Sales Executive (Crop)

Farmsquare Agricultural Company Limited is hiring a Sales Executive (Crop) in Oyo.

Farmsquare is a Nigerian agritech company that supplies farm inputs and equipment to farmers. We are hiring a Sales Executive (Crop) to look after all crop orders from the first customer message to a completed order, and to help us grow sales and close deals. Crop products include drip irrigation and layflat hose, fertilizers, agrochemicals, seeds, greenhouse materials and farm tools. We work with trusted vendors, so every order starts with confirming the price and availability before we quote the customer.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Ddescription: You will:

• Reply to customers who contact you by WhatsApp, phone call, email or the website, and follow up every lead.
• Check price and availability with vendors before giving customers a quote.
• Prepare quotes and orders, confirm customer payments, and raise purchase orders for vendors.
• Find new vendors and keep good relationships with the ones we already have.
• Help us grow sales and close deals by following up quotes, talking to past customers and posting useful tips and offers in our WhatsApp community.
• Meet the monthly sales targets set by management.
• Prepare and give clear presentations, product demos and proposals to customers, farms and groups of farmers.
• Learn our products well, and advise customers on the right items for their needs.
• Suggest related items to customers to increase the value of each order.
• Build lasting relationships with customers, and ask happy customers for referrals and feedback.
• Watch the market, including prices, competitors and new products, and share what you learn with management.
• Send a weekly written report on sales, leads, targets and any problems.
• Attend team meetings and trainings, and use what you learn on the job.
• Keep clear records of orders, leads and vendors in our order system and CRM so anyone can pick up your work.
• Supervise our dispatch rider together with the other Sales Executive.
• Work with your Sales Executive partner and our sales colleague, cover for each other, and take on other tasks from management when the business needs it.

Note: Must be male.

Location: Ibadan, Oyo

• A Degree or HND in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business, Marketing or a related field. An OND with strong sales experience will also be considered.
• At least 1 year of experience in sales, customer service or agribusiness.
• Strong spoken and written English. You must be confident talking to customers on the phone and on WhatsApp.
• Comfortable preparing and giving presentations to customers.
• Target driven, with a drive to follow up and close deals.
• Good with numbers and details, because prices, quotes and orders must be accurate.
• Good computer skills, including email and spreadsheets, and willingness to learn our order system and CRM.
• Honest, well organised and able to work with little supervision.
• A team player who is happy to support colleagues and take on new tasks.
• Able to work from our office in Ibadan.
• An advantage: knowledge of crop farming and farm inputs such as irrigation, fertilizers and agrochemicals.

Work arrangement and pay:

• Based in Ibadan.
• You work every day.
• Office hours are 8am to 5pm.

How to apply Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: (see Apply by email) using the Job Title as the subject of the email.

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