Purina Dairy Feed Sales Specialist

This opportunity represents an excellent chance to work in the Georgia dairy market. This role has a focus on growing our clientele and helping them achieve improved production/profitability in their operations. You will be part of a dynamic team that brings expertise to their customers through a consultative selling approach.

This is a remote outside sales role covering the state of Georgia. A central location such as Athens would be ideal.

Responsibilities include:

• Develop strategies to Increase dairy feed sales market share
• Work closely with Sales Professionals in providing education and solutions for dairy producers.
• Demonstrate strategic and tactical planning skills necessary to provide solutions based selling of value add technologies.
• Ability to work and produce independently while contributing and participating in a team oriented environment needed.
• Provide tracking reports on marketing and service activities as management requires and maintain up to date and accurate client history records.
• Maintain a high level of proficiency and competency in nutrition, production management, and selling skills through recommended training and verified by documented sales results.
• Work both individually and as part of a team, helping producers to mutually benefit by providing the right recommendations for nutrition and management practices.
• Performs other duties and assume other responsibilities as assigned or requested.

Required Experience-Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or other related agriculture fields preferred
• Preferred candidates will have a minimum of 5 years of experience with an animal science/nutrition emphasis, and a proven track record of growing and maintaining a customer base. Candidate should have a good understanding of animal husbandry, current management practices, and nutritional guidelines.
• Successful candidate should be competent to have basic command of animal nutrition and management recommendations in the market.
• There is a requirement of excellent verbal and written communication skills, focus, along with strong organization and time management skills.
• Success in this position requires cold calling, high internal drive, a natural ability for relationship building, public speaking aptitude, and leadership in a team environment.

Base salary: $85, 000 - $115, 000 DOE

Incentive Target: $40, 000 annually

Individuals are eligible to participate in a vehicle reimbursement program

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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