Agricultural Commodities Procurement & Sales Executive – September 2026

This is a procurement and sales role in the agricultural commodities sector, focused on sourcing pulses, oilseeds and raw cashew nuts while developing markets for soybean meal.

Job Details

Item	Details
Position	Agricultural Commodities Procurement & Sales Executive
Location	Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Department	Procurement/Sales – Agri Commodities
Reports To	Head of Commodities / Country Manager
Employment Type	Full-time
Deadline	8 September 2026
Minimum Experience	5 years
Sector	Agricultural Commodities / Procurement / Trading / Sales

Job Purpose

The successful candidate will be responsible for procuring agricultural commodities and driving sales, while managing supplier relationships, commodity movements, market intelligence and commercial opportunities across Tanzania and regional African markets.

Key Responsibilities

Procurement & Supplier Management

• Source and procure:
  • Pulses
  • Oilseeds
  • Raw cashew nuts
• Work with farmers, cooperatives, aggregators and commodity traders.
• Build and maintain a reliable supplier network.
• Monitor commodity prices and market trends.
• Manage procurement activities through the TMX platform.

Supply Chain & Warehouse Coordination

• Coordinate with warehouse, quality-control and logistics teams.
• Monitor commodity movement, storage and handling.
• Track:
  • Stock levels
  • Warehouse receipts
  • Transportation
  • Related procurement and logistics costs

Sales & Business Development

• Drive sales of soybean meal in Tanzania and neighbouring markets.
• Identify and develop new customers.
• Expand market opportunities across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
• Negotiate commercial terms and ensure timely customer deliveries.
• Achieve agreed procurement and sales targets.

Market Intelligence

• Monitor supply and demand conditions.
• Track competitors and market developments.
• Analyse trends in:
  • Poultry
  • Livestock
  • Dairy
  • Animal-feed sectors

Minimum Qualifications & Experience

Candidates should have:

• At least 5 years’ experience in agricultural commodity procurement, trading or operations.
• Experience in Tanzania’s pulses, oilseed and/or cashew markets is highly desirable.
• Established relationships with farmers, aggregators, cooperatives or commodity traders are an advantage.
• Good understanding of agricultural commodity quality standards.
• Strong knowledge of agricultural supply chains.
• Working knowledge of the TMX platform and commodity procurement processes.
• Knowledge of warehousing, logistics and transportation.

Key Skills

• Agricultural commodity procurement
• Commodity trading
• Supplier relationship management
• Agricultural supply-chain management
• Commodity market analysis
• TMX platform operations
• Sales and business development
• Commercial negotiation
• Warehouse and logistics coordination
• Stock and cost monitoring
• Market intelligence
• Customer acquisition
• Regional market development

Ideal Candidate Profile

The strongest candidate will be someone with hands-on Tanzanian agricultural commodities experience, particularly in pulses, oilseeds or cashew nuts, combined with commercial sales capability.

Experience dealing directly with farmers, cooperatives, aggregators and commodity traders would significantly strengthen an application.

Quick Assessment

This is a specialized mid-level commodities role. The most critical requirements are:

1. 5+ years of agricultural commodity procurement/trading/operations experience
2. Strong knowledge of the Tanzanian commodities market
3. Experience with pulses, oilseeds or cashew
4. Supplier/farmer/aggregator/trader networks
5. TMX platform knowledge
6. Agricultural supply-chain and logistics knowledge
7. Strong sales, negotiation and business-development capability

Candidates coming primarily from general procurement, banking, IT or administration without agricultural commodities experience would likely be a weak match.

How to Apply

Send your CV to:

recruitment@bakhresa.com

Application deadline: 8 September 2026

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.