Agronomy & Business Dev Manager - Benguerir

About us

Rationalizing the use of resources in Agriculture is the ambition that drives us at AgriEdge. We transform data into decision-making proposals for the farmer to maximize his yield.
Our approach is focused on research and development to promote sustainable agriculture. We work closely with an international scientific community composed of recognized experts in the field of precision agriculture.These experts lead the annual Agri Analytics Days, AgriEdge's scientific platform.
AgriEdge was created within OCP Group SA thanks to his intraprenarship program called 'mouvement'. The concept is now up and running, and is one of the first startups incubated by Mohammed VI Polytechnic University of Ben Guerir

We are currently seeking an energetic and ambitious Agricultural Business Developer for work on customer support and business development.

You have an interest in innovations, agriculture, soil science and agricultural technology. You are a team player, have excellent communication skills and commercial drive.  

The main goal of this role is to support and lead existing projects and expand our markets in Africa, establish long-term relationships with partners and their end-users (farmers) and design solutions that best fit the agro-environmental conditions of the customers.  

Job description 

The right candidate for this function will be responsible for communicating with customers, prospects, and distribution partners.  

• Develop and maintain strategic long-term trusting relationships with current and new clients to accomplish growth and long-term company objectives 

• Develop new leads to scale our activities in developing and emerging markets 

• Drive sales funnel and own all aspects of the sales from qualification, customer needs assessment, contact negotiations and retention 

• Support customers with technical backstopping, agronomic advice and information requests  

• Takeover projects related to carbon sequestration and carbon credits 

• Supporting the marketing team with occasional writing of articles, client updates and reporting on project activities 

• Proactively engaging, contributing and bringing in new ideas for the sales strategy, development and projects 

• Contribute to further product development based on market and client feedback 

Your profile 

• MSc. Degree in Agricultural/ development economics, or Agribusiness development or related studies; 

• Strong business development and sales experience with an outstanding track record in doing business with agricultural companies  

• Well established network in agribusiness: input manufacturers, agricultural service providers;

• Preferrable 3- 5 years of experience in a comparable environment; 

• Affinity with digital solutions in agriculture and the food sector; 

• Team player, pro-active and excellent communication skills;   

• A self-starter, able to work independently and hands-on wherever support is needed; 

• Problem-solving oriented