Sanergy Byproducts Market Analyst Job in Kenya

Vacancy: Byproducts Market Analyst
 

About Us: Sanergy is an award-winning social venture that is creating new organic agricultural inputs that will reverse the trend of declining harvests and increasing prices for farmers. 

We have launched our first agricultural product, a locally produced, high-quality organic fertilizer, and have several more products in research and development.

Role Description: As Sanergy rapidly expands its agricultural products business, we are hiring a market analyst with sharp business acumen to lead projects in operations and strategy development. 

We are currently a small but quickly growing team. 

We are looking for a self-starter who can take ownership over leading business improvements in a fast-moving environment. 

This role will be approximately 50% ongoing operations management and 50% strategic projects.

Responsibilities:

• Streamlining the sales process from initial customer identification to trial set-up and management to closing. Designing and implementing systems and processes to make the sales process more efficient and effective


• Developing distribution partnerships with large and small-scale distributors


• Mapping of high-potential customer segments (e.g. vegetable exporters, input distributors, flower farms, etc.) and generation of leads


• Leading research and analysis for market entry strategies for R&D stage byproducts (e.g. liquid fertilizer, crystalline fertilizer, animal feed, biochar)


• Market analysis of new, innovative agricultural products (e.g. grow bags, fertilizer blends, propagation solutions, etc.)


• Recruiting and onboarding salespeople and field trials assistants


• Collaborating on grant proposals and reports to launch new initiatives in byproducts or open up new sales channels

Requirements:

• Minimum of 2 years work experience in a related field.


• Bachelor’s degree in Sales, Marketing, Agriculture or any related field. A Master’s degree in the same disciplines will be an added advantage.


• Demonstrated ability to own and improve operational structures and run Greenfield strategy projects.


• A self-starter who can work with a high-degree of autonomy.


•  Strong communication skills – verbal, written, and computer.


• A combination of local and international experience preferred

More fundamentally, we believe that we are on the cusp of transformative change, and we seek people who believe their skills will bring about that transformative change.