Sales Manager | Agronomist
Sustansiya
- Taguig, PhilippinesNet Lima, 26th St, Taguig, Metro Manila, PhilippinesTaguigMetro ManilaPhilippinesPhilippines
- Full timeFULL_TIME
Job Description
Sustansiya, a fast-growing agribusiness startup, is seeking an Agronomy/Fertilizer Sales Manager to join our highly-motivated team. The Manager will be responsible for all aspects of manure sales and for customer service including developing and maintaining relationships with customers. The Manager will need a deep curiosity to understand the needs of our customers and understand the market value of organic fertilizers versus commercial fertilizers. This individual will work with established distributors, provide customer service, conduct farm visits, manage field trials and participate in trade shows and related conferences. Extensive travel will be required. The Manager will be expected to develop agronomy services offered including soil sampling, variable rate application and other services that increase value and profitability.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Fertilizer Sales
- Sales of manure as organic fertilizer working to find long-term customers, understanding their needs and marketing a product that meets their need and maximizes the value to the company
- Develop sales for externally source manure as an organic fertilizer
- Ensure all required sales documents are completed correctly
- Understand the market value of organic fertilizers versus commercial and gain insight into competition
- Customer Support
- Communicate with customer and document customer’s needs, field requirements and date filed can be hauled and spread so logistics can be managed accordingly
- Develop and maintain relationships with customers and gain insight into their needs as a guideline to offer new or additional products or services
- Flag fields as needed to ensure accurate delivery and field identification
- Work with producers to resolve any issues including collection issues
- Agronomy Services
- Develop the agronomy services offered by Sustansiya including soil sampling, variable rate application, or other products or services that increase value and profitability
- Develop an understanding of services that would add value to producer and their market value
- Lead new team members to develop sales in new territories that have been added to the Sustansiya area
- Work in the field with new team members to train them how to sell manure to farmers.
- Assist new team members to close sales that they need help finishing up
- Help develop a sales program for all the territories inclusive of advertising, promotions, and sales calls
- Operate equipment as needed to ensure timely delivery, and spreading of manure (equipment may include, loaders, trucks, spreaders, and scale house equipment
Minimum Qualifications
- Agronomy degree or 2-4 years experience in agronomy focusing on: soil tilth and types, NPK requirements by crop and soil type, grid sampling, manure or other organic fertilizer
- 3 years experience in agriculture sales
- Knowledge and understanding of key economic drivers of a successful agronomy business
- High proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and internet applications
- Detail oriented with good organizational ability
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Punctual and consistently meets deadlines
- Excellent people skills and comfortable working with people from different cultures
- Flexible and able to multi-task; can work within an ambiguous, fast-moving environment, while also driving toward clarity and solutions;
- Personal qualities of integrity, credibility, and commitment to the mission of Sustansiya
- Willingness to travel across Luzon and other areas of the Philippines as needed
- Advantage but not required: has own vehicle (car, motorbike, or other) for transportation to different sites
Jobs Summary
- Job Level
- Mid-Senior Level / Manager
- Job Category
- Sales and Marketing
- Educational Requirement
- Bachelor's degree graduate
- Recruiter response to application
- Often
- Office Address
- Net Lima, 26th St, Taguig, Metro Manila, Philippines