Sales & Marketing Manager -Fertilizer

Our client, an organic fertilizer company is seeking to hire a sales & marketing manager to be based at their offices in Nairobi, managing the region.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Identifying market opportunities sales support, analyzing and prioritizing opportunities in the region
• Responsible for all sales of the fertilizer products, including registration of the product in Kenya, registration at relevant certification bodies, cooperatives, etc.
• Managing our distribution partners
• Setting distribution channels for our fertilizers in the region.
• Own ultimate responsibility for successful meeting or exceeding sales goals
• Setting up and monitoring field trials
• Monitor competitors act on price, product and deliver
• Marketing, online and offline of our products - so using digital tools, social media, offline events
• Coordinating the sales efforts in Uganda and Rwanda, managing the local teams there
• Expected to recruit and lead a team of 3 - 5 field agents to conduct sales

Requirements

• Bachelors’ degree in Sales & Marketing/ Business administration or a related field
• At least 5 years’ experience in either synthetic or organic fertilizer sales. Must have sold fertilizers-either organic or synthetic. Experience selling insect fertilizer highly preferred
• Knowledge of agronomy and a network of farmers is a strong plus
• Must believe in the power of regenerative farming and organic farming