Sales Canvasser – Animal Feeds
Job Summary
- The Sales Canvasser – Animal Feeds will be responsible for promoting and selling animal feed products while actively recruiting and managing poultry farmers engaged in chicken-rearing operations.
- The ideal candidate must possess strong field sales experience in feedmill companies, excellent relationship management skills, and a solid technical understanding of poultry nutrition and farm operations.
Key Responsibilities
- Identify, recruit, and onboard chicken-rearing farmers for the company’s feed business
- Promote and market animal feed products to poultry farmers, distributors, and farm operators
- Build and maintain strong relationships with existing and prospective poultry farmers
- Conduct regular farm visits to provide product support and maintain customer engagement
- Achieve assigned sales targets and expand market penetration within designated territories
- Provide technical guidance to farmers on feed usage, poultry nutrition, and farm performance improvement
- Monitor farmers’ feed consumption patterns and recommend suitable feed solutions
- Gather market intelligence on competitor activities, pricing, and customer trends
- Prepare and submit daily, weekly, and monthly sales and customer activity reports
- Ensure timely collection of customer payments and follow up on outstanding receivables
- Collaborate with production and logistics teams to ensure timely product delivery
- Organize field demonstrations, farmer engagement activities, and product awareness campaigns
- Maintain accurate customer database and sales records
- Support the development of strategies to increase customer retention and market share
- Ensure compliance with company sales policies and ethical business practices
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree or HND in Animal Science, Veterinary Medicine, Agriculture, or related disciplines
- Additional certifications in sales or poultry management will be an added advantage.
Experience & Requirements:
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in sales and canvassing roles within feedmill or animal feed companies
- Strong experience recruiting and managing poultry/chicken rearing farmers
- Good technical knowledge of poultry farming, animal nutrition, and feed products
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets in the agricultural or feed industry
- Strong customer relationship and negotiation skills
- Ability to work independently and manage field sales activities effectively
- Good communication and interpersonal skills
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and sales reporting
- Must be willing to travel frequently for field operations
- A valid driver’s license will be an added advantage
- High level of integrity, self-motivation, and result orientation.
Key Competencies:
- Sales and business development
- Poultry farmer relationship management
- Product knowledge and technical support
- Negotiation and persuasion skills
- Market intelligence and reporting
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Customer service orientation
- Target-driven mindset.
Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should forward their Application Letters and CV along with passport photographs to: jobs@sayedfarms.com using the Job Title as the subject of the mail.