Job Description

Agricultural Inputs Senior Technical Sales Executive Jobs vacancy in Eldoret, Kenya 2019

Career Recruitment Sales Executive Nairobi Kenya August 2019

Job Title: Senior Technical Sales Executive – Agricultural Inputs

Location: North Rift (Eldoret)

Salary: 70k – 80k.

Our client is one of the leading SMEs in the business of imports and distribution of pesticides to farmers in Kenya.

They seek to hire a highly intelligent, aggressive and result oriented person to be tasked with aggressive marketing and selling of new and existing agricultural inputs among large scale growers and distributors.

Job Responsibilities

• Take lead in gathering relevant market intelligence for management purpose


• Competitors’ marketing and sales activities, product pricing, discount structure and distributor incentive system;


• Credit worthiness of new and existing clients;


• Product presentation and pricing structure.


• Take charge of promotion and marketing of new and existing products among large scale growers.


• Design, implement and maintain an effective marketing strategy of the company products.


• Popularize usage of company products through demonstration, field days, farmers’


• Ensure that products samples issued out for demonstration are used for the intended purpose.


• Maintain regular contact and good rapport with key growers to ensure that there is demand of company products among growers.


• Attend and assist in organizing relevant marketing activities.


• In charge of sales to large scale growers and key distributors.


• Identify, recruit, maintain and service potential end-users to ensure potential sales are realized at all times.


• Plan and manage client contacts and follow up to secure sales.


• In liaison with immediate supervisor, negotiate product sales price and terms of sales with clients to maximize profitability.


• Persuade potential clients to buy the company products.


• Take a proactive role in collection of due debits in the territory.


• In liaison with the management, vet new and review existing clients for credit worthiness.


• Obtain and maintain sufficient information on clients’ ability to service credit and ensure that the management is well updated on dangerous clients.


• Respond to clients’ inquiries and complaints promptly and in a professional manner.


• Prepare seasonal / quarterly sales forecast, marketing programme and budget.


• Play an active role in the direction and the management of the company products sales and marketing.

Qualifications:

• Degree Agricultural related fields


• Minimum 2 years of direct sales and marketing of agricultural inputs to large scale farmers and distributors;


• Age: Preferably 28 – 32 years;


• Valid driver’s license and minimum 2 years driving experience;


• Willingness to travel extensively to meet growers;


• Good planning and organizational skills and ability to work creatively on problem solving;


• High level of motivation and entrepreneurial drive;


• Desire to learn, constantly improve and act on feedback;


• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, networking and prospecting skills;


• Goal driven, confident, outgoing personality and ability to work independently with minimal supervision

How to Apply:

Please only send your CV quoting the job title in the email subject (Senior Technical Sales Executive-Agricultural Inputs) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Friday 2nd August 2019.

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV.

N.B: We do not charge any fee for receiving your CV or for interviewing.

Only applicants meeting the strict criteria outlined above will be contacted as part of the short listing process.

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