Sales Executive - Agribusiness

About the role

A client in the agribusiness sector is looking for a proactive, commercially driven and results-oriented Sales Executive. The role covers finding new business opportunities, building customer relationships, promoting agricultural products and services and driving revenue growth. It is a full-time position with a hybrid work mode and a stated monthly salary of N250,000.

Key responsibilities

• Identify and develop new business opportunities in the agricultural and agribusiness markets.
• Generate leads and turn prospective customers into active clients.
• Promote and sell agricultural products and services to individuals, businesses, distributors and other stakeholders.
• Build and maintain relationships with existing and prospective customers.
• Conduct market research on customer needs, competitors and emerging opportunities.
• Develop and run sales strategies to meet revenue targets, and prepare sales presentations, proposals and product demos.
• Negotiate pricing, contracts and business terms, and follow up on leads and enquiries.
• Prepare sales reports and forecasts for management and represent the company at exhibitions and trade fairs.
• Work with other departments to ensure customer satisfaction.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree or HND in Business Administration, Marketing, Agricultural Economics, Agriculture or a related field.
• 2-4 years of proven experience in sales, business development or a similar commercial role; agribusiness, agriculture or FMCG experience is an advantage.
• Proven ability to generate leads, close sales and hit revenue targets.
• Strong communication, presentation and negotiation skills, and good knowledge of market research and CRM.
• Ability to work independently and manage several sales opportunities at once.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and CRM tools.
• Business development, lead generation, sales negotiation and closing.
• Customer relationship management, market research and analysis, and strategic selling.