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Land O’Lakes, Inc. is a farmer-owned food production cooperative founded in 1921. The company is composed of Land O’Lakes, WinField United, Purina, and Trut
Sales Development Manager
Location
Texas
Posted
156 days ago
Salary
$91.1K - $136.7K / year
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Sales Development Manager
Land O'Lakes
• Serves as a direct partner and coach to our customer-owner’s top 1000 retail sellers • Daily direct farm-gate calls in partnership with the retail seller • Manages and grows business through a defined plan and consistent communication with assigned owners and internal teams • Coaches and trains top retail sellers at the farm-gate on products, programs, services, and technologies • Utilizes pre-call planning tools and approach • Relies on agronomy or services experts for technical knowledge as needed • Records all relevant account details in the CRM software (Salesforce) • Executes by using tools such as the Account Plan, Farmer by Farmer (FxF) Plan, and ACRE sprints • Measures and monitors progress against plans • Owns and is accountable for the FxF Plan and for digital and services adoption by retailer sellers • Coaches and communicates at the farm-gate level the total acre value proposition to the top 1,000 retailer sellers • Supports the retail seller in Answer Plot and post-harvest meetings • Coordinates with local manufacturer representatives • Implements Account Plan with retail sellers • Manages discretionary and insight trial seed
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in agriculture or business-related field of study from an accredited university plus 5 years of industry or direct sales experience; or an equivalent of 6-10 years of successful work experience in industry or direct sales
- Ability to see the “big picture” of the organization and the farmer’s operation
- Understands how the key drivers of the business relate to each other and work together to produce profitable growth
- Proactive communicator with exceptional written, verbal, and formal presentation skills
- Trustworthy with a strong level of personal commitment
- Ability to coach and mentor others by suggesting improvements and leading change
- Ability to make sound decisions and complete tasks in a fast-paced work environment
- Ability to work independently and manage productivity
- Experience demonstrating agility and leading/adapting quickly to change
- Technical agriculture product / crop expertise and ability to develop and educate others on products, services, and programs
- Ability to effectively manage projects
- Solid experience using Microsoft products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint); virtual collaboration tools (Teams, Zoom); and CRM software (Salesforce)
- Must have current and valid state driver’s license
- Travel up to 50%, including evenings and some weekends making direct farm-gate calls; may require working long hours during peak seasons
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- PTO
- life & disability insurance
- education assistance
- a 401k
- 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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