Agribusiness Firm Business Development Officer Job in Kenya

Duma works is recruiting a Business Development Officer. 

The hiring company is a leading agribusiness firm dealing with importation and distribution of fruits and vegetables in East Africa.

Responsibilities

• Use an existing network of industry contacts to generate new business


• Plan, prepare and present persuasive approaches and pitches to potential corporate clients


• Assess the needs of the corporate clients and provide viable solutions while meeting sales targets


• Identify and grow opportunities within assigned territory achieving set sales targets


• Attend corporate client meetings


• Grow and retain existing corporate accounts by presenting new solutions and services to them


• Market intelligence in the the retail industry i.e supermarkets, hotels etc

Qualifications

• Must have at least 3 years of experience in distributing fruits and vegetables


• Have a diploma or degree in business or related field


• Must be confident and articulate when expressing yourself


• Must be able and willing to aggressively sell fruits and vegetables


• Consistent track record in achieving sales targets


• Excellent planning and organizational skills


• Ability to multi-task and get things done to completion


• A Team player with good interpersonal and communication skills


• Excellent networking and prospecting skills


• Strong Account Management skills

Apply

Send your Cover Letter and detailed CV to [email protected] marking the subject as “3095”, Your Full name & Phone number e.g. 3095 Barack Obama, +2547xxxxxxxx. If you don’t follow these instructions, your application will not go through.

Deadline for receiving applications: Sunday, 29 October 2017

N.B.* You will receive a confirmation email and an alert to take a basic screening test over SMS or online. The email with the test may not arrive immediately. Please be patient. The email/SMS test will typically be 5-8 questions to help us understand your background. Regular SMS rates apply to the test.

If you apply and don’t meet these minimum qualifications, we won’t be able to forward your application to the employer.