Location:

Dar Es Salaam, TZ

Job Function: Sales & Marketing

Job Type: Permanent

Job Requisition ID: 5998

Commercial Manager

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world’s key challenges – resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.
About the Unit
YARA Tanzania is duly registered company under the Laws of Tanzania as a subsidiary of Fertilizers Holdings AS. with headquarters in Dar es Salaam. The aim is developing a market concept that increase the number of farmers using fertilizer in Tanzania including better knowledge in plant nutrition, improved distribution and logistics. One of Yara investments in the country includes the construction of a 40 KT bulk terminal near the port of Dar Es Salaam which handles importation of bulk fertilizer, packaging and sale in Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi.Commercial Manager is a position based in Makambako, Njombe region responsible for Yara business in the southern part of Tanzania.

Responsibilities

1. Implement Yara’s business strategy for the assigned region, own the region’s commercial objectives and budget.

2. Ensuring alignment of our channel partners to Yara Crop Nutrition’s “crop focus, farmer centric” strategy through continuous engagement.

3. Follow up Yara’s crop roadmap and develop new solutions, application tool and market opportunities.

4. Ensure assigned team’s performance and engagement through alignment programs, talent development plans and performance management.

5. Represents Yara in all Partnerships in its Region as well as supporting Commercial Farms/Key Accounts.

6. Research relevant market to identify potential product and market opportunities.

7. Monitor, promote and safeguard Yara values and reputation in the assigned region

Profile

University Degree in Agronomy or related field

A minimum of 7 years of work experience in a sales driven mulltinational with 3 years experience in a managerial position

Experience in leading a productive commercial team

Additional Information

Good interpersonal skills

Strong analytical skills and result-oriented

Fluent in both english and swahili languages

Excellent verbal and written communication skill

Apply no later than

28th February 2021