Crop Marketing Manager

Our Affiliate, Intel Outsourcing Services is looking for a Crop Marketing Manager in Ivory Coast/ Abidjan for one of its clients specialized in Agtech company in Africa.

CLOSING DATE:    30/10/2023

PURPOSE

The Crop Marketing Manager will be responsible for developing sales and marketing business with credible agribusinesses and food processors. The ideal candidate should have at least 4 years of working experience in Crop marketing across Africa with experience in maize, sorghum soybeans, and cashew, among other major crops in Africa.

RESPONSABILITIES

• Develop the commodity sales and marketing strategy for the organization in line with the organization’s objectives & targets.
• Study competitors’ products and services and build competitive advantage over competitors Participate in the onboarding process of new employees.
• Generate sales leads, actively engage, and manage a growing pipeline of credible partners (Local agribusinesses, Global Traders and Manufactures, Cooperatives/ Farmer groups, NGOs, Government institutions).
• Grow the Organization’s market share across Africa in the digitization of commodities sector, prospecting, cold calling, and networking within the global commodity trading/ sourcing, agricultural and nutrition security, and other relevant sectors with a primary focus on countries in Africa.
• Leverage knowledge, experience, and network in local and global commodity prices/pricing to negotiate and secure purchase orders from local and international food processors and exporters of major crops.
• Conduct research and build a crop marketing model for farmers and other stakeholders.
• Stay abreast with key market trends and intelligence with the ability to seek new business opportunities and formulate sales strategies to capitalize on growing the business.
• Develops impactful, cost effective and scalable market access models for all major crops produced in Africa.
• Plan all crop marketing operations to ensure timely delivery of all purchase orders received in the required quality and quantities.
• Prepare Budgets, Sales Forecasts, Sales Performance Reviews & Projections
• Determine annual and gross-profit plans by forecasting and developing annual sales quotas for regions.
• Research and lead team to secure all required licenses/certificates for international export of commodities.
• Set objectives and targets, establish marketing and promotional plans with the team

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Agricultural science, Agribusiness, Supply Chain management.
• Knowledge of the systemic challenges in Agricultural value chains in the African sub regions.
• Project management skills and the ability to create and stick to timelines.
• 4-5 years of working experience in Crop marketing across Africa with experience in maize, sorghum soybeans, and cashew, among other major crops in Africa.
• Strong research and field experience in maize, rice, soybean, plantain, sorghum, cashew is required.
• Proven experience in the use of technology to facilitate market access.
• Strong business analysis, planning and financial management skills.
• Excellent oral communication, writing and presentation skills.
• Must speak/ write French and English fluently and other languages across Africa is an added advantage.

NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.