Sales Development Officer Patna

Limagrain; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 300,000 - 540,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career Growth

Diversity and Inclusion

Gender Equality

Employee Wellness

Training and Development

Safer Workplace

Rewards and Recognition

Job summary

Limagrain is seeking a Sales Development Officer to expand the Patna market, drive demand through farmers, distributors, and dealers, and support evidence-based promotion of our product portfolio. The role emphasizes timely collections, field demonstrations, and active engagement with farmers and local partners.

You will organize field days and dealer meetings, manage field trials, and contribute to turnover growth under ASM guidance, including variety development support and market feedback.

Qualifications

• Basic knowledge of Agriculture
• Good relationship with all the channels (Distributors/ dealers/ farmers/vendor)
• Good expertise in business development
• Knowledge of product requirement
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Understanding of (Local language/ computer basic knowledge)
• Own two-wheeler required/ driving license
• Mobility: Should have two-wheeler and driving license

Responsibilities

• Demand generation through customers/farmers/distributors/dealer, sales forecast, collection of customer payment, promotion of product, development activities – trail, demonstration, reports.
• Increase local turnover by advising, counselling customers/farmers/distributors linked with sales forecast under the management of ASM. Strongly involved in variety development with the support of RPDM and indirect contact with farmers.
• Sales: Demand generation through distribution partners (Growers/dealer/farmers/ vendor) and promotion activities: organize farmers meeting/field day, dealers meeting, handle customer's complaint – field complaint/ crop performance. Customer dues/ payment collection through bank, maintaining good relationship with dealers. Providing updated marketing information to the reporting manager, . Maintaining good after sales services to farmers with crop visits & recommendations. Developing key farmers relations & data base to conduct & demonstrate crop shows.
• Development Activities: Organizing of new variety trails, demonstration at farmer's field.
• Generate demand through distribution partner (growers/farmers, nursery, distributors, vendors etc.) & promotion activity: field day, dealers meeting, jeep campaign, night meetings…pull sales
• Provide support to local dealers on field complaint/ crop performance evaluation, and market information.
• Ensure on-time collection to decrease customer outstanding amounts.
• Organize and follow up local trials on farmer plots to engage farmers confidence and advise them/dealers technically on our portfolio.

Skills

Accountability

Respect

Entrepreneurship

Collaboration

Computer Skills

Customer Focus

Listening Skills

Managing for Results

Product Knowledge

Sales Goals

Sales Skills

Technical Skills

Job description

Job Title: Sales Development Officer Patna

Contract type: Permanent

Job Description:

Function

Sales

Main Goal

To develop our Sales and Products in Patna Market

Job description

• Demand generation though customers/farmers/distributors/dealer, sales forecast, collection of customer payment, promotion of product, development activities – trail, demonstration, reports.
• Increase local turnover by advising, counselling customers/farmers/distributors linked with sales forecast under the management of ASM. Strongly involved in variety development with the support of RPDM and indirect contact with farmers.
• Sales: Demand generation through distribution partners (Growers/dealer/farmers/ vendor) and promotion activities: organize farmers meeting/field day, dealers meeting, handle customer's complaint – field complaint/ crop performance. Customer dues/ payment collection through bank, maintaining good relationship with dealers. Providing updated marketing information to the reporting manager, . Maintaining good after sales services to farmers with crop visits & recommendations. Developing key farmers relations & data base to conduct & demonstrate crop shows.
• Development Activities: Organizing of new variety trails, demonstration at farmer's field.
• Generate demand through distribution partner (growers/farmers, nursery, distributors, vendors etc.) & promotion activity: field day, dealers meeting, jeep campaign, night meetings…pull sales
• Provide support to local dealers on field complaint/ crop performance evaluation, and market information.
• Ensure on-time collection to decrease customer outstanding amounts.
• Organize and follow up local trials on farmer plots to engage farmers confidence and advise them/dealers technically on our portfolio.

What we expect of you

• Basic knowledge of Agriculture
• Good relationship with all the channels (Distributors/ dealers/ farmers/vendor)
• Good expertise in business development
• Knowledge of product requirement
• Good presentation and communication skills
• Understanding of (Local language/ computer basic knowledge)
• Own two-wheeler required/ driving license
• Mobility: Should have two-wheeler and driving license

Skills

Accountability Respect Entrepreneurship Collaboration Computer Skills Customer Focus Listening Skills Managing for Results Product Knowledge Sales Goals Sales Skills Technical Skills

Your benefits and working environment

• Career Growth
• Diversity and Inclusion
• Gender Equality
• Employee Wellness
• Training and Development
• Safer Workplace
• Rewards and Recognition

Recruitment process

HM.CLAUSE committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued, respected, and empowered to thrive

• Profile Screening
• Phone screening
• Interviews - 3 rounds
• Offer Discussion
• Offer Letter Issue
• Background Verification
• Pre Employment Medical Checkup
• Onboarding

HM.CLAUSE, Business Unit of Group Limagrain, is an innovative global leader in the development, production, and commercialization of vegetable seeds. HM.CLAUSE belongs to the top 5 vegetable seed entities in the world. With over 2,000 varieties in more than 20 vegetable crops, HM.CLAUSE provides innovative solutions to growers worldwide. HM. CLAUSE is a company committed to diversity and inclusion.

Limagrain is a global company with deep local roots. Our parent company is an agricultural cooperative based in the Limagne-Val d’Allier plain, in the heart of Central France’s Auvergne region, while we are an international seed and agri-food group with some 9,600 employees working in 53 countries. As the 4th largest seed company in the world, we achieved sales of 2.522 billion euros in 2023-2024, with additional sales of 729 million euros from activities carried out in collaboration with our strategic partners.