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With decades of experience and a strong presence in Nigeria, we have built a solid reputation for reliability, technical expertise, and supply chain efficiency.\nSolevo has an extensive African footprint, world-class sourcing capabilities, and deep experience in agrochemical and industrial chemical distribution. Solevo is a leading partner to both African farmers and industries, providing high-quality crop protection products, fertilizers, seeds, and industrial inputs that drive sustainable growth.\nWhat are we looking for?\nWe are looking for a dynamic and commercially driven Technical Sales Representative to develop and grow our Food & Feed business. The successful candidate will combine strong technical expertise with excellent sales capabilities to deliver innovative ingredient solutions, build lasting customer relationships, and drive sustainable business growth.\nWhat do we expect from the candidate?\nYou will act as a trusted advisor to customers by understanding their technical challenges and providing value-added solutions. You will proactively identify new business opportunities, manage key accounts, and contribute to achieving sales and profitability targets while ensuring high standards of customer service and compliance.\nThe key responsibilities\nDevelop and expand the Food & Feed customer portfolio.\n\nAchieve sales, revenue, and margin targets.\n\nManage and grow relationships with existing customers.\n\nIdentify new business opportunities and market trends.\n\nProvide technical recommendations and application support.\n\nConduct product presentations, demonstrations, and trials.\n\nPrepare quotations, proposals, and sales forecasts.\n\nCoordinate with supply chain and other internal stakeholders to ensure customer satisfaction.\n\nMaintain accurate CRM records and market intelligence.\n\nEnsure compliance with EHSQ standards and industry regulations.\n\nIf you possess…\nA Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Agriculture, Nutrition, or a related field.\n\nStrong technical knowledge of food and feed ingredients and applications.\n\nExcellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.\n\nA customer-focused mindset with strong relationship-building abilities.\n\nThe ability to work independently and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.\n\nMust-Have\nMinimum 3-5 years of experience in technical sales, business development, or application support within the Food & Feed industry.\n\nProven track record of meeting or exceeding sales targets.\n\nStrong business development and account management skills.\n\nCommercial acumen and understanding of market dynamics.\n\nFluent written and verbal English.\n\nNice-to-Have\nExperience with specialty ingredients, additives, enzymes, preservatives, flavors, nutritional products, or feed additives.\n\nProfessional qualification in Sales or Marketing.\n\nExperience using CRM and ERP systems.\n\nKnowledge of food and feed regulatory requirements and quality standards.\n\nIf you are…\nResults-driven and entrepreneurial.\n\nPassionate about building relationships and solving customer challenges.\n\nProactive, resilient, and adaptable.\n\nA strong communicator who enjoys working with customers and cross-functional teams.\n\nCommitted to professionalism, integrity, and continuous improvement.\n\nWhy join Solevo?\nAt Solevo, you will be part of a leading pan-African distribution platform delivering innovative solutions to the agricultural and industrial sectors. 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Join us to make a meaningful impact, grow your career, and contribute to feeding and developing Africa sustainably.\nThen, this job is for you!\nHow to join us?\nIf you’re excited about this position, we encourage you to submit your resume detailing your relevant experience and be part of our exciting journey.\nWhat's next ?\nIf your profile matches our search, you will be contacted by our HR team for a first contact.\nPlease be informed that we will keep your profile to contact you for future professional opportunities.","description_format":"text","description_chars":4222,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":3,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wholesale","Chemical Manufacturing"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-27T13:59:58Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":75,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.836,"p_room":0.9,"age_days":15,"expected_fill_days":37,"reasons":["conf:3","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-01T06:10:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/solevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/solevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-02T05:50:59Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":8388,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-03T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":694058},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=694058"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsolevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsolevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsolevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/solevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsolevo-group-technical-sales-representative-food-feed-2"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3336449}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"solevogroup.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3336449},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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