Job Title: Product Placement Officers (2 Job
Placements)
Organisation:
Farm Inputs Care Centre (FICA)
Duty Station:
Uganda
About US:
Farm Inputs Care
Centre (FICA) Limited is a Ugandan seed company that produces and distributes
improved crop seeds in Uganda and the East African Region. The company is
implementing a one (1) year partnership project under the MasterCard
Foundation-funded “Driving Youth-Led New Agribusiness and Microenterprise
(DYNAMIC)” program, in Northern Uganda led by GOAL and Mercy Corps.
Job Summary: To create and nurture a vibrant network of
product placement agents for promotion and distribution of agricultural inputs,
especially improved crop and horticultural seeds while promoting participation
of the youth in gainful agriculture. .
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
· Sourcing for new business in the region.
· Achievement of sales targets for the
districts under supervision.
· Motivation, mentoring and ensuring high
energy levels of the agents in all the districts.
· Ensure that there is growth in A Number of
actual and active youth in the agro input distribution and commercial farming;
· Building relationships in sales and
collection activities.
· In charge of coordinating marketing
activities for the districts under supervision.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
· The ideal applicant must hold a Bachelor’s
Degree or a Diploma in a relevant field.
· At least three years’ experience in a similar
position preferably in the agricultural sector
· A professional qualification in sales and
marketing will be added advantage.
· Sales Management skills of Direct Sales;
· Recruitment;
· Promotional Skills;
· Account Management;
· Customer Service; and
· Entrepreneurship.
· Excellent numerical and analytical skills
· Excellent interpersonal and communication
skills.
· Computer skills particularly Microsoft Excel,
Microsoft Word, and E-mail
· Leadership and supervisory skills
How to Apply:
All interested and
qualified candidates please submit your application, detailed CV and
testimonials to the address below;
The Administration
Officer;
Farm Inputs Care
Centre (FICA) Limited
Plot 40, Bombo Road,
P. O. Box 34095,
Kampala, Uganda
E-mail to:
[email protected] and copy to [email protected]
Deadline: 10th June 2020
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