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Under the direction of the Area Manager, generates profitable sales in the assigned territory through cold calling, target marketing, competitive analysis, and providing value-added agronomic products, services, and recommendations. Ensures the credit worthiness of customers and promotes credit programs as marketing tools. Primary responsibility is to make sales to current/existing customers and to new customers; this is an outside sales position. Responsible for sales and delivery of product. Responsible for sales and marketing of products and accounts receivable within assigned territory. Ability to work extended hours.
Job Responsibility:
Under the direction of the Area Manager, generates profitable sales in the assigned territory through cold calling, target marketing, competitive analysis, and providing value-added agronomic products, services, and recommendations
Ensures the credit worthiness of customers and promotes credit programs as marketing tools
Primary responsibility is to make sales to current/existing customers and to new customers
Responsible for sales and delivery of product
Responsible for sales and marketing of products and accounts receivable within assigned territory
Ability to work extended hours
Conduct consistent, direct sales calls on at least 20 prospective customers and work with existing customers in assigned sales territory
Drives and delivers profitability sales growth
Obtain orders and/or contracts for South Central FS products and services
Assist in implementing marketing plans and develop sales strategies that generate profitable sales
Provides value added agronomic products, services, and recommendations to patrons and prospects
Provides customer service by using soil testing, crop scouting, precision farming and other programs, and follows up on complaints
Attends all training meetings, school training and seminars as assigned
Ensures the credit worthiness of customers, quotes prices and credit terms, and prepares sales contracts for orders obtained
Promotes the use of credit programs as a sales tool and helps provide the required information to establish credit
Promote the use of the Ag Finance, Precision Farming & Crop Insurance
Ensure accounts receivable is within company's credit policy
Works closely with the credit department in collection of accounts receivable
Responsible for maintaining assigned vehicle according to company standards
Wears required company uniform and maintains a clean professional appearance
Ability to travel independently and overnight as needed (Travel >70%)
Successfully adhere to safety rules and company policies and procedures
EHS, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures must be adhered to at all times
Requirements:
Minimum: College Degree
Requires strong understanding of the on-farm production practices
Willingness to actively engage in training programs and self-study
Persistence to have high sales call frequency with prospective accounts
Must obtain the appropriate driver's license for the type of vehicle that will be required to operate in order to perform all the duties assigned prior to employment and to maintain that license throughout the length of employment (Class A C.D.L. license with an endorsement of Hazmat, tank and air brakes)
Must pass the D.O.T. physical and drug test one week prior to employment and to continue to pass these tests at any time required thereafter while employed with the company
Must be able to lift a minimum of sixty pounds over your head of any product, and to be able to position that product in any area required or where the patron or supervisor requests it to be placed
Must have the ability to travel and stay overnight(s) from time to time as required
Must work in all types of weather conditions and temperatures