Nature Safe Regional Sales Manager

Darling Ingredients Inc.; Cold Spring (KY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Darling Ingredients Inc. in the United States seeks a Nature Safe Regional Sales Manager to develop and manage Nature Safe markets within the assigned territory, recruit and train distributors, and align sales efforts with company goals.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of agricultural fertilizer sales experience, a strong understanding of agronomy, and proven ability to build distribution networks, present to customers, travel frequently, and drive revenue growth.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• 5+ years of agricultural fertilizer sales experience.
• Must live in the assigned territory.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage Nature Safe markets in the assigned territory.
• Recruit, train and manage distributors.
• Communicate company mission to distributors.
• Present to end-users and distributors as needed.
• Weekly call reports with distributors and projects.
• Open new markets and execute marketing at trade shows.

Skills

Sales experience

Territory management

Distributor relations

Communication skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Bachelor's Degree in Agronomy or related field

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.

The Nature Safe Regional Sales Manager's primary responsibility is to develop and manage Nature Safe markets as assigned, along with recruiting, managing, motivating and training distributors, creating expectations and managing those expectations within the assigned territory.

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.

• Focuses and held responsible for the sales in assigned region.
• Establish a strong distribution network in assigned region.
• Recruit additional distribution as necessary.
• Communicate company's mission for Nature Safe to current and new distributors.
• Serve as a technical resource as needed for distributors, customers, and Nature Safe team members.
• Ability to give end-user and distributor directed presentations.
• Call reports each week (detailed activity with distributors and related projects).
• Develop and execute strategy to open new markets and associated business.
• Exhibit and execute marketing strategy at trade shows.
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent.
• Minimum of 5+ years' agricultural fertilizer sales experience or related field.
• Must live in the assigned territory.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors' Degree in Agronomy, Plant Science or related field preferred.
• Proven industry track record of successful sales.
• Strong understanding of agronomy with proven sales skills.
• Exceptional communication skills both written and oral.
• Ability to work as a team.
• Highly organized with effective time management skills.
• Self-starter and highly motivated.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands - PLANT

• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
• Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and office equipment.
• Must frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 100lbs.
• Position is based in an office environment
• Constant travel to off-site locations is required.
• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
• Constantly travel to off-site locations is required.
• Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and office equipment.
• Must frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50lbs.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands - CORPORATE

• Position is based in an office environment
• Constant travel to off-site locations is required.
• Frequently exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
• Constantly travel to off-site locations is required.
• Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and office equipment.
• Must frequently stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
• Requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 50lbs.

Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.