Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative reimagining the business of food. The company is seeking a Senior Feed Sales Representative to drive Purina Feed sales and retail support in the Mid-South region by developing retailer relationships, training store teams, managing a third-party broker team, supporting regional events, and attending sales calls.
Responsibilities
- Through the sales and training process, elevate the Purina Feed brand’s/products in store conditions and presence to ever higher levels by influencing Farm & Ranch operations management
- Partner with retailer District Managers for training new and existing stores and selling in new and existing Purina products
- Manage communication process between Purina Marketing, Field Sales and Retail Operations
- Manage and motivate broker retail team within a specified geographic area to execute against key retail/store business objectives
- Manage regional event support
- Attend headquarter sales calls on Regional and National Farm & Ranch retailers as needed
Skills
- * Bachelor's Degree required
- * 2+ years' experience training at store-level with a focus on selling (consumer packaged goods or related retail)
- * Required Travel: 70% (2-3 overnight stays each week)
- * Time management
- * Self-starter; ability to develop your own execution for your territory against the strategic plan
- * Excellent versatility, organizational, communication, interpersonal, persuasive skills
- * Strong financial and analytical acumen; sales data analysis
- * Able to relate Purina business strategies for positive outcomes
- * Ability to manage shifting and multiple priorities, motivated, responsive manner with Shoppers and Retail store associates
- * Strong Public Speaking Skills
- * Agricultural and/or livestock background
- * Communication across platforms
- * Feed industry knowledge
- * Strong knowledge of agricultural retailers or related retail experience
- * Digital Platforms, such as Canva, Social Media, Content Creation
Benefits
- Commission
- Target bonus of Twenty Thousand
- This is a remote (virtual) field-based sales position.
- 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).
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