Poultry Sales

Hog Slat; Marquez (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hog Slat, Inc. is seeking an exceptional sales professional to join our team near Marquez, TX, covering the surrounding Waco and Palestine areas.

The role focuses on developing customer relationships, expanding market share, and presenting our hog and poultry product solutions to customers and contractors. Ideal candidates will possess in-depth industry knowledge, the ability to design ventilation and feed delivery plans, and proficiency with the Hog Slat Quote System as well as common office

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of the hog and poultry industry and the hog and poultry producers in the area.
• Knowledge of parts and equipment used in modern hog and poultry facilities.
• General PC familiarity.
• Ability to use Outlook Email, Word, Excel, in daily communications.
• Ability to easily become proficient at using the Hog Slat Quote System.
• Experience with measuring, laying out of drawings of buildings, solutions planning, and detailing buildings and equipment.
• Aptitude for designing ventilation plans and feed delivery plans (ability to easily learn these things if not already mastered).

Responsibilities

• Develop a strong relationship with customers in the territory.
• Identify potential growth areas including independents, and contract growers.
• Increase our market share.
• Be proactive in establishing new marketing strategies for specific areas of your territory.
• Have in depth knowledge of competitors pricing policies and strategies.
• Prepare and conduct product information presentations to individuals and groups to communicate specials, offerings, product features, and service features.
• Manage warranty issues.
• Schedule and coordinate deliveries and installation of parts & equipment.
• Advise customers on design, function, and layout specifications for projects.
• Sell parts & equipment for poultry facilities while focusing on selling products that fit the overall company strategy and provide the best value to the customer.
• Qualify leads and set up customer credit options.
• Sell at approved price for each customer and/or project.
• Prepare professional quotes, product information, and presentation material.
• Continually learn new product knowledge and acquire better selling skills.
• Keep abreast of competition, competitive issues, products, and markets for our products and services.
• Organize, understand, and communicate the bio-security requirements of each customer and each location at which deliveries, installation, or service is being conducted by our company or its representatives.
• Maintain a bio-security kit in your vehicle at all times and utilize the appropriate supplies for farm visits.
• Attend sales and participate in sales meetings, vendor product seminars, and trade shows.
• Attend local and regional trade shows in the territory.]
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• COMPANY NAME: Hog SlatKEY POINTS: Territory relationship building, market expansion, product presentations, bio-security compliance
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• <p>Hog Slat, Inc. is seeking an exceptional sales professional to join our team near Marquez, TX, covering the surrounding Waco and Palestine areas. The role focuses on developing customer relationships, expanding market share, and presenting our hog and poultry product solutions to customers and contractors.</p><p>Ideal candidates will possess in-depth industry knowledge, the ability to design ventilation and feed delivery plans, and proficiency with the Hog Slat Quote System as well as common office software. This full-time position emphasizes growth, territory marketing strategies, and compliance with bio-security requirements.</p>

Skills

hog/poultry industry knowledge

parts & equipment knowledge

PC familiarity

drawing & measuring

ventilation & feed planning

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Hog Slat Quote System

Job description

JOB SUMMARY

Hog Slat, Inc ., the world's largest provider of equipment and turnkey facilities to the swine and poultry industries, is seeking an exceptional individual to join our sales team near Marquez, TX including the surrounding area of Waco, TX and Palestine, TX.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Essential duties and responsibilities include the following. Other functions may be assigned as business conditions change.

• Develop a strong relationship with customers in the territory
• Identify potential growth areas including independents, and contract growers
• Increase our market share
• Be proactive in establishing new marketing strategies for specific areas of your territory
• Have in depth knowledge of competitors pricing policies and strategies
• Prepare and conduct product information presentations to individuals and groups to communicate specials, offerings, product features, and service features
• Manage warranty issues
• Schedule and coordinate deliveries and installation of parts & equipment
• Advise customers on design, function, and layout specifications for projects
• Sell parts & equipment for poultry facilities while focusing on selling products that fit the overall company strategy and provide the best value to the customer
• Qualify leads and set up customer credit options
• Sell at approved price for each customer and/or project
• Prepare professional quotes, product information, and presentation material
• Continually learn new product knowledge and acquire better selling skills
• Keep abreast of competition, competitive issues, products, and markets for our products and services
• Organize, understand, and communicate the bio-security requirements of each customer and each location at which deliveries, installation, or service is being conducted by our company or its representatives
• Maintain a bio-security kit in your vehicle at all times and utilize the appropriate supplies for farm visits
• Attend sales and participate in sales meetings, vendor product seminars, and trade shows
• Attend local and regional trade shows in the territory

SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED

The IDEAL CANDIDATE will have the following experience/educational background:

• Extensive knowledge of the hog and poultry industry and the hog and poultry producers in the area
• Knowledge of parts and equipment used in modern hog and poultry facilities
• General PC familiarity
• Ability to use Outlook Email, Word, Excel, in daily communications
• Ability to easily become proficient at using the Hog Slat Quote System
• Experience with measuring, laying out of drawings of buildings, solutions planning, and detailing buildings and equipment.
• Aptitude for designing ventilation plans and feed delivery plans (ability to easily learn these things if not already mastered)

Hog Slat Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age disability, veteran status or any other reason prohibited under Federal State or local laws. All employment decisions are based on valid job-related requirements.