Job Description

• Develops a strategic plan for the sale of the cocoa fertilizers and cocoa products
• Designs and implement systems, structures and policies for the operational activities of  cocoa activities
• Conducts market surveys and forecast for the coming year’s demand and supply of cocoa products
• Clearly come out with a well-defined sales objectives and targets for implementation quarter by quarter.
• Ensures that you gain market share by constantly demonstrating the qualities and benefits of s cocoa products
• Takes a consultative approach while making sales to determine agronomy needs, create solutions and build long term relationships with customers that will generate sales of the fertilizers and agronomy services
• Develops and maintains relationships with customers and gain insight into their needs as a guideline to offer new or additional products or services
• Develops and implement agronomic plans with cocoa farmers to ensure a successful growing season
• Organizes periodic training for our targeted cocoa farmers and implement robust systems that will facilitate agronomic processes and operations
• Directs and coordinates activities such as planting regimes, chemical application, irrigation and harvesting and management of post-harvest losses.
• Advices farm supervisor on general farm sanitation and equipment maintenance. 
• Draws up cocoa programmes to position the brand strategically.
• Coordinates all activities with SARI(Savannah Agricultural Research Institute)
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers and gain insight into their needs to offer new or additional products or services
• Plan the sales of cocoa fertilizers and other products whilst working to find long term customers, understanding their needs and marketing a product that meets their need and maximizes the value to the company
• Advise cocoa farmers on fertilizer application practices that will improve their economic returns as well as protect environmental sustainability
• Effectively handle all required sales documents and terms in line with internal standards

Required Skills or Experience

• Post-graduate in the Agricultural science
• Degree in agricultural science with emphasis on sales agronomy, crop, soil, agric business or other ag science or related field
• Certificate course in agricultural science
• At least 3 – 4 years industry experience
• Ability to communicate effective to attract attention of the targeted clients
• Ability to study the soil and plant to make sure that the results are right
• Desire to serve farmers and others groups in the agriculture industry