Grower Solutions Account Manager

Premier AG Co-Op Inc; Campbellsburg (KY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K with Employer Match

Medical Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life and AD&D Insurance

Short/Long Term Disability

Paid Holiday

Paid Time Off

Job summary

The Premier Ag Co-Op Inc Account Manager is responsible for providing our grower customers with solutions that increase their productivity, reduce risk, and work toward increasing the overall value of their farming operation.

Responsibilities include maintaining a $6 million territory, selling CPP, CN, Seed, and services, building grower relationships, planning sales calls, and communicating with management to drive regional growth.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or 4+ years agronomy sales experience; aptitude considered.
• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Proven ability to interact with customers, suppliers, staff and management.
• Capable of solving issues quickly and effectively.
• Ability to work independently without supervision.
• Comfort with financial concepts in production agriculture.
• Proficient with Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel.
• Ability to create and present product/program information.
• Working knowledge of crop production equipment, practices, and trends.

Responsibilities

• Provide growers with solutions to increase productivity and reduce risk.
• Maintain a $6 million territory size of product and service offerings.
• Manage grower relationships and satisfaction with Premier Ag.
• Plan and execute sales calls in identified trade areas.
• Influence growers to apply best agronomic practices for maximum yield.
• Develop personal goals with supervisor for sales and professional growth.
• Create and communicate an action plan to increase regional sales.
• Provide management with market and product development insights.
• Coordinate service needs with local branches and manage inventory expectations.
• Support management in implementing programs for selected products.
• Evaluate accounts and set goals for CN, CPP, Seed, and Services.
• Weekly summary reports to supervisor on sales activities.

Skills

Communication skills

Customer interaction

Problem solving

Independent work

Agronomy sales experience

MS Office

Presentation skills

Crop production equipment knowledge

Analytical thinking

Education

Associate degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Premier Ag Co-Op Inc Account Manager is responsible for providing our grower customers with solutions that increase their productivity, reduce risk, and work toward increasing the overall value of their farming operation.

Responsibilities include maintaining a $6 million territory, selling CPP, CN, Seed, and services, building grower relationships, planning sales calls, and communicating with management to drive regional growth.