Commercial Manager
2026-08-19T14:18:58+00:00
AGSOL
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https://agsol.com/
FULL_TIME
Nairobi
Nairobi
00100
Kenya
Manufacturing
Sales & Retail, Business Operations, Management
2026-08-26T17:00:00+00:00
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The Role
This is not a traditional account management role. You will build and lead AGSOL's commercial function, while personally owning the company's most strategic distributor relationships. This role carries end-to-end accountability for distributor performance, spanning revenue growth, operational execution, and end-user outcomes.
You will play a central role in shaping Agsol’s B2B and B2B2C strategy and how we scale through distributors.
Your mandate is:
- Drive revenue (sell-in)
- Ensure products reach and work for customers (sell-through)
- Build systems that scale across distributors and markets
- Ensure excellent distributor and end consumer experience
Responsibilities
Own Key Distributor Relationships
- Own senior-level relationships with key distributors, influencing decision-making across commercial, operational, and strategic priorities
- Build trust across commercial, operations, and aftersales teams
- Run regular contract performance reviews and joint planning sessions
Drive 'Sell-in' and 'Sell-through'
- Own commercial performance across distributor accounts, including revenue growth, pipeline development, and long-term account expansion
- Track how products move through distributor networks to end consumers
- Identify and fix bottlenecks in last-mile distribution
Manage Stock and Forecasting
- Take ownership of inventory strategy across distributor markets, ensuring disciplined stock allocation, forecasting, and working capital efficiency
- Prevent both stock-outs and overstocking
- Coordinate closely with internal supply chain teams
Own the Customer Experience
- Be accountable for consumer outcomes, ensuring Agsol products consistently deliver value in the field and drive repeatable demand
- Gather feedback from the field and identify recurring issues
- Work cross-functionally to resolve systemic problems
Warranty and After -Sales Management
- Drive high compliance with warranty registration
- Ensure distributors have the parts, processes, and training to support customers
- Monitor issue resolution times and service quality
- Strengthen aftersales systems across markets
Management of the Sales Team
- Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and hold team members accountable against agreed KPIs.
- Foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture with a strong emphasis on ownership, continuous improvement and delivering results.
Who We are Looking For
Experience
- 7–10+ years in commercial, account management, business development, or operations roles, including experience leading people and developing teams
- Experience in distributed businesses (energy, FMCG, agri, etc.)
- Multi-market experience in Africa is a strong advantage
Skills
- Commercially sharp, but operationally grounded
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Excellent relationship builder and communicator
- Systems thinker — able to fix root causes, not just symptoms
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in fast-growing environments
Attributes
- High ownership and accountability
- Comfortable in both field and strategic environments
- Practical, hands-on, and solutions-oriented
- Motivated by improving real outcomes for customers
- Own senior-level relationships with key distributors, influencing decision-making across commercial, operational, and strategic priorities
- Build trust across commercial, operations, and aftersales teams
- Run regular contract performance reviews and joint planning sessions
- Own commercial performance across distributor accounts, including revenue growth, pipeline development, and long-term account expansion
- Track how products move through distributor networks to end consumers
- Identify and fix bottlenecks in last-mile distribution
- Take ownership of inventory strategy across distributor markets, ensuring disciplined stock allocation, forecasting, and working capital efficiency
- Prevent both stock-outs and overstocking
- Coordinate closely with internal supply chain teams
- Be accountable for consumer outcomes, ensuring Agsol products consistently deliver value in the field and drive repeatable demand
- Gather feedback from the field and identify recurring issues
- Work cross-functionally to resolve systemic problems
- Drive high compliance with warranty registration
- Ensure distributors have the parts, processes, and training to support customers
- Monitor issue resolution times and service quality
- Strengthen aftersales systems across markets
- Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and hold team members accountable against agreed KPIs.
- Foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture with a strong emphasis on ownership, continuous improvement and delivering results.
- Commercially sharp, but operationally grounded
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Excellent relationship builder and communicator
- Systems thinker — able to fix root causes, not just symptoms
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in fast-growing environments
- 7–10+ years in commercial, account management, business development, or operations roles, including experience leading people and developing teams
- Experience in distributed businesses (energy, FMCG, agri, etc.)
- Multi-market experience in Africa is a strong advantage
JOB-6a85bb52c2883
Vacancy title:
Commercial Manager
[Type: FULL_TIME, Industry: Manufacturing, Category: Sales & Retail, Business Operations, Management]
Jobs at:
AGSOL
Deadline of this Job:
Wednesday, August 26 2026
Duty Station:
Nairobi | Nairobi
Summary
Date Posted: Wednesday, August 19 2026, Base Salary: Not Disclosed
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JOB DETAILS:
The Role
This is not a traditional account management role. You will build and lead AGSOL's commercial function, while personally owning the company's most strategic distributor relationships. This role carries end-to-end accountability for distributor performance, spanning revenue growth, operational execution, and end-user outcomes.
You will play a central role in shaping Agsol’s B2B and B2B2C strategy and how we scale through distributors.
Your mandate is:
- Drive revenue (sell-in)
- Ensure products reach and work for customers (sell-through)
- Build systems that scale across distributors and markets
- Ensure excellent distributor and end consumer experience
Responsibilities
Own Key Distributor Relationships
- Own senior-level relationships with key distributors, influencing decision-making across commercial, operational, and strategic priorities
- Build trust across commercial, operations, and aftersales teams
- Run regular contract performance reviews and joint planning sessions
Drive 'Sell-in' and 'Sell-through'
- Own commercial performance across distributor accounts, including revenue growth, pipeline development, and long-term account expansion
- Track how products move through distributor networks to end consumers
- Identify and fix bottlenecks in last-mile distribution
Manage Stock and Forecasting
- Take ownership of inventory strategy across distributor markets, ensuring disciplined stock allocation, forecasting, and working capital efficiency
- Prevent both stock-outs and overstocking
- Coordinate closely with internal supply chain teams
Own the Customer Experience
- Be accountable for consumer outcomes, ensuring Agsol products consistently deliver value in the field and drive repeatable demand
- Gather feedback from the field and identify recurring issues
- Work cross-functionally to resolve systemic problems
Warranty and After -Sales Management
- Drive high compliance with warranty registration
- Ensure distributors have the parts, processes, and training to support customers
- Monitor issue resolution times and service quality
- Strengthen aftersales systems across markets
Management of the Sales Team
- Set clear objectives, monitor performance, and hold team members accountable against agreed KPIs.
- Foster a collaborative, customer-focused culture with a strong emphasis on ownership, continuous improvement and delivering results.
Who We are Looking For
Experience
- 7–10+ years in commercial, account management, business development, or operations roles, including experience leading people and developing teams
- Experience in distributed businesses (energy, FMCG, agri, etc.)
- Multi-market experience in Africa is a strong advantage
Skills
- Commercially sharp, but operationally grounded
- Strong analytical and problem-solving ability
- Excellent relationship builder and communicator
- Systems thinker — able to fix root causes, not just symptoms
- Proven ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in fast-growing environments
Attributes
- High ownership and accountability
- Comfortable in both field and strategic environments
- Practical, hands-on, and solutions-oriented
- Motivated by improving real outcomes for customers
Work Hours: 8
Experience in Months: 12
Level of Education: bachelor degree
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