Sysgen RPO is hiring Head of Sales and Business Development Manager for direct hire
About the role:
- Direct hire with client from the agricultural industry
- Full-time/ Permanent role
- Work on-site in Cebu
Job Responsibilities:
1. Sales Strategy & Planning
- Develop and implement sales strategies for businesses, aligned with production capacity and market demand.
- Set and monitor sales targets, customer mix, and profitability goals.
- Forecast demand and coordinate closely with farm operations and supply planning.
2. Business Development
- Expand customer base in both livestock (buyers, traders, breeders) and retail (wholesalers, retailers, institutional buyers).
- Develop new market channels, partnerships, and B2B opportunities.
- Keep abreast of market trends, competitor pricing, and emerging opportunities.
- Implement pricing strategies balancing volume growth and profitability.
- Monitor market fluctuations and adjust accordingly.
- Ensure disciplined discounting and credit control policies.
- Lead, coach, and evaluate the sales team (key accounts, retail support, trading).
- Oversee customer service processes to ensure timely order fulfillment and issue resolution.
- Standardize sales reporting, KPIs, and customer performance dashboards.
5. Relationship Management
- Build and maintain strong relationships with major accounts (traders, institutional buyers, key retailers).
- Represent the company in industry associations, trade events, and customer negotiations.
- Manage long-term contracts and agreements with major clients.
6. Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Operations (production, logistics) to align sales with supply capability.
- Coordinate with Finance for collection, credit monitoring, and margin analysis.
- Provide market intelligence to leadership for better decision-making.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Agribusiness, Animal Science, or related field.
- 5-8 years of experience in agribusiness sales (preferably livestock, poultry, or feed industry).
- Proven experience in managing sales teams and B2B accounts.
- Strong understanding of farm-to-market dynamics, pricing, and trading practices.
- Negotiation skills, financial acumen, and ability to manage margins.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills.