Sales Agronomist Job Opportunities – African Management Services Company (AMSCO)
Job Title: Sales Agronomist
Organization: African Management Services Company (AMSCO)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
African Management Services Company (AMSCO) is a pan-African private sector development Group that provides bespoke human capital solutions. Our core focus is partnership-driven capacity and skills development to assist African SMEs in becoming leaders in their field.
Job Summary: The Sales Agronomist will develop our business based on good crop nutrition practises. The Sales Agronomist shall be key in enhancing the productivity of our customers in the region, and consequently solidify the company’s market leadership position in the region.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Provide both technical and sales support in the assigned region
- Support local implementation of crop based road map and farmer segmentation; implement and monitor scientific trials
- Ensure commercial crop demonstrations are well established and monitored; analyse data from demos into concise results, develop farmer profitability models and share with farmers, commercial team and industry stakeholders
- Manage direct selling activities to assigned accounts and prospect for new business in line with the annual business plan
- Manage Distributor, and end user relationships effectively to maximize sales and market share.
- Create demand for our products in the assigned region by training the customer sales teams on the products and competences
- Organize and coordinate Field Days and Exhibitions to develop the company products.
- Provide customers with support in implementing effective crop nutritional programs for the key segments.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture or related field.
- Three years of working experience in an Agronomy set up handling Sales
- Good grasp of Agronomic practices
- Proficiency in Windows MS Office Suite.
- A good geographical and cultural understanding of the assigned territory
- Valid driver’s license
How to Apply:
All candidates should send their applications online at the link below.
Deadline: 18th April 2018
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