Sales Manager Job Placement – Wefarm
Organization: Wefarm
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Benefits: Base (TBC) + Commission (Targets TBC – up to 15 % of gross salary) + Health insurance + Equity
Department: Business Development
About US:
Wefarm, the world’s largest farmer-to-farmer digital network, enables farmers to connect with each other and key partners over SMS to solve problems, share ideas, obtain vital products and services, and spread innovation, through utilising the latest machine learning technology. Small-scale agriculture is the biggest industry on earth, with more than a billion farmers globally supplying 70% of the world’s food and commodities, yet remaining digitally unconnected. Until Wefarm, no other had built a digital platform for these farmers to share their vital insights, without having to go online!
Since our launch in 2015 we have grown to serve 1.9 million farmers across the world, who share more than 30,000 Qs & As per day. Wefarm has recently secured $13 million in Series A funding from some of the world’s leading VCs, including True Ventures in Silicon Valley, and we are looking to add to a world-class team based across London, Nairobi, Kampala and Dar-es-Salaam.
Job Summary: We are looking for a Sales Manager to support partners to list their products on Wefarm’s Marketplace. Working in a high speed, hyper-growth start-up, you will be in charge of selling to and negotiating with potential clients in order to maximize the growth of Wefarm’s Marketplace.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Pitch to, negotiate with, and close multiple partners to achieve and achieve set sales targets and KPIs
- Build relationships with partner organisations, and manage conversations across levels (Sales / Marketing Managers and C-suite executives)
- Work closely with Sales Managers and Account Managers across the region to pass high-quality partners through Wefarm’s sales flow
- Work with Wefarm’s Business Intelligence team and Sales Operations to conduct a data-driven approach to sales
- Use Wefarm’s CRM (Salesforce) to systematically record partner interactions
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- At least five years of experience in a similar role (Sales Manager etc)
- Strong sales skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Knowledge of agricultural industry is a plus
- An entrepreneurial, flexible and self-motivated attitude
- Background in consultancy or sales led industries
- Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Rewards package and remuneration: The total rewards package and remuneration will be based on experience and potential, but is competitive and will include share options and commission. We believe in our team being not only the executors of Wefarm’s visions but the makers and owners of it!
Interview Process: Please note that we will be reviewing candidates on an ongoing basis. Successful applicants will be invited to a face to face interview. Please let us know your availability in your application. Due to the high number of applications, we will only be able to respond to shortlisted candidates.
How to Apply:
All candidates should apply online at the link below.