Industrial Sales Manager

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Cold Spring (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in Kentucky seeks an experienced Industrial Sales Manager to drive growth by engaging top customers and new prospects, guiding them through the sales cycle.

You will develop strategies, negotiate contracts, and leverage Salesforce and Oracle to track opportunities and close deals, while maintaining strong client relationships across regional accounts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business or related field.
• 5+ years of sales experience in the industrial food processing industry.

Responsibilities

• Develops, implements, and executes sales strategies and follows through to successful contract negotiation.
• Prepares and executes service agreements for existing and potential customers.
• Identifies market opportunities through prospecting and coordinating activities with the Sales Director.
• Utilizes Salesforce and Oracle to full capacity for in-depth sales tracking.
• Generates leads for potential customers.
• Creates and retains profitable customer growth along with high volume and multi-unit accounts in region to meet or exceed company goals/objectives.
• Addresses customer needs with the Darling Service Offering and evaluates profitability of customers.

Skills

Consultative sales

Sales cycle management

Strong communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in a business or related field

Tools

Salesforce

Oracle

Job description

We're one of the world's leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy.

Industrial Sales Manager is responsible for interacting with top-tier current & prospective customers while building strong relationships and closing new business that is beneficial to Darling by identifying new opportunities and guiding them through the sales process.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

• Develops, implements, and executes sales strategies and follow through to successful contract negotiation
• Prepares and executes service agreements for existing and potential customers
• Identifies market opportunities through prospecting and coordinating activities with the Sales Director
• Utilizes Salesforce and Oracle to full capacity for in-depth sales tracking
• Generates leads for potential customers
• Creates and retains profitable customer growth along with high volume and multi-unit accounts in region to meet or exceed company goals/objectives
• Establishes new accounts by planning and organizing daily work schedules to call on existing or potential customers
• Excellent consultative sales approach with an ability to uncover new opportunities and address the customers' needs with the appropriate Darling Service Offering.
• Understands product values
• Evaluates profitability of new and existing customers
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a business or related field.
• 5+ years' experience in sales related to the industrial food processing industry

Preferred Qualifications

• Self-motivated and accountable to achieve sales goals
• Communicates clearly both verbally or in written form; excellent analytical and decision-making skills
• Makes timely, accurate judgments regarding critical decisions beneficial to the company
• Highly organized, efficient, and proficient in managing the industrial sales cycle

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