Sales Agronomist-Commission Based
Location:
Kenya (Frequent Travel Required)
Department:
Sales & Marketing
Our client, Synnefa is a leading AgTech startup, revolutionizing farming with their cutting-edge technology. They provide innovative farm production and management solutions to farmers in Africa, aiming to increase their productivity, improve yields, provide early warnings, and enhance crop advisory services.
Synnefa is seeking a dedicated and energetic Sales Agronomist with a passion for agriculture and technology. This role involves primarily fieldwork, including regular travel across Kenya. The candidate will be responsible for promoting and selling our smart greenhouses to farmers and agribusinesses, providing agronomic advice, and building strong customer relationships. A focus on high-value horticultural crops such as herbs, tomatoes, capsicums, onions, and watermelon is key.
Responsibilities
Drive sales of smart greenhouses to midsize farmers and export agribusinesses by targeting high-value clients, building relationships with them and organising meetings to introduce them to smart greenhouses before moving in to close and successfully handing them over to customer service.
Provide expert agronomic advice, focusing on high-value crops and maximising yield.
Deliver effective training to farmers on Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). You should love being in the field with farmers and clients.
Interpret soil and water test results, making recommendations on optimal farming inputs.
Create and nurture deals on Hubspot CRM looking at data from Marketing and Customer Service on leads.
Develop strong, long-term relationships with customers, ensuring high levels of satisfaction and repeat business.
Collaborate effectively with all internal stakeholders and provide timely reports to support business decision-making.
Ability to be fully autonomous, we are a lean team so won't be able to train you, ideally you should be able to come in and hit the road running.
Remuneration:
Monthly Gross Retainer of KES.75,000-85,000
3-5% commission on all deals created, nurtured and closed by you.
Logistics:
Currently, we expect all staff to be in our office or in the fields working with farmers from Monday to Friday with shifts on Saturday.
Benefits at Synnefa🌱:
Medical Cover for both Inpatient and Outpatient.
Cash Awards and Prizes called Bonuslys.(Our team love it!)
Monthly Meal Benefit on top of your monthly retainer
Flexible work hours as long as you do your minimum 40 hours per week.
No corporate rigidity, fluid environment with informal working relationships to encourage collaboration and teamwork.
21 days of Paid Time Off every year.
Free Unlimited Coffee, Tea and Cocoa with refreshments at work to help you focus on your goals.
Qualifications
A bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture, Agronomy, or a related field from a recognised university.
Minimum of 2-5 years of experience in Sales in an Agtech, Agribusiness or Manufacturing
Good experience in using CRMs especially Hubspot as this will be your main work tool.
Skills and Competencies:
Excellent communication, report writing, and presentation skills.
Proven experience in farmer mobilisation, training, and policy development.
Ability to interpret and analyse farming data to optimise farm outputs.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office/Excel and Google Docs/Sheets.
Awareness of emerging trends in the AgTech space.
Experience with CRMs will be a must.