Technical/Advisory Agronomist

Job Description:

TECHNICAL/ADVISORY AGRONOMIST

LocationLusaka, Zambia

About the Company

Our client is a well-established business operating within the agricultural sector, providing a range of products, technologies, and solutions that support commercial and emerging farmers across Zambia. The business leverages local market expertise and international partnerships to deliver innovative agricultural solutions.

The Role

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical/Advisory Agronomist to provide technical leadership and agronomic expertise across the business. The successful candidate will play a critical role in strengthening customer relationships, supporting commercial activities, driving product adoption, and positioning the company’s agricultural solutions portfolio in a competitive market.

The role will serve as a key technical resource to the business, providing product support, technical training, market insights, and strategic guidance to customers and internal stakeholders. The incumbent will support business development initiatives, key account management, supplier engagement, product positioning, and market development activities while ensuring customers receive practical and effective agronomic solutions.

This is a senior, commercially focused position requiring strong technical expertise, business acumen, and the ability to translate agronomic knowledge into practical and profitable solutions for customers.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and agronomic expertise across the business.

• Act as the primary technical resource for customers, distributors, suppliers, and internal teams.

• Provide advanced crop protection, crop nutrition, and agronomic recommendations to support customer success and business growth.

• Support product positioning, portfolio management, and market development initiatives.

• Develop technical strategies and recommendations for key crops, including maize, wheat, soybeans, sugar, tobacco, cotton, and horticultural crops.

• Review and interpret trial data, technical reports, and market information to support decision-making.

• Oversee the planning, coordination, and evaluation of product trials and demonstration programmes conducted by field teams and partners.

• Develop technical literature, training materials, crop guides, and product support tools.

• Deliver technical training and knowledge-sharing programmes for staff, distributors, and customers.

• Support key account management by providing technical expertise during customer engagements and presentations.

• Monitor industry trends, emerging technologies, pest and disease developments, and competitive activity.