Commercial Manager - Isiolo at Africa Management Solutions Limited (AMSOL)

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement sales strategies to drive revenue growth across agricultural products and services.
• Identify new sales opportunities, markets, and customer acquisition channels.
• Monitor sales performance and initiatives against commercial targets.
• Build and maintain a strong sales pipeline and support market expansion.
• Develop marketing initiatives and promote honey, herbs, and other value-added products.
• Conduct market research on customer needs, trends, competitors, pricing, and emerging opportunities.
• Identify opportunities for product development, market expansion, and value addition.
• Build strong customer relationships, drive retention, and professionally manage inquiries and feedback.
• Contribute to commercial strategy and prepare sales performance reports with actionable recommendations.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Agribusiness, or a relevant field.
• 7 years' progressive experience, including at least 5 years in agriculture, specifically horticulture or beekeeping.
• Proven experience in commercial agriculture, with strong knowledge of sales, marketing, customer management, and revenue growth.
• Strong business and market development skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and customer relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to work independently and deliver results in a growing organization.

Key Competencies

• Commercial and business development orientation.
• Sales, revenue growth, and market expansion.
• Customer relationship management.
• Agricultural sector knowledge.
• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Negotiation and communication skills.
• Analytical, leadership, teamwork, and results-oriented approach.