Green Way Farms is currently seeking a high-performance individual to manage existing client relationships and build new ones. Green Way Farms is a primary supplier for GreenPath Food, www.greenpathfood.com.
This individual will shape the future of a young, environmentally and socially-conscious agribusiness in Ethiopia, one of Africa’s most promising economies. The candidate will be a leading member of a team delivering 10x growth on our monthly sales revenue in 2018.
Background
Green Way Farms produces and sources premium food products through a large network of smallholder partner farms. The company exports its premium, organic products to specialty wholesalers and retailers in the United Arab Emirates and Europe. It connects produce grown by Ethiopian smallholder farmers as directly possible to consumers in high value end markets.
Green Way Farms is made up of a team of highly talented professionals with experience in Ethiopian export, horticulture and agricultural development sectors, as well in start-ups. For this role, experience of growing sales will be prioritized above sector specific experience.
Mission of Role
To support the commercial growth of Green Way Farms by;
The ideal candidate will have experience independently building out sales at a fast-growing company. They will have been and seek at Green Way Farms to be a proactive, collaborative and solution-orientated member of the team.
Responsibilities & Outcomes
Existing Customers - Account Management (critical)
Existing Markets - New Business (critical)
Export Process (critical)
New Markets - Research (critical, 2 months in)
Required Qualifications
Green Way Farms believes that candidates who demonstrate the following will perform best in this role.
We also expect that successful candidates will have:
Preferred Qualifications
We recognise that working in a small, fast-growing organisation brings challenges with it. We will be pleased to talk to candidates who acknowledge, have experience with and are excited by these challenges.
Compensation
Compensation will include a monthly salary competitive with local market rates for relevant work
Reporting
The position reports to the Product Development, Sales and Marketing Manager.
Location
This position is based in Addis Ababa. The successful candidate will be expected to travel to field sites every three weeks, for one to three days.