Agriculture Business Manager

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Job Description

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This role holder is responsible for developing and implementing strategic plans to optimize production, profitability and sustainability across all aspects of our agriculture business.

• Develop and execute comprehensive business plans for all agriculture operations, aligning with company goals and market trends.
• Develop and implement strategies to market and sell agriculture products.
• Analyzing current and past financial data and providing strategies to cut costs and increase revenue
• Leading the charge on market research plans to identify new opportunities
• Working with executives to implement marketing strategies and new opportunities
• Encouraging new and existing clients by creating and improving proposals
• Ensures acceptable levels of business retention (i. e. preservation of existing business) are always maintained; and any existing business lost due to unavoidable circumstances is replaced by other suitable accounts (over and above the new business acquisition target for the year)
• Tracking expenses and maintaining the company budget
• Ensuring that the company meets revenue targets for business lines
• Closely monitors customer service satisfaction to ensure renewals are not threatened; negotiates renewal terms well in advance and sends formal renewal confirmations to clients before the renewal dates
• Maintains, and regularly updates business progress reports
• Tracking and compliance to BD regulations, internal process and procedures
• The incumbent will be responsible for ensuring adherence to, implementation of, and adoption of Compliance, Anti-Money Laundering (AML), and Sanctions-related policies, procedures, and process requirements within Old Mutual Insurance Rwanda. This includes execution of customer due diligence processes, ensuring compliance with Know-Your-Customer (KYC) standards, conducting ongoing and enhanced due diligence, and maintaining data quality. Additionally, the role involves identifying and monitoring potential AML, Sanctions, or Compliance breaches and unusual activities, and escalating these concerns to the Risk and Compliance Office for further action.

Any other responsibilities assigned by line manager or the senior management team

Skills

Building Trust, Change Management, Client Needs Assessments, Commercial Acumen, Consultative Selling, Customer-Focused, Customer Service, Customer Understanding, Direct Selling, Executing Plans, Identifying Customer Needs, Identifying Sales Opportunities, Sales Software, Strengthening Customer Relationships, Upselling

Competencies

Builds NetworksBusiness InsightCollaboratesCommunicates EffectivelyCustomer FocusDemonstrates Self-AwarenessDevelops TalentDrives Results

Education

Bachelor Of Agriculture: Agriculture

Closing Date

04 February 2026 , 23:59

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