Sales Agronomist

We at Yara are part of a global network, collaborating to profitably and responsibly solve some of the world's key challenges - resource scarcity, food insecurity and environmental change.

About the Unit

Yara combines knowedge, innovation and sustainable crop nutrition to help farmers grow profitably and responsibly. We have an opportunity for a Sales Agronomist reporting directly to the Territory Manager responsible for Eastern and Central Kenya.

Responsibilities

1. Train farmers, generate sales, facilitate product orders and manage a network of Distributors.

2.Organize and follow-up demo trials and field days together with Distributors and Partners to promote Yara products.

3. Apply relevant agronomic expertise to increase the pull from customers for Yara’s products and solutions, follow up Distributors sales performance, based on reports from Yara Kenya vs sales target per customer and per product.

4.Collect debts from customers of his (her) assigned region.

5.Proactively inform the Territory Manager about commercial and technical development of Yara Distributors under his (her) area of responsibility while collecting information of potential new Distributors.

6.Report monthly sales forecast information from customers, in order to build the Yara Kenya total sales forecast and business plan.

7.Together with Marketing and Territory Manager, participate in Agri-Fairs and assist customers that visit Yara booths.

8.Support Agronomy department in preparation of crop programs to be offered and promoted to Distributors in the area of responsibility for key crops in the assigned region.

Profile

Bachelor of Science in Agronomy
Minimum 2 years’ experience as an Agronomist in a commercial environment
Strong understanding of Kenya's agricultural market structure and seasonal cropping calendars.
Demonstrated experience combining commercial delivery with technical/agronomic engagement, ideally gained in a fertilizer or crop nutrition business.
Good interpersonal skills with fluency in English language
Excellent computer skills (advanced microsoft office applications)
A valid motor vehicle driving licence (manual gear)

Additional Information

Sales driven mindset.
Negotiation skills.
Willingness to relocate and travel extensively upcountry.

Contact details

narindwa.shaidi@yara.com

Apply no later than

17 August 2026

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Yara is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We believe that creating a diverse and inclusive work environment is not only the right thing, but also the smart thing to do. To deliver on this, Yara has firmly anchored Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) in our business strategy and has more than 400 employees worldwide involved in D&I ambassadors networks.

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