Vegetable Promoter
2025-06-24T15:19:40+00:00
Syngenta
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https://www.syngenta.com/
FULL_TIME
Lusaka
Lusaka
10101
Zambia
Business Management and Administration
Management
2025-07-08T17:00:00+00:00
Zambia
8
Company Description
Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer
inputs.
Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.
Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.
Job Description
PURPOSE
The field promoter is the Syngenta representative to the channel. They will be expected to create a rapport with the farmer to be able to advocate for Syngenta varieties and push for trial and use. The field promoter will also service the retailer in their specific region of jurisdiction and ensure that product is constantly available at this level to reach the farmer. The promoter will also be expected to have contact with the distributor in their region and ensure stock levels are well planned as well as ensuring the distributor’s account is balanced.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demo creation at farmer level to ensure that there is visible evidence of Syngenta varieties performance
- Information dissemination to farmers via technical training to these farmers in the promoter’s region
- Organizing and implementing events to market Syngenta in the region. These include but are not limited to field days, product launches, stakeholder training
- Constant contact with other players in the channel e.g. YPRs to be able to increase their knowledge and utilization of Syngenta products
- Successful introduction of new products to the channel players in their regions via demos and technical training
- Weekly visits to the retailers’ and distributors’ outlets to check on stock levels
- Follow up on any debt to relevant retailers on behalf of the distributor (they will however not collect funds on behalf of the distributor. They will only follow up to ensure payment is made)
- Monitoring movement of product via sales at the retailers’ and distributors’ premises
Qualifications
Critical Knowledge and experience:
- Agricultural diploma or better
- Sales experience will be an added advantage
- Minimum 2-years sales experience
- Technical experience (including demo creation, training on agronomy and crop protection, geographical and environmental knowledge, climatic knowledge)
- Motor bike license required (Vehicles- manual shift is a plus)
- Good knowledge of the Veg Seeds market and customer needs
Other behaviours critical for the role:
- Focus on customers
- Communicate with impact
- Good sales influence skills
- Deep understanding of product behaviour and performance
Demo creation at farmer level to ensure that there is visible evidence of Syngenta varieties performance Information dissemination to farmers via technical training to these farmers in the promoter’s region Organizing and implementing events to market Syngenta in the region. These include but are not limited to field days, product launches, stakeholder training Constant contact with other players in the channel e.g. YPRs to be able to increase their knowledge and utilization of Syngenta products Successful introduction of new products to the channel players in their regions via demos and technical training Weekly visits to the retailers’ and distributors’ outlets to check on stock levels Follow up on any debt to relevant retailers on behalf of the distributor (they will however not collect funds on behalf of the distributor. They will only follow up to ensure payment is made) Monitoring movement of product via sales at the retailers’ and distributors’ premises
Agricultural diploma or better Sales experience will be an added advantage Minimum 2-years sales experience Technical experience (including demo creation, training on agronomy and crop protection, geographical and environmental knowledge, climatic knowledge) Motor bike license required (Vehicles- manual shift is a plus) Good knowledge of the Veg Seeds market and customer needs
Agricultural diploma or better Sales experience will be an added advantage Minimum 2-years sales experience Technical experience (including demo creation, training on agronomy and crop protection, geographical and environmental knowledge, climatic knowledge) Motor bike license required (Vehicles- manual shift is a plus) Good knowledge of the Veg Seeds market and customer needs
JOB-685ac20c329f9
Vacancy title:
Vegetable Promoter
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Business Management and Administration, Category: Management]
Jobs at:
Syngenta
Deadline of this Job:
Tuesday, July 8 2025
Duty Station:
Lusaka | Lusaka | Zambia
Summary
Date Posted: Tuesday, June 24 2025, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
Company Description
Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer
inputs.
Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.
Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.
Job Description
PURPOSE
The field promoter is the Syngenta representative to the channel. They will be expected to create a rapport with the farmer to be able to advocate for Syngenta varieties and push for trial and use. The field promoter will also service the retailer in their specific region of jurisdiction and ensure that product is constantly available at this level to reach the farmer. The promoter will also be expected to have contact with the distributor in their region and ensure stock levels are well planned as well as ensuring the distributor’s account is balanced.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Demo creation at farmer level to ensure that there is visible evidence of Syngenta varieties performance
- Information dissemination to farmers via technical training to these farmers in the promoter’s region
- Organizing and implementing events to market Syngenta in the region. These include but are not limited to field days, product launches, stakeholder training
- Constant contact with other players in the channel e.g. YPRs to be able to increase their knowledge and utilization of Syngenta products
- Successful introduction of new products to the channel players in their regions via demos and technical training
- Weekly visits to the retailers’ and distributors’ outlets to check on stock levels
- Follow up on any debt to relevant retailers on behalf of the distributor (they will however not collect funds on behalf of the distributor. They will only follow up to ensure payment is made)
- Monitoring movement of product via sales at the retailers’ and distributors’ premises
Qualifications
Critical Knowledge and experience:
- Agricultural diploma or better
- Sales experience will be an added advantage
- Minimum 2-years sales experience
- Technical experience (including demo creation, training on agronomy and crop protection, geographical and environmental knowledge, climatic knowledge)
- Motor bike license required (Vehicles- manual shift is a plus)
- Good knowledge of the Veg Seeds market and customer needs
Other behaviours critical for the role:
- Focus on customers
- Communicate with impact
- Good sales influence skills
- Deep understanding of product behaviour and performance
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 24
Level of Education: associate degree
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