Operations · Full-time
Recruitment agency · Career Directions LimitedSeed Category Manager
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About this role
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Role overview
A company in Nairobi is looking for a Seed Category Manager to lead the growth and management of its seed products. This full-time role suits someone with strong agricultural knowledge and commercial skills, especially in seed product development and market expansion.
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What you will do
- Identify market opportunities and customer needs to develop competitive seed products.
- Lead evaluation and field trials of seed varieties and prepare technical reports.
- Manage the seed portfolio to maximize market potential and profitability.
- Develop and implement strategies to expand the seed market presence across regions.
- Identify new business opportunities and strengthen customer relationships.
- Drive product launches, promotional campaigns, and sales strategies to meet targets.
- Provide training to sales teams and maintain relationships with customers and partners.
- Represent the company at agricultural events and manage budgeting and performance targets.
- Lead staff performance management, coaching, and mentoring to achieve KPIs.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Agriculture, Horticulture or related field.
- 5 to 7 years of experience in the seed industry including product development, seed trials, market development, category management and commercial sales.
- Good understanding of seed varieties, crop production systems, product evaluation and market dynamics.
- Experience in developing and executing sales and marketing strategies to meet commercial targets.
- Strong commercial and business development skills.
- Excellent agricultural technical knowledge on seed products and crop varieties.
- Skills in product and category management, market research, competitor analysis, negotiation, presentation and relationship management.
- Ability to budget, forecast, plan business and lead a commercially focused team.
- Good communication, interpersonal and report-writing skills.
- Self-driven, innovative and results-oriented with ability to work independently.
How to apply
Apply through the employer's official contact. The employer has not published a closing date.