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This role is designed to maximize shareholder value and boost corporate revenue by designing strategic marketing policies, developing market-responsive products, and maintaining robust client pipelines based on real-time market expectations. This is a full-time role, based in Harare.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Responsibilities<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong> Commercial Strategy &amp; Market Expansion<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Formulate and execute short- and long-term sales and marketing strategic plans in alignment with broad corporate objectives.<\/li>\n<li>Establish concrete sales targets, track performance through rigorous feedback systems, and drive customer acquisition and retention models.<\/li>\n<li>Analyze product strengths and weaknesses, evaluate consumer feedback, and conduct target research to optimize pricing and market positioning.<\/li>\n<li>Enhance product packaging, indoor\/outdoor merchandising, brand visibility, and coordinate targeted traditional or digital promotional campaigns.<\/li>\n<li>Maintain and aggressively expand the company&#8217;s regional and international export sales base.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li><strong> Operations, Quality &amp; Production Management<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Develop comprehensive production strategies and oversee production officers to ensure grower yields meet strict volume, quality, and purity goals.<\/li>\n<li>Coordinate input distribution to contract growers and manage relations with seed services and national agricultural regulatory bodies.<\/li>\n<li>Supervise warehouse operations, covering the proper storing, packing, processing, and dispatch of vegetable seed lots.<\/li>\n<li>Mitigate seed inventory losses by ensuring rigorous adherence to specialized seed preservation and fumigation systems.<\/li>\n<li>Implement ISO 9001:2015 quality management principles across daily division activities to maintain operational excellence.<\/li>\n<li>Oversee product importations, securing optimal pricing, supply continuity, and performance standards from global suppliers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li><strong> Budgetary Control &amp; Stakeholder Engagement<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Compile, present, and monitor the divisional operational and sales budgets, reviewing actual expenditure against forecasts to control costs.<\/li>\n<li>Cultivate relationships with key corporate accounts, government stakeholders, trade media, and commercial farmers.<\/li>\n<li>Schedule and oversee localized product backstopping, agronomy training workshops, and corporate field days.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li><strong> Leadership &amp; Talent Development<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li>Form, coordinate, and mentor a professional team, mapping out clear performance expectations and cascading balanced scorecards.<\/li>\n<li>Identify training needs within the division and actively participate in departmental talent recruitment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Job Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Education: Bachelor\u2019s Degree in Marketing, Agricultural Science, or an equivalent qualification. Corporate membership in a relevant professional body is considered a distinct advantage.<\/li>\n<li>Experience: 5 to 7 years of proven experience in agricultural supply chain or commercial sales management, including a minimum of 3 years operating at a senior management level.<\/li>\n<li>Technical Compliance: Practical familiarity with seed laboratory compliance and the implementation of ISO 9001:2015 frameworks.<\/li>\n<li>Key Skills: Robust financial management and business planning skills, complex resource planning, project management, and high-level negotiation capabilities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Core Competencies<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncompromising focus on results, order, and quality excellence.<\/li>\n<li>Strong organizational awareness and a client-centric customer service orientation.<\/li>\n<li>Resilient under the operational pressure of tight seasonal timelines, deal negotiations, and managing geographically dispersed stakeholders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Apply via <a href=\"mailto:kelly@priconsultants.com\">kelly@priconsultants.com<\/a>. 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