Agriculture jobs in Canada

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 eastern Manitoba territory.

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 retail and end user customers across eastern Manitoba. As the technical ambassador, you will help train customers in the proper use of products, troubleshooting challenges when required and representing 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 western Canadian crop protection market and distributor/retail landscape
• Keen interest in business development and building a brand in the market with retails and growers
• Field agronomy experience in specialty crops, preferably crops of significance across the Canadian prairies
• 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

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 mariah@summitsearchgroup.com .

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