General Manager (Agribusiness) Job in Nairobi, Kenya

Job Title: General Manager – Agribusiness
 

Industry: Agribusiness
 

Location: Nairobi with frequent travels all over the country
 

Salary: 2500 – 3500 USD
 

Our client, a strategic agricultural inputs distribution company, is looking for an experienced all-round General Manager to build and grow the business and be responsible for increasing awareness and sales of the Company products. 

They are looking for someone with a willingness to roll up his/her sleeves to acquire customers and work with them.

Key Responsibilities –

• Overseeing all activities in Sales & Marketing, ensuring sales targets are met, and sales reporting


• Evaluating soil health and farming practices, explaining product benefits, booking sales, recommending application rates, and following up to ensure product effectiveness


• Designing marketing events and campaigns, liaising with head office for material and general support


• Receiving customer feedback and working with the technical team to ensure that product specifications match farmers’ desires


• Spearheading initiatives to connect with co-operatives, export agencies, and other growing schemes to open up new institutional sales channels


• Building a retail sales strategy and piloting it


• Working with regulatory agencies and certification boards to ensure good standing


• Monitoring field trials and contributing to technical efforts on product improvement


• Ensuring compliance with industry standards and internal quality systems, maintaining confidentiality and protocols


• Generating data and meeting deadlines, analyse, write and present reports


• Implementing improvements to support the development of business efficiencies


• Managing general and financial administration in collaboration with head office

Skills and Qualifications Desired

• Bachelors / Masters degree in Sales, Business, Agronomy, or closely related field


• Minimum 5 years of experience, preference for those selling agricultural inputs


• Extensive contacts and network within the agricultural sector locally including medium and large scale farmers, agro vets


• Experience working with licensing, standards and certification agencies


• Thorough technical knowledge of agricultural inputs, and the local agricultural landscape


• Excellent leadership and communication skills


• Proven ability to manage a business independently

If you are up to the challenge, possess the necessary qualifications and experience; please send your CV only quoting the job title on the email subject (General Manager – Agribusiness) to jobs@corporatestaffing.co.ke before Wednesday 16th September, 2015

Kindly indicate current/last salary on your CV

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

Only candidates short-listed for interview will be contacted.