Agriculture Equipment Sales Consultant

South Country Equipment; Southey; On-site; CAD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned John Deere dealer network as a Sales Consultant, where you'll foster relationships with farmers and drive business growth. With opportunities for training, autonomy, and career advancement, this permanent position allows you to contribute significantly to the agricultural community in Saskatchewan.

Benefits

Pension

Health benefits

Dental care

Life insurance

Vision care

Paid time off

Store discount

Company vehicle program

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of sales experience in related field.
• Ability to work autonomously and manage client relationships effectively.
• Farming background or understanding of the agriculture industry is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage relationships with customers in the assigned territory.
• Assess operational needs of farm clients and provide appropriate equipment solutions.
• Maintain knowledge of equipment and technology to support customer needs.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship management

Problem solving

Understanding of agriculture

Self-motivated

Job description

Are you looking to work with a family-owned business with corporate resources? Does working with innovation and cutting edge technology excite you? Would you like working in an environment where you have the freedom to achieve your career goals? Then look no further than South Country Equipment!

We are a family-owned, 8-location John Deere dealer network that operates through southern Saskatchewan. We have a culture that focuses on working as a team and supporting one another to accomplish our goals. As the agriculture industry continues to innovate, so does South Country. We ensure that the farmers we support are educated and equipped to take their operations to the next level.

Our Culture

At South Country we pride ourselves in our team members’ success and accomplishments. Those that have had success within South Country typically share the following traits:

• A team first mentality
• Eagerness to take on new challenges and development
• A welcoming and friendly personality
• The ability to understand how their role supports the bigger picture and how they play a part in achieving our enterprise goals
• A passion for supporting the agriculture industry in their community
• To learn more about us: watch this video

Location: Raymore, SK - this role will cover a territory that is managed by the Raymore store and will include travel throughout that territory

Apply By: July 3, 2024

Position type: Full-time, permanent

What is in it for you:

• Training and development opportunities
• Career growth opportunities
• A welcoming family-owned and operated organization that puts individuals first
• Opportunity to represent John Deere and support growers in food production
• Utilizing John Deere and outside sourced professional training to support with continuous learning
• Autonomy to set you up for success and allow you to be part of the innovation within agriculture

What you'll do:

Our Sales Consultants are the individuals that develop and manage the relationships with our customers. Developing new business and maintaining current relationships, you will get to know your customer's operations as if you were managing it with them. You play a vital role in ensuring that your territory is equipped with the right equipment and using it to it's full capacity to ensure their operation runs smoothly. You will do this by fostering relationships in the field, over the phone and in the office. This role consists of:

• Building and fostering strong relationships with farmers in your assigned territory
• Meeting farm clients in the field to better assess their operational needs
• Managing the entire sales process from first contact to finalizing the administration of a purchase
• Maintaining expert knowledge on equipment and new technology
• Providing excellent customer service

What you bring:

• A drive to develop and generate new business
• Self starter that can work autonomously and self-motivate
• 2-3 years of sales experience
• A competitive spirit that strives to set and achieve goals
• Problem solving skills and the ability to come up with creative solutions
• A farming background or understanding of the agriculture industry in Saskatchewan would be considered an asset
• Understanding of financing and lease programs would be considered an asset

• Pension
• Health benefits
• Dental care
• Life insurance
• Vision care
• Paid time off
• Store discount
• Company vehicle program