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AgriTech Business Development & Sales Lead (Precision Farming)

  • Gauteng Remote
  • Salary: R40 000.00 - R60 000.00 Per Month (Negotiable)
  • Job Type: Permanent
  • Sectors: Agriculture IT Technology
  • Reference: 2333572

Apply before Mar 22 2026 | 61 Days left

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Vacancy Details

Farmer & Stakeholder Engagement

 

  • Build and maintain trusted, long-term relationships with poultry farmers, integrators, and agri-business stakeholders.

  • Conduct regular on-farm visits to understand production systems, operational challenges, and farm economics.

  • Act as the primary local representative and trusted point of contact for the AgriTech solutions in South Africa.

  • Establish credibility with farmers by translating technology into practical, farm-level value.

Business Development & Sales

 

  • Identify, engage, and convert early-adopter poultry farmers and agri-business customers.

  • Drive consultative sales conversations focused on return on investment (ROI), productivity improvements, and operational efficiency.

  • Manage the full sales cycle end-to-end, including prospecting, demonstrations, proposals, negotiations, and deal closure.

  • Develop reference customers and case studies to support wider market adoption.

  • Achieve agreed revenue, pipeline, and customer adoption targets.

Solution Enablement & Deployment Support

 

  • Explain AI camera and precision farming solutions in clear, practical terms suited to on-farm decision-makers.

  • Support pilots, trials, and early deployments in collaboration with technical partners and international teams.

  • Assist customers during onboarding to ensure successful early adoption and satisfaction.

  • Gather structured feedback from farms to support localisation, product improvement, and refinement of use cases.

Market Intelligence & Growth Strategy

 

  • Provide ongoing market insights on customer needs, pricing sensitivity, competitor activity, and adoption barriers.

  • Contribute to local go-to-market strategy, pricing models, and sales messaging.

  • Identify opportunities to expand into adjacent precision agriculture solutions (e.g. sensors, drones, analytics platforms) as the business scales.

  • Represent the company at relevant agricultural events, field days, and industry forums.

Reporting & Internal Collaboration

 

  • Maintain accurate records of sales activity, customer engagements, and pipeline progress.

  • Provide regular updates to management on market traction, opportunities, and risks.

  • Collaborate with international partners, distributors, and technical teams to ensure alignment and execution.

Role Scope & Accountability

 

  • Operate with a high degree of autonomy as the first hire in South Africa.

  • Take ownership of market entry, early traction, and customer success in the local market.

  • Uphold high standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical engagement with farmers and partners.


Required Skills

  • Entrepreneurial Ownership & Self-Drive: 2 to 3 years
  • Consultative Sales & Commercial Acumen: 2 to 3 years
  • Farmer & Agricultural Credibility: 3 to 4 years

Candidate Requirements

Essential

  • Proven experience in agriculture (poultry, livestock, agri-services, agri-inputs, agri-equipment or AgriTech).

  • Strong credibility engaging farmers and farm managers in on-farm environments.

  • Experience in business development, sales, or account management.

  • Ability to manage the full sales cycle and sell through consultative, relationship-led approaches.

  • Comfortable working independently and owning results as a first hire.

  • Willing and able to travel regularly; valid driver’s licence and own vehicle.

Advantageous

  • Exposure to AgriTech, precision farming, AI, IoT, sensors, cameras, or data-driven solutions.

  • Experience supporting pilots, trials, or early-stage deployments.

  • Start-up, scale-up, or new market-entry experience.

Personal Attributes

  • Practical, self-driven, and commercially minded.

  • Strong communicator with high integrity and trustworthiness.

  • Comfortable in field-based, farmer-facing roles.


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