Regional Sales Manager - Northwest Saskatchewan

Timac Agro Canada; North Battleford; Remote; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Timac Agro Canada is seeking a Regional Sales Manager to grow Saskatchewan operations by hiring and mentoring Agronomic Technical Consultants while expanding customer relationships with Ag Retailers.

You will travel up to 75% of the time, lead ATCs to achieve revenue targets, and collaborate with the Product Manager, Sales Director, and partners to drive regional sales plans. This remote-first role requires strong leadership and data-driven decision making across a broad agricultural region.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of agronomy/agriculture experience.
• CCA designation is a strong asset.
• High school diploma and valid driver\'s license required.

Responsibilities

• Hire, train, mentor, coach, monitor and performance manage 6–8 Agronomic Technical Consultants (ATCs).
• Travel weekly (75%) within the region to support and lead ATCs in driving sales objectives.
• Analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales reports to monitor ATCs performance and plan improvements.
• Develop and execute a regional sales plan and goals focused on growing revenue with ATCs and distributors.
• Accurately record all visits in the CRM daily and forecast for the region.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Sales leadership

Agronomy knowledge

CRM

Microsoft 365

Communication skills

Negotiation

Presentation skills

Driver's license

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

CRM

Microsoft 365

Job description

Are you a true people person that is performance driven and wants to help grow customer acquisition, market presence and revenue targets? If so, we are looking for you. As a Regional Sales Manager you will spend your days teaching stakeholders about how our technologies can help Canadian farmers improve their productivity in pursuit of a sustainable and more profitable agriculture. You will be building Saskatchewan operations from the ground up by hiring and mentoring Agronomic Technical Consultants.

You will exercise your leadership and persuasion skills on a daily basis as you travel around your assigned Region to provide knowledge and support to the Agronomic Technical Consultants and by building relationships/partnerships with Ag Retailers. If you love working independently and as a team, this job is for you. Regional Sales Managers will work closely with the Product Manager, Sales Director, Business Unit Manager, and external stakeholders.

Key objectives include:

People Management

• Hire, train, mentor, coach, monitor, and performance manage 6-8 Agronomic Technical Consultants (ATCs) into strong leaders in the territory they serve.
• Oversee Agronomic Technical Consultants initiated field trials, ensuring proper data collection and assist in coordinating seasonal crop tours with growers.
• Support and assist the Sales Director and Business Unit Manager to analyze weekly, monthly, and quarterly sales reports in order to monitor ATCs performance and plan action items for improvements.
• Travel weekly (75%) within assigned Region to support and lead the ATCs to drive sales objectives. You will help build and maintain relationships to generate and increase sales ensuring a strong distribution channel with Ag-Retailers and growers
• Represent our brand at events, internal and external to our business and assist in announcing and deploying campaigns to distributors and key accounts.
• Assisting with management of your Region’s P&L and logistics, identifying growth opportunities.
• Develop and execute on a regional sales plan and goals focused on growing revenue targets with the Agronomic Technical Consultants in your assigned Region.
• Accurately record all visit and call details with Ag Retailers in our CRM daily. Monitor the activity of the Agronomic Technical Consultants, correcting performance delinquencies immediately.
• Lead forecasting initiatives for your region and provide reporting to the Sales Director and Business Unit Manager.
• Prioritize administrative duties while you are on the road supporting ATCs & Ag-Retailers.
• Working with our Canadian and International network of stakeholders to drive innovation, best practices, and a team environment.
• Work location is flexible, within advertised Region.
• Up to 75% (3.5-4 days a week) travel and overnight travel is required at times.
• We are remote based company, allowing you to conduct administrative work from the comfort of your home. Although we are remote first, we are always able to collaborate and help each other out through different channels.
• Extended hours and weekend availability.
• Ability to purchase business related items to conduct business and expense for weekly reimbursement.
• Driving conditions: summer, winter, spring, and fall.

The right person:

• Has effective and strong presentation and communication skills with the ability to communicate with large teams.
• Has assertiveness, perseverance, energy and passion – results oriented behaviour is required to be successful in a management role.
• Has strong negotiation, relationship building and influencing skills and behaviours.
• Demonstrates effective planning, time management, and administrative skills.
• Has strong coaching/leadership skills and the ability to mentor and guide sales consultants.
• Has effective problem solving skills and the ability to handle moderate to large complex deals and moderate to high volume.
• Has a high school diploma or equivalent and a valid driver's license is required.
• Has at least 4-8 years’ experience in agriculture (i.e. farming and/or agronomy); a CCA designation is a strong asset; has knowledge of Agriculture industry and farming practices within the Region.
• Is proficient in Microsoft 365 suite and client management software (CRM).

TIMAC AGRO is an industrial company specialized in soil nutrition, plant nutrition and animal production. We are currently present in 42 global subsidiaries: employing over 7,000 people and visiting 20,000 farmers each day. At TIMAC AGRO CANADA, our mission is to help Canadian farmers improve their productivity in pursuit of a sustainable and more profitable agriculture. Feeding the world is an exciting project, and we place it at the very heart of our products, processes, and services, anticipating our customers’ expectations:

• We provide practical, efficient, and environmentally friendly solutions through our comprehensive crop knowledge.
• We optimize the performance of livestock and maximize stock production potential.
• Our intensive product research and development takes place at our Global Innovation Centre in St. Malo, France where we collaborate with more than 120 universities around the world.

TIMAC AGRO employees are passionate and committed to delivering quality technical advice and service to local farmers. Our employees value the ability to be a true leader and adapt to an environment, with a focus on entrepreneurship and innovation. With us, human qualities prevail over degrees or academic excellence. We are committed to exceptional performance and implement any process necessary to achieve set objectives. We continually strive to surpass and surprise, and like a challenge! TIMAC AGRO employees are continuously and methodically learning our products, their environment, and developing their expertise so they can perform to the best of their ability within their field of expertise! We can’t wait for you to join the adventure!

For more information on TIMAC AGRO please visit our website at https://ca.timacagro.com

Timac Agro Canada is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Timac Agro Canada is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Timac Agro Canada are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications without regard to race, colour, ancestry, place of origin, religious beliefs, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, physical disability, mental disability, marital status, family status, source of income, and sexual orientation or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Timac Agro Canada will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Timac Agro Canada encourages applicants of all ages.