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Commercial Sales | Full Time | Costa Rica · Honduras · Colombia

Are you passionate about agriculture and motivated by results? Do you have strong connections within the banana industry and a track record of building lasting relationships with local growers?

About the Role

Tropic is hiring Sales Representatives in Costa Rica, Honduras, and Colombia to drive commercial growth. You will be responsible for promoting and selling our innovative banana varieties directly to growers, helping them increase yield, productivity, and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Actively promote and sell our range of new banana varieties to banana growers and producers.

• Build and manage relationships with new and existing customers.

• Implement strategic sales plans to drive growth.

• Identify market opportunities and generate new leads, collaborating with technical and research teams to align solutions with market demand.

• Track sales activity and report performance metrics regularly.

• Provide expert technical advice tailored to local agricultural challenges, creating demand at the customer level and ensuring growers have further interest in Tropic solutions.

• Stay informed on banana research and agricultural innovations.

Requirements

Qualifications:

• BSc or above within Agriculture, Plant Biology or a related field.
• A valid Driver’s License is essential.

Skills/Experience:

• Proven sales experience within the agricultural or agritech sector
• In-depth knowledge of the banana production industry
• Strong network within the grower community
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills
• Self-starter with the ability to work independently and manage a territory
• Willingness to travel as required to visit clients and attend industry events

About Us

Tropic is one of the world’s leading agricultural gene-editing companies. Our team is dedicated to the development and commercialization of high-performing varieties of tropical crops to provide significant benefits to growers, processors and consumers globally, tackling real-world problems around food security and sustainability.

Our vision is to become a leading seed business with significant ownership of its products from the laboratory to the field, while maintaining constructive relationships with growers and consumers based on transparency and trust. Our expansion into Latin America brings our achievements into commercial reality in the heart of the world’s banana industry.

Why Join Tropic?

• Be part of a forward-thinking company at the forefront of agritech innovation.
• Diverse workforce operating in a dynamic working environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits.

Further Information

• Location: roles available in Costa Rica, Honduras and Colombia.
• Language requirements: Fluent in Spanish and English (interviews conducted in English).
• Time Requirement: Full Time.
• Contract: Permanent.
• Closing date: 4/8/2025

Ready to grow your career and help transform tropical agriculture? Apply today to join the Tropic team!