Who are we?
SOLEVO is a leading distributor of chemicals and inputs for specific industrial and agricultural segments in Africa. SOLEVO assists African farmers and Industries succeed by providing them with a full range of fertilizers, seeds, crop protection products and industrial chemicals they need with a guaranteed quality and good value. With over 75 years at the frontier of economic growth and transformation across Africa, we deliver critical raw materials and expertise to the continent’s high GDP-contributing life sciences and industrials sectors.

What are we looking for?
We are seeking an experienced and talented Business Development Manager to join our team in Dakar. He/she should have good knowledge of technology and digital services and be fluent in English and French.

What do we expect from the candidate?
The candidate will be part of our Digital Services Team and mainly work in the acquisition of new users for the digital programs and products, collecting feedback from customers and helping turn this into product and operations solutions, leading marketing campaigns to target more customers and improve overall usage of the digital products.

The key responsibilities
• Customer onboardings & activations by managing a pipeline of distributors & various clients and interpreting customer data to find actionable insights for improvement.
• Collect customer feedback for product improvements collaboratively with Brand, Design, and creative teams to ensure the production and delivery of assets and materials relevant to customer activations and marketing campaigns.
• Customer support and monitoring of their usage of Solevo’s digital products and identify areas for improvement and necessary adjustments. A good knowledge on Power BI is required to be able to interpret data from analytics dashboards.
• Building & managing partnerships including implementation of new partnerships.
• Internal trainings & Process management to Maintain a strong understanding and support for the digital product catalog & Solevo’s digital products internally, across key sales and sales administration teams.


If you possess…
Must-Have
• At least 5+ years in a business development or sales function in a digital or services-based company
• Ability to use and understand data systems and ability to provide clear and concise product solutions and customer feedback.
• Experience with ERP / CRM and analytics (e.g. Tableaux or PowerBI).
• Ability to travel extensively across Cameroon to enable onboarding and training of new customers.
• Exceptionally good presentation and written communication skills
• Passion for dealing with complex customers and responding to customer needs, particularly in regards to technology products
• Strong business acumen in emerging industries
• Demonstrated ability to work with customers to understand their challenges or concerns with outcomes on sales targets
• Prior experience working in supply chain, Business Development or top-tier consulting experiences.
• Experience interpreting data and making product and process recommendations
• Proficiency in MS Office and CRM Software (Dynamics) a plus


Nice-to-Have
• Technical background: Sales &/or business development experience.
• Understanding of agriculture and inputs distribution.
• High level of proficiency in both written and spoken English and French (local language a plus)
• A natural collaborator who enjoys working in a team with clever and ambitious colleagues.


If you are…
• Customer centric/customer service skills
• Highly persuasive and excellent at getting things done.
• Excellent at understanding customer needs.
• Able to disseminate complex feedback into presentations.
• Exceptional relationship builder.


Why join Solevo?
• Join a dynamic Digital services Team passionate about providing adequate solutions to meet expectation of our customers.
• Enjoy a collaborative, international and agile work environment.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and cloud platforms.
• Competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits package.
• Explore opportunities for professional growth and advancement.
Then, this job is for you!


How to join us?
If you’re excited about shaping the future and thrive in a collaborative environment, we encourage you to submit your resume in English detailing your relevant experience through LinkedIn and be part of our exciting journey.


What’s next ?
If your profile matches our search, you will be contacted by phone by our HR team for a first contact.
Should you not receive a call from us within three weeks, please consider that your application does not match the position that we are currently searching.