and functional discipline, reliability,
• Great customer relations and high drive for constant improvement.
• Proficient with MS Suite.

Job Scope

• Achieve company set objectives and sales targets, in assigned geographical areas.
• Create and close sales deals with large commercial farmers, agro-dealers and channel partners.
• Propose, arrange and coordinate appropriate technical and marketing activities including business pitching, customer support training and media interviews.
• Maintain industry awareness and competitor intelligence gathering, to enable devise new ways of keeping ahead of the competition.
• Protect and promote the company’s brand name through differentiation and excellence.
• Prompt submission of quality performance reports, within set timelines.

(S)he must be hungry for sales and results.