Key Account Manager - Beef

Kemin Industries; Cut Off (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k match

Paid vacation & holidays

On-site fitness center

Tuition reimbursement

Restaurant on site

Job summary

Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health is seeking an experienced sales professional to drive profitable growth within assigned accounts. You will build strong customer partnerships, achieve budgeted targets, and travel up to 50% to support customer success.

The role requires a background in animal science or related fields, with 5+ years in sales, and the capability to deliver technically-informed, strategic sales presentations across multiple industries.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and 5+ years of sales experience.
• Solid understanding of biological sciences to present technical and commercial information.
• Experience managing sales projects to a successful conclusion.
• High energy, motivation, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficient with computers and MS Office; ability to train others.

Responsibilities

• Achieve growth in sales and gross margin within assigned accounts per annual budgets.
• Develop forecast reports for production and inventory planning.
• Lead business unit expansion and sales growth in the territory.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on marketing plans for the territory.
• Identify prospective customers and develop, execute, and manage sales projects to exceed targets.
• Maintain relationships at all levels of customer organizations.
• Present technical sales pitches and cooperate with product development.

Skills

Sales experience

Relationship building

Communication skills

Time management

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in animal science, agriculture, business, economics or related field

Tools

CRM software

Job description

Overview

Are you passionate about the beef industry and ready to make a significant impact? Kemin Animal Nutrition & Health is looking for an experienced candidate to join our dynamic Beef team. In this role, you will be responsible for driving sales, achieving budgeted financial targets, and building strong relationships with our valued customers.

The ideal candidate will drive profitable growth within assigned accounts by achieving sales, margin, and operating income objectives, fostering strong customer partnerships, leveraging beef industry expertise, and providing exceptional service while traveling up to 50% to support customer success.

Join the Kemin Team and Transform Lives!

We are a privately held, family-owned-and-operated global biotechnology company driven by curiosity and committed to transforming the quality of life for people, pets, and the planet.

We create solutions that strengthen health and wellbeing, provide nutrition and immune support for pets and production animals, safeguard the planet’s natural resources, and protect the global food supply chain for generations to come.

We supply over 500 specialty ingredients for various industries, including human and animal health and nutrition, pet food, aquaculture, nutraceutical, food technologies, crop technologies, textiles, biofuels, and animal vaccines.

We employ 3,500 global employees and operations in 90 countries, including manufacturing facilities in Belgium, Brazil, China, Egypt, India, Italy, San Marino, Singapore, South Africa, and the United States.

Benefits

• Competitive Financial Package : Enjoy a rewarding salary, uncapped bonus opportunities, a 401k match program, and generous paid vacation and holidays.
• Health and Wellness Support : Stay fit and healthy with our fitness reimbursement for the whole family, access to an on-site fitness center, a restaurant offering seasonal fresh food options, and free fresh fruit in break areas.
• Career Development and Advancement : Unlock your potential with opportunities for growth and development throughout your entire career.
• Continued Learning Opportunities : Grow your skills with our in-house learning platforms, offering thousands of training resources both live and online, and take advantage of tuition reimbursement for external post-secondary pursuits.
• Service Opportunities : Make a positive impact with paid time off for service, partnerships with The World Food Programme and Habitat for Humanity, and local community initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Achieve consistent growth in sales and gross margin within each of the assigned accounts, in accordance with yearly sales budgets.
• Build forecast reports that will feed consensus meetings with sales information for production and inventory management.
• Lead Kemin’s business unit expansion and sales growth in the territory.
• Collaborate with cross functional teams in developing and implementing a marketing plan for the territory.
• Carry out specific responsibilities in each step of the sales process.
• Identifying prospective customers.
• Developing, executing, documenting and maintaining sufficient customer sales projects to exceed sales growth expectations for the territory.
• Authoring and executing strategic plans for key customers.
• Establishing relationships with individuals at the all levels of the customers’ organization.
• Making technical sales presentations on Kemin products/services.
• Cooperating with product development efforts.
• Closing the sale and implementing the startup programs.
• Obtain on average 20 meetings with customers each month.
• Continued relationship building and growth with customers after the sale.
• May work together with other Account Managers in a team selling approach.
• Responsible for conducting high level meetings as well as assist customers with testing products in the manufacturing plant.
• Attends industry tradeshows, conferences, and events.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience:
• Bachelor’s Degree in animal science, agriculture, business, economics or related field of study
• 5+ years of experience in sales
• A solid understanding of biological sciences in order to prepare and present detailed technical and commercial presentations to prospective customers.
• Prior experience in managing sales projects to a successful completion.
• A high degree of energy and personal motivation, demonstrated project and time management skills, and strong interpersonal skills.
• Proficiency with computers, including Microsoft Office products and database development programs and the ability to train others in these systems.
• Excellent communications skills.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed/religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship or immigration status (where applicable), sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy/childbirth/breastfeeding or related conditions, age (40+), disability (including the use of a service animal), genetic information, marital status, familial or caregiver status, military or veteran status, status as a victim of domestic violence, reproductive health decision‑making, and any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. We also prohibit retaliation for raising concerns or participating in an EEO process. Applicants who need a reasonable accommodation to apply or interview can email [e-mail] .

A post-offer background check and drug screen is required. Additional pre-employment requirements may be necessary based on position.

Kemin is a drug-free and tobacco-free campus.