Job Description

Agricycle Global

Job Vacancy: Technical Sales Intern

Agricycle closes the gap between smallholders in developing economies and global markets by democratizing access to the agricultural value chain through our distributed network and portfolio of upcycled ingredients.

Agricycle is a for-profit benefit corporation and startup, meaning we operate in a fast-moving environment to disrupt the status quo and create social, economic and environmental impact.

Overview

As our Technical Sales Intern, you will report to the Technical Sales Officer of the respective country in conjunction with the EA Technical Sales Coordinator.

Also working closely with a team of Field Officers in your country. You will organize Agricycle’s education, marketing, sales and distribution of appropriate technologies to our network of thousands of smallholders within your country..

You will also lead negotiations with large institutions to purchase Agricycle’s tools in your country.

Using your diligence and determined work ethic, you will enable Agricycle’s supply chain by ensuring wide usage of Agricycle’s dehydrators and other equipment it makes available to its members.

Responsibilities:

• Organize Agricycle’s sales and distribution of appropriate technologies to smallholders.


• Build relationships with institutional supporters of smallholders and lead negotiations for purchases.


• Fully understand and advocate for expanded use of passive solar dehydrators to preserve food loss.


• Organize equipment & farm input partnerships to distribute and broker through Agricycle’s network.


• Train Field Officers and others to more effectively communicate Agricycle’s model to smallholders.


• Assist Field Officers’ negotiations with smallholders when recruiting them to join Agricycle’s network.


• Distribute marketing and sales materials that educate and encourage smallholders to join Agricycle.


• Support smallholders in accessing microfinance loans to afford dehydrators and other equipment.


• Manage relevant team members to track progress toward meeting distribution targets of tech/inputs.


• Collaborate with the operation coordinator in Agricycle toward company goals.


• Any other reasonable responsibility given by supervising team members.

Ideal candidates are:

• Highly creative with a hunger for innovation and are natural born problem solvers.


• Motivated by a passion to make the world a better place and love to take on challenges.


• Servant leaders who help to build the team and take on whatever role is necessary.


• Eager to learn and thrive in the fast-paced “fail fast, fail often” startup culture we embody.


• Collaborative in a highly diverse and global team and can work independently when remote.


• Critical and strategic thinkers with strong decision-making skills.


• Empathetic and patient, knowing no task is below them.


• Strong team players, knowing teamwork is necessary and that each role supports the other.

Requirements:

• Fresh graduate university degree or college diploma in sales and marketing, community development, agribusiness, business administration or other related fields.


• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral) and ability to speak and write in English fluently.


• Demonstrated compassion and empathy, strong work ethic and unimpeachable integrity.


• Readiness and ability to regularly perform under pressure and within short timeframes.


• Readiness to travel anywhere in East Africa under short notices and occasionally work odd hours.


• Excellent working knowledge of computer applications, especially: gmail and spreadsheets.

Top Skills

• Sales and negotiation


• Public speaking


• Relationship building


• Marketing & customer service


• Project management


• Leadership and teamwork


• Verbal/written communication

How to Apply

Send all applications through https://jobs.wrkhq.com/agricycle by 31st October 2021 at 5pm EAT.

Attach the following as one combined PDF:

a) cover letter addressed to the Director of East Africa;

b) CV with three reachable referees; and

c) academic or other qualification documents.

Clearly state the position you are applying for in your letter.

Agricycle does not charge for applications or interviews.

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