Account Manager-Nebraska – 1025819 Stine Seed Company

Farmer Veteran Coalition; Seward (NE); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company vehicle

401k

Paid time off

Cell phone stipend

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Basic life insurance

Job summary

Stine Seed Company in Nebraska seeks an Account Manager to cover Seward, Saline, and Jefferson counties. This full-time role represents the brand to farmers, develops agronomic knowledge, and drives sales growth with a seasoned leadership team.

A base salary range is offered with performance-based bonuses and comprehensive benefits. The successful candidate will conduct extensive field visits, nurture grower relationships, and coordinate orders and shipments to customers.

Qualifications

• Three or more years of agricultural sales experience preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proven sales techniques and negotiating ability.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and build strong grower relationships.

Responsibilities

• Promote Stine Seed Company's products to increase sales and brand awareness.
• Develop deep agronomic and technical knowledge of Stine seed and treatments.
• Perform at least 25 on-site grower visits per week.
• Prospect year-round and manage seed orders and shipments to customers.
• Complete annual field prescriptions with customers and agronomists.
• Secure warehousing with Stine signage for territory premises.
• Participate in trainings and coordinate with shipping for timely seed delivery.
• Promote XP soybean seed treatments via Stine facilities or contractors.

Skills

Sales skills

Communication

Negotiation

Relationship building

Self-motivation

Job description

# Account Manager-Nebraska – 1025819* Northern Planes* Posted 18 hours agoWebsite**Stine Seed Company**Stine Seed Company, a privately held, national seed company, currently has an opening for an Account Manager covering Seward, Saline, and Jefferson counties. The Account Manager will be a full-time brand ambassador for Stine Seed Company and represents an excellent opportunity to grow both professionally and financially with one of the industry's most respected corn and soybean companies. What we offer:A 40-plus year reputation for quality seed products.List of potential customers with contact information.Online resources for managing customer and prospect data.Professional agronomy staff that will assist in product and agronomic training.Seasoned leadership team to assist with territory development. Competitive pay, coupled with performance-based bonus opportunities. Compensation and Benefits:The base salary for this position ranges from $60,000 to $90,000 based on experience and skills. Benefits include annual discretionary bonus, company vehicle, 401k, paid time off, cell phone stipend, and dental, vision, health and basic life insurance. Key Responsibilities: Promote Stine Seed Company to help increase sales and brand awareness. Develop and maintain a thorough agronomic and technical knowledge of Stine seed and treatment products.Perform at least twenty-five on-site grower visits per week.Prospect year-round.Submit account seed orders and coordinate shipping of seed to customers. Complete annual field prescriptions with each customer in coordination with Stine agronomist(s).Secure warehousing with Stine signage on the exterior of the building and premises for Stine corn and soybean seed, signs and equipment for the territory, as approved by Stine. Participate in sales and agronomy/product training classes provided by Stine. Work with the Stine shipping coordinator to ensure shipping of customer seed is completed on time and accurately. Promote use of Stine XP soybean seed treatments and secure application either through Stine conditioners or independent treating facility. Goals:YEAR 1Develop a territory with more than 20,000 points of business. (one unit of corn sales = 3 points and one unit of soybean sales = 1 point)Perform twenty-five on-site grower visits each week.A given percentage of grower visits will need to be prospects based on the volume of current business the Account Manager has.Performance of six points of contact annually with each Stine accountSecure and oversee at least one Stine corn and soybean show plot.Collect a minimum of three corn and three soybean side-by-side crop data comparisons from existing customers. FUTUREAchieve annual corn and soybean growth goals based on territories previous year s base units.Sell Stine XP treatment on at least 70% of soybean units sold. Tools Provided: Company vehicleLaptopCompany-issued purchasing card for business expensesPromotional budgetSeed trailer Reimbursement for securing seed warehousing List of Stine Conditioners Competencies/Qualifications/Experience:Three or more years of ag sales experience is preferred.Candidates should possess excellent written and verbal communication skills.Candidates should have demonstrated knowledge of proven sales techniques, excellent negotiating skills and the ability to overcome obstacles.Candidates should demonstrate initiative and the ability to work with minimum supervision to meet established goals.Preference will be given to candidates who have proven ability to build/maintain strong relationships with growers by understanding their needs and values and achieving desired results. Any offer of employment to a potential Account Manager candidate will be subject to completing and passing a background check. Interested in joining our Team? Submit your application by clicking on APPLY TO THIS POSITION.