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.