Seed Sales Specialist

Menter a Busnes; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

A specialist agricultural company is seeking a Seed Sales Specialist to develop a profitable sales territory across the East of England. Candidates should have agricultural sales experience, practical farming skills, and excellent communication abilities. This role involves promoting seed varieties, achieving sales targets, and building relationships with farmers and agronomy groups. The position offers competitive compensation and a comprehensive benefits package, including a company vehicle and pension scheme.

Benefits

Company vehicle

Company pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Life insurance

30 days annual leave

Qualifications

• Experience in agricultural sales in a field-based role.
• Strong practical farming background.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets by product group and varieties.
• Develop relationships with farmers and agronomy groups.
• Produce sales forecast for each sales campaign.

Skills

Agricultural sales experience

Practical farming experience

Good communication skills

Clean Driving Licence

IT literate

BASIS / FACTS

Education

NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Seed Sales Specialist

*** This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract ***

About You

• Do you thrive on building relationships with farmers and turning a well-planned sales territory into consistent, profitable growth?
• Have you built your career on practical farming know-how paired with a proven track record in agricultural sales?
• Are you looking for a field-based role that lets you champion leading seed varieties, work closely with agronomy groups, and make a real impact across the East of England?

Location of the Job

East of England and East Midlands.

Salary and Benefits Package

• Paying a highly competitive package of circa £52,000 per year.
• Company vehicle.
• Company pension scheme.
• Private medical insurance.
• Employment assistance.
• Life insurance.
• Income protection.
• 30 days annual leave.

Additional information

This is a permanent full-time position.

About The Company

A specialist agricultural company who provides seeds for fields, vegetables and cereals.

The Job Role Details

As Seed Sales Specialist you will develop a profitable sales territory promoting and selling seed varieties and brands to progressive farms throughout the East of England.

Key Responsibilities

• Achieve sales targets by product group / varieties / brands agreed with the company for each financial year.
• Agree and implement a sales business plan for development and retention of profitable accounts.
• Produce sales forecast by customer / species / variety for each sales campaign.
• Visit farmers to promote and sell the company product portfolio. Where possible develop a multi-crop offering.
• Develop relationships with independent agronomy groups and farm groups to influence decisions at farm level.
• Follow up company marketing campaigns at farm level.
• Attend trade shows, set-up and manage demo sites across events to support specific sales and marketing activity.
• Plan and present farmer agronomist meetings and demonstrations.
• Attend company sales meetings and training programmes.
• Continuously develop personal skills, commercial and technical and drive personal development plan.
• Adhere to the company credit and pricing policies.
• Report area and market activities to the management of the company using the relevant IT solutions available (CRM).
• Manage time and activity with customers using company CRM Sales system.
• Create marketing lists to drive marketing intel and social media via CRM.
• Use IT tools to input orders and new account.

Ideal Person Skills & Qualifications

• Agricultural sales experience in a similar role.
• Practical farming experience.
• Good communication skills.
• Clean Driving Licence.
• IT literate.
• BASIS / FACTS - desirable but not essential.

How to apply

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Qualification Requirement

As we are a specialist recruitment business within the Agricultural and Farming industry, we do require that ALL applicants must hold an NVQ Level 2, Scottish NVQ Level 2 or an equivalent qualification which is relevant and necessary for the job that you are applying for.

Industry Keywords

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