Business Development Manager (Sahel)

TL;DR

Business Development Manager (Sahel): Responsible for promoting and selling hirify.global's products and services, focusing on the hirify.global Farm App and building a large user base of farmers across the Sahel region (Senegal, Burkina Faso, Mali). Focus on customer adoption of digital products, interpreting customer data, and managing partnerships to improve customer engagement.

Location: Must be able to travel extensively across to Mali and Burkina Faso

Company

hirify.global is a leading distributor of chemicals and inputs for specific industrial and agricultural segments in Africa.

What you will do

• Manage the Go-to-market of the hirify.global Farm App, building a large user base of active farmers across the Sahel region.
• Manage a pipeline of distributors, wholesalers, retailers, and farmers and implement onboardings and trainings.
• Interpret customer data to find actionable insights for improving customer adoption of hirify.global’s digital products and services.
• Collaborate with Brand, Design, and creative teams to ensure the production and delivery of assets and materials relevant to customer activations and marketing campaigns.
• Be constantly collecting customer feedback and interpreting this feedback into productive product improvements for product managers.
• Build and manage partnerships to enhance hirify.global's market presence.

Requirements

• Must have 5 years experience in go-to-market.
• Ideally has proven experience in achieving growth in App users.
• Ideally has experience in selling services or technology solutions to businesses and/or consumers.
• Ability to use and understand data systems and ability to provide clear and concise product solutions and customer feedback.
• Experience with ERP / CRM and analytics (e.g. Tableaux or PowerBI)
• Ability to travel extensively across to Mali and Burkina to enable onboarding and training of new customers.

Nice to have

• Sales &/or business development experience
• Understanding of agriculture and inputs distribution
• High level of proficiency in both written and spoken English and French (local language a plus)

Culture & Benefits

• Join a young dynamic team who is leading the chemical distribution on the African continent.
• Enjoy a collaborative, international and agile work environment.
• Be part of a team where freedom, initiative and ‘thinking out of the box’ is key.
• Opportunity to work in a growing versatile environment.
• Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package.
• Explore opportunities for professional growth and advancement.