Ruminant Technical Sales Manager

De Lacy Executive Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading feed manufacturer in the Midlands is seeking a Technical Sales Manager to lead their ruminant sales team. This position involves managing the team, driving sales growth, and collaborating on feed formulation, all within a company committed to sustainable agriculture practices. The ideal candidate will have extensive ruminant nutrition knowledge and proven sales experience.

Benefits

Generous salary reflective of experience

Bonus

Company car

Pension

Qualifications

• Proven sales experience in the feed sector.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Leadership and people management skills.
• Extensive knowledge of ruminant nutrition.

Responsibilities

• Manage and support the ruminant sales team.
• Drive commercial decisions, including key account management.
• Collaborate with clients on feed formulations.

Skills

Sales experience

Commercial acumen

Leadership skills

Knowledge of ruminant nutrition

Job description

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Our client, a well-established feed manufacturer and distributor based in the Midlands, is looking for a Technical Sales Manager to lead their ruminant sales team.

This is your opportunity to join a company with strong values that is leading the charge towards more sustainable agricultural practices such as removing palm oil from their products and only using sustainably-sourced soya.

This is an important position where you can make a significant impact on a growing business committed to producing the highest quality feed products.

As Ruminant Technical Sales Manager, there will be three main elements to your role:

Team Leadership: Manage and support the ruminant sales team, ensuring high performance and continuous development.

Commercial: Drive commercial decisions, including key account management, sales growth, pricing decisions, and long-term strategy.

Technical: Collaborate with clients and internal teams to develop feed formulations and provide technical advice.

The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong understanding of ruminant nutrition accompanied with previous sales and people management experience.

Role & responsibilities:

• Management of ruminant sales team
• Provide training and support to team
• Working closely with directors on sales strategy
• Key account management
• Feed formulation
• Represent the company at industry events

Requirements:

• Proven sales experience in the feed sector
• Strong commercial acumen
• Leadership and people management skills
• Extensive knowledge of ruminant nutrition

The package:

• Generous salary (Reflective of experience)
• Bonus
• Company car
• Pension

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