Agricultural Sales Specialist

WR Engineering; Millom; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training

Ongoing CPD

Field-based role

Job summary

WR Engineering is seeking a Technical Sales Specialist to cover Cumbria. This field-based role focuses on developing relationships with farmers and agricultural distributors, growing existing accounts and generating new business across the territory.

£35,000 - £40,000 DOE, field-based position, structured training and CPD, opportunity to work with innovative, science-led agricultural products. The ideal candidate has agricultural sales or agronomy experience, a strong understanding of UK farming

Qualifications

• Experience in agricultural sales, agronomy, or farming.
• Knowledge of UK agriculture and farming practices.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel Cumbria.
• FACTS qualification or willingness to obtain the qualification.
• Able to work independently across a regional territory.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business across Cumbria.
• Manage and grow existing customer accounts.
• Build strong relationships with farmers and distributors.
• Provide technical advice on crop nutrition, fertilisers, soil conditioning and animal nutrition.
• Identify customer challenges and recommend suitable solutions.
• Demonstrate product value and ROI.
• Manage sales pipeline and CRM activity.
• Maintain a strong on-farm presence across the territory.

Skills

Agricultural sales

Relationship-building

Territory management

Independent work

FACTS qualification

Full UK driving licence

Cumbria based

Education

Agricultural qualification or relevant industry experience

FACTS qualification

Tools

CRM system

Job description

Technical Sales Specialist - Agriculture

Cumbria

£35,000 - £40,000 DOE

Field Based

We are working with a growing agricultural solutions business looking to recruit a Technical Sales Specialist to cover Cumbria.

This is a field-based role focused on developing relationships with farmers and agricultural distributors, growing existing accounts and generating new business across the territory.

Responsibilities

• Develop new business across Cumbria
• Manage and grow existing customer accounts
• Build strong relationships with farmers and distributors
• Provide technical advice around crop nutrition, fertilisers, soil conditioning and animal nutrition
• Identify customer challenges and recommend suitable solutions
• Demonstrate product value, performance and ROI
• Manage sales pipeline and customer activity through CRM
• Maintain a strong on-farm presence across the territory

Requirements

• Agricultural sales, agronomy or relevant farming experience
• Strong understanding of UK agriculture and farming practices
• Commercially driven with strong relationship-building skills
• Comfortable managing your own territory independently
• Agricultural qualification or relevant industry experience
• FACTS qualified or willing to work towards the qualification
• Full UK driving licence
• Based within or close to Cumbria

Package

• £35,000 - £40,000 basic salary DOE
• Field-based position
• Structured training and ongoing CPD
• Opportunity to work with innovative, science-led agricultural products
• Established international business with significant investment in R&D

This would suit someone from an agricultural sales, agronomy or farming background looking to take ownership of a strong regional territory.