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Regional Sales Potato Sales Specialist – Western Canada
Reports To: Horticulture Sales Manager
Job Summary and Scope:
Your next BIG thing is right here! At Kelly® Professional and Industrial, we’re all about helping you discover what’s next in your career. And we just so happen to be seeking a Remote Regional Sales Potato Sales Specialist to work at BASF a leading company in Manitoba! If this sounds like the right fit for you, read on and apply!
The Regional Sales Potato Sales Specialist, serving our Agricultural Client’s Horticulture Division, offers a unique opportunity for a professional to combine their respective sales and technical background to promote industry-leading innovations to potato growers and retailers in Western Canada. The Potato Sales Specialist will create demand pull through portfolio promotion with key growers, retailers, distributor partners, and potato industry key stakeholders, including private consultants and processors, to gain extensive insight into the market as well as to identify and follow up on opportunities for sales growth. In coordination with BASF field staff, assist with planning the business with key retailers and growers. The Potato Specialist will also actively prospect for new business to expand their customer base.
Position offers a highly competitive salary, company vehicle, health benefits, and expense account.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
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Drive Accelerated Sales Growth
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Actively identify and call on potato growers to communicate the value of our Crop Protection clients’ new innovations, focusing on the benefits of our client’s products and services.
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Develop a value-based sales strategy for each customer to support his or her unique needs, interests and business goals and objectives resulting in customized solutions.
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Meet or exceed pre-determined innovation sales goals with grower customer base.
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Call on retailers, in coordination with BASF field staff, to develop sales forecasts, deliver market letters and offer business and technical support to field staff
Innovation Leadership
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Partner with technical development specialists, area sales teams, retailers and channel partners to be the growers’ innovation product expert.
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Develop business tactics that meet the needs of targeted growers.
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Educate growers on the use of new innovations.
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Position new innovations and communicate value messages to targeted potato growers.
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Technically competent on brands and services.
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Develop grower plans with key growers.
Education, Skills and Experience
Required:
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Bachelor’s Degree in Science (such as Agronomy, Chemistry, Biology), Business or related field, or relevant work experience.
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Minimum of 2 – 5 years relative selling or technical background within an Ag related field such as chemical or crop consulting.
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Completion of Technical Training modules over 1 year, along with internal sales training.
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Proven success with large growers.
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Strong inter-personal and communication skills and the ability to develop strong, successful business relationships with customers as well as internal teammates.
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Ability to self-manage time and resources and to allocate time and energy appropriately, resulting in achievement of goals.
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Excellent computer skills, with proficiency in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, as well as CRM database technology.
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Willingness to travel overnight/weekly.
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Passionate about making a difference in the agriculture industry.
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Fluent in English – written and spoken.
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Valid driver’s license.
Desired:
- Current P. Ag, CCSC, CCA or equivalent professional certifications.
Office & Work Environment
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Day to day decisions about activities in territory made in consultation with BASF Horticulture Sales Manager
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Decisions affecting long term plans and activities are coordinated with BASF Eastern Canada Sales Manager
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Frequent contact with customers, from purchaser to owner.
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Incumbent works out of home according to mutually agreed upon objectives and territory parameters.
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Office environment, sitting, daily regular use of computer.
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Extensive driving.
What happens next
Once you apply, you’ll proceed to next steps if your skills and experience look like a good fit. But don’t worry—even if this position doesn’t work out, you’re still in our network. That means all our recruiters will have access to your profile, expanding your opportunities even more.
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