Agriculture Sales Representative

Summit Search Group; Guelph; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global provider of innovative solutions in Guelph, Ontario is seeking an Agriculture Sales Representative to manage southern Ontario. Key responsibilities include building customer relationships, training clients on product use, and attending trade shows. Ideal candidates will have a degree in agriculture, 3+ years of sales experience, and a strong knowledge of the crop protection market. The role provides a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, and benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Bonus

Car allowance

Great benefits

Pension

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 3+ years of retail/grower sales experience in seed or crop protection market.
• Sound knowledge of the distributor landscape.
• Field trial management experience.

Responsibilities

• Build and support the client’s microbial business.
• Train customers in proper product use.
• Represent the organization at trade shows.

Skills

Customer relationship management

Retail/grower sales experience

Knowledge of crop protection market

Business development

Field agronomy experience

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Education

Degree or diploma in agriculture or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft PowerPoint

Job description

Summit Search Group has partnered with a leading global provider of innovative microbial solutions who is looking for an agriculture Sales Representative to manage the territory of southern Ontario.

With innovative product launches planned next year, this is a truly exciting and rewarding opportunity. If you’re looking to join a global team and collaborate with people who work passionately to develop sustainable solutions for agriculture professionals, then we want to hear from you.

Role Responsibilities

The successful candidate will focus on building and supporting our client’s microbial business with concentrated efforts through building customer relationships within southern Ontario. As the technical ambassador, you will help train customers in the proper use of products, troubleshoot challenges when required and represent the organization at trade shows and meetings.

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in agriculture or related field
• 3+ years of retail / grower sales experience in the seed or crop protection market. Biological agricultural inputs industry preferred
• Sound knowledge of the crop protection market and distributor landscape
• Keen interest in business development and building a brand in the market with distributors
• Field agronomy experience in specialty crops
• Understanding of current agronomic practices & constraints
• Field trial management experience
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft programs (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint)

Required Traits and Skills

• Excellent work ethic with a desire to learn and an enthusiastic personality
• Ethical and honest and logical with a strong degree of common sense
• Strong communication skills, excellent customer service with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Self-motivated and driven to succeed
• Large sense of autonomy with a great team spirit
• Detail oriented
• Willingness to travel abroad for professional development

The opportunity offers a competitive salary, bonus, car allowance, great benefits, pension, and the opportunity to grow with a global, driven team. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please reach out to Mariah Beahen at [e-mail].

Summit Search Group has a strong commitment to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion. We strive for continuous development, modeling, inclusive behaviors and proactively managing bias throughout our process.