Territory sales Rep.

  My Client is a leader in their space.  We seek an individual who wants to grow with a company that promotes from within.  The candidate must have a 4 year college degree with an agriculture discipline.  We can look at a recent CG as long as they have had some sales experience or have done some internships. Or, and experienced Ag chem sales professional.  The territory will include MI,IN,OH,PA,MD,DE,NJ,NY and the New England States.  Where the person reside is not important. They will be selling the Client's full line of insecticides, herbicides and fungicides. The markets they will be calling into is the fruit and vegetable marketplace.  Company offers a base salary, bonus, company car, benefits and a home office allowance.  This is an immediate opportunity.  Please submit a resume and I will call to discuss this position with you if we have a fit.  Here are some of the duties and responsibilities:  ·        Promotes the use of  products with distributors, dealers, and growers.  Makes face-to-face, phone and e-mail calls and contact throughout assigned territory to meet with all applicable  customers. ·        Achieves or Exceeds assigned territory sales and profit budget. Annual sales of ~$2.4M·        Prepares timely reports of customer contacts and business transactions and keeps accurate expense accounts.·        Develops and maintains key customer account plans and records for sales potential and scheduled sales calls, key contacts and business profiles·        Develops and maintains a top 15 grower profile list by strategic crops in the territory, updates at least once each year·        Attends trade shows, key account meetings, local trade association meetings and sales meetings·        Responds to all customer complaints promptly, using good judgment and documentation according to company policies and procedures. Reports all product complaints to immediate supervisor within same business day the initial complaint is logged..·        Implement and fully execute all sales promotions and programs developed with marketing to gain new users and retain loyal users·        Provides ongoing feedback and marketing intelligence to assist in developing effective annual marketing plans and their implementation in the marketplace.  ·        Works with commodity groups, key influencers, PCA’s, Crop Consultants, and University Extension Specialist in the territory, and assists Marketing, Product Development and Regulatory to facilitate and identify new uses and needs for  products. ·        Collects, analyzes, and communicates market, crop and competitive information, including local competitive pricing and promotional programs.  ·        Works with Customer Service Representative to keep customer account activities up to date and ensure customer satisfaction. ·        Develops recommendations for improving the company’s position and sales in the assigned sales territory. MRINetwork is the largest and most successful search organization in the world. Each MRINetwork office is a single point of contact to over 1,100 offices in more than 37 countries, our candidates have access to the right jobs virtually anywhere in the world. LOCATION: US-MI-Kalamazoo JOB CATEGORY: Sales/Retail/Business Development TYPE: Full Time, Employee SALARY: 50,000.00 - 75,000.00 USD /yearBonus, Company Car, Benefits, Home Office Allow. JOB REFCODE: 3251 COMPANY: MRINetwork