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- Where
- Nairobi, Kenya
- How to apply
- On myjobmag.co.ke, where the employer takes applications.
- Similar roles
- 554 other open Sales & Business Development roles on the Kenya board right now.
What You Will Do
Own the sales strategy: Develop and implement the sales strategy, targets, territories, channels, and priorities for Vermi-Farm's products and services.
Build and manage the pipeline: Run a structured pipeline covering farmer products, digital products, financial or wallet-linked services, partnerships, and other approved revenue streams.
Lead acquisition and conversion: Drive customer acquisition through field teams, Village Champions, partnerships, referrals, digital channels, and other practical channels.
Set targets and track performance: Set sales targets and performance indicators for sales staff and field-facing commercial teams, and monitor results against them.
Standardize how we sell: Develop sales processes, scripts, product messaging, follow-up workflows, and conversion practices that teams can use consistently.
Align with Operations & Finance: Align sales plans with stock, service capacity, pricing, payment terms, collections, budgets, and cash-flow considerations.
Keep accurate sales records: Ensure leads, prospects, customers, orders, payments, and follow-ups are captured in the appropriate systems.
Analyze and improve: Analyze sales performance, acquisition costs, conversion rates, repeat purchases, revenue trends, and channel performance, and use the findings to improve execution.
Build strategic relationships: Build and maintain relationships with strategic customers, partners, institutions, aggregators, agro-dealers, and other commercial stakeholders.
Coach the sales team: Coach, coordinate, and support sales personnel and field-based commercial actors, including setting expectations and reviewing performance.
Work with MEL and Data: Ensure sales data is reliable, traceable, and useful for management decisions and impact reporting.
Find new market opportunities: Give management practical recommendations on products, pricing, channels, customer segments, and partnerships.
Support customer retention: Make sure customer feedback, complaints, product experience, and repeat-use patterns reach the relevant teams.
Forecast and report: Prepare regular sales forecasts, performance reports, pipeline reviews, and management updates for Operations & Finance.
Sell ethically: Conduct sales activities consistently with Vermi-Farm's values, policies, customer commitments, and applicable requirements.
Who We're Looking For
A Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Sales and Marketing, Commerce, Economics, Agribusiness, Management, or another relevant field is preferred. Professional qualifications in sales, marketing, business development, or related areas are an added advantage.
Three to five years of relevant experience in sales, business development, commercial operations, agribusiness, financial inclusion, technology, FMCG, or a related field
Demonstrated experience managing sales targets, pipelines, customer acquisition, or revenue-generation activities
Strong communication, negotiation, presentation, and relationship-management skills
Practical experience using CRM, sales tracking, spreadsheets, dashboards, or related business systems
Strong numerical and analytical ability, including interpreting sales and financial performance information
Ability to coach and coordinate field-facing teams and hold people accountable to agreed targets
Strong judgment and discipline around pricing, payment terms, collections, and customer commitments
Ability to work across departments and translate commercial priorities into practical field execution
Willingness and ability to travel regularly within Kenya
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Minimum qualifications
BA/BSc/HND
How to apply
Use the link(s) below to apply on company website.
Head of Sales
Data Analyst
https://www.myjobmag.co.ke/apply-now/1383899
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