Agri Advisor - Uttar Pradesh

AGROSTAR; Pune District; On-site; INR 180,000 - 340,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and accidental insurance

Sales incentives

Fast-tracked career growth

Best-in-class training modules

Provident Fund and gratuity

Cash rewards

Job summary

AgroStar in India is seeking an enthusiastic agriculture graduate to join our grassroots sales team. You will advise farmers on seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and farming tools, build trust, and drive product adoption through outbound calls and on-field visits.

This role offers on-site training, incentives for targets, provident fund and other benefits as part of a compliant salary structure. Freshers welcome; priority to local language fluency and passion for impact.

Qualifications

• Diploma, Bachelor's or Master's degree in agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, or a related field.
• Freshers can apply, prior experience is an advantage.
• Fluency in speaking and understanding the local language.
• Result-driven mindset with a focus on achieving sales targets.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a knowledgeable resource on agri-input products to farmers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers to foster trust and loyalty.
• Proactively make outbound calls to farmers and recommend products based on needs and capacity.
• Sell agri-input products directly to farmers to boost sales.
• Follow up after sales to ensure satisfaction and identify upsell opportunities.
• Continuously enhance product knowledge and sales techniques through training.

Skills

Local language fluency

Education

Diploma/Bachelors/Masters in agriculture or related field

Job description

AgroStar is India’s foremos t Agri-tech company with a mission of #HelpingFarmersWin. Shardul and Sitanshu started AgroStar with a vision to solve two of the biggest problems in Indian agriculture - Lack of guidance for scientific/sustainable farming & limited access to great quality farm inputs.

Today, AgroStar Group provides full-stack solutions to millions of farmers across 9 Indian states via an Omni channel approach. Along the journey, we have built India’s largest agronomy advisory center powdered by 400+ agri graduates, a highly engaged digital farmer network with over 7 million users and the highest-rated agri app, and a retail network of 7300+ stores. These technology-enabled channels help farmers produce better and achieve higher price realizations by providing appropriate advice, timely input delivery, and output market linkages.

In March 2022, AgroStar forayed into the output space by acquiring INI farms. With this acquisition, AgroStar Group is Helping Farmers Win with better price realization across 10+ crops by exporting high-quality F&V under the brand name ‘Kimaye’ to 25+ countries across the globe. With 1500+ employees, AgroStar group believes in a culture of ownership and high growth and has been a recipient of multiple Best Startups to Work awards. You can deep dive into our culture here.

With massive synergies across the value chain to unlock, we are excited about our next exponential growth phase while being more mission-focused than ever!

• Serve as a knowledgeable resource on agri-input products, including seeds, fertilizers, pesticides, and farming tools to our farmers.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with farmers, fostering trust and loyalty.
• Proactively make outbound calls to farmers and recommend appropriate products and practices based on farmers' needs and purchasing capacity.
• Sell agri-input products directly to farmers, using your agri knowledge and communication skills, and boost sales.
• Follow up with customers after sales to ensure satisfaction, gather feedback, and identify opportunities for upselling or cross-selling.
• Continuously strive to enhance your product knowledge and sales techniques through training and self-improvement initiatives.

Qualifications:

• Diploma, Bachelor's or Master's degree in agriculture, agronomy, horticulture, or a related field.
• Freshers can apply, prior experience is an advantage
• Fluency in speaking and understanding the local language
• Result-driven mindset with a focus on achieving sales targets

Why should you join us:

• To get a sense of fulfillment by improving the lives of millions of farmers and working for impact
• Medical and accidental insurance benefits
• Opportunity to earn sales incentives by achieving targets
• Fast-tracked career growth opportunities in other domains like marketing, field sales and more
• Best-in-class training modules to take your career to the next level
• Compliant Salary structure including Provident Fund, ESCI, Gratuity, and opportunity to earn cash rewards
• Most importantly, we seek passionate intrapreneurs who want to work at the grassroots level and drive impact in India’s biggest sector.