Sales Agronomist

Yara Fertilizers Philippines Inc. has been supporting the Filipino farmers since 1986. Headquartered in Taguig City, Yara's presence is felt across the Philippines where it operates in the country's three major territories – Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. With two main warehouses located in Bulacan and Davao, respectively, Yara has served its growing customers' needs making its products accessible to end-users.

Guided by its mission of "Responsibly feeding the world and protecting the planet", it has a paid up capital of Php155M and core employees numbering 50.

The parent company, Yara International ASA is a Norwegian chemical company. Its largest business area is the production of nitrogen fertilizer; however, it also encompasses the production of nitrates, ammonia, urea and other nitrogen-based chemicals.

The company was established in 1905 as Norsk Hydro – the world's first producer of mineral nitrogen fertilizers – and de-merged as Yara International ASA on March 25, 2004. Yara is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and has its headquarters in Oslo. The company has around 17,500 employees, production sites on six continents, operations in more than 50 countries and sales to about 150 countries.

We seek a talented individual to cover our business in Region 2.

1. Ensures achievement of Territory sales targets in his Region or Regions

2. Manages sales planning, bookings and forecasting for his assigned sales territory

3. Distribution and Customer Management

4. Organizes development and implementation of an effective distribution set up for his Sales Territory

5. Assist in the development and performance evaluation of customers for segmentation as to (Partners, Potentials, Transactionals/Dependents)

6. Directly manage Potential Distributor segments in terms of sales bookings and receivables

7. Directly manage Preferred Retailers segments in terms of alignment programs and sell out from Distributors

8. Oversee efficient implementation and monitoring of lined up field activities for SA and JSA's

9. Training and coaching of FES under distributors in terms of Agronomy and Sales competence

10. Direct involvement, monitoring, implementation of New Business Model initiatives

The person we seek will cover Region 2 - Isabela and Cagayan Valley. Preferred is a resident of said territory and able to speak the local dialects.

• College graduate with BS Agriculture related or knowledge in Agriculture
• Experience in account handling and management
• Basic technical knowledge on crops in terms of pesticide and fertilizer mgt
• Good leadership and communication skills
• Have public speaking skills
• Willing to collaborate and learn
• Basic excel and ppt presentation skills
• A skilled driver with a valid driver's license

April 5, 2024