Swine Account Manager

DevenishNA; Minnesota; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading animal nutrition company is seeking a Swine Account Manager to discover sales opportunities for their swine products. The role involves developing sales strategies, collaborating with R&D to optimize product offerings, and positioning solutions effectively. Candidates should have a strong background in swine nutrition and excellent communication skills. The salary ranges from $110,000 to $140,000 with unlimited commission potential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of feed, feed ingredients, and basic animal nutrition.
• Well-rounded technical sales background, preferably in Swine animal nutrition.
• Exceptional time management and positive communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement detailed sales strategy for each product.
• Optimize sales using technical, R&D, and marketing resources.
• Identify sales opportunities and position solutions effectively.
• Collect market intelligence to enhance positioning of solutions.
• Collaborate with R&D to improve marketing data.

Skills

Knowledge of feed, feed ingredients, feed supplements

Technical sales background in Swine animal nutrition

Exceptional time management

Positive communication skills

Self-motivated

Team collaboration

Job description

The Swine Account Manager is responsible for discovering sales opportunities for a specific range of products within the Devenish swine portfolio. This position will work with our product development team and swine nutritionists to ensure that these products meet customer needs and expectations. The Swine Account Manager position should be familiar with the swine industry and have the ability to identify customer needs and sales opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop & implement detailed sales strategy for each product/solution
• Optimize sales of product/solution by utilizing current technical, R&D & marketing resources
• Identify sales opportunities & directly position solutions where they provide value to the customer
• Collect market intelligence to be able to better position Devenish solutions to the industry
• Collaborate with internal R&D team to further develop marketing data required to improve value
• Support the wider commercial team in their efforts to sell the solutions to their customer base
• Communicate with management around customer concerns around product & service offerings
• Liaise with marketing team to develop product demand generating initiatives
• Gain a full commercial understanding of the Devenish nutritional solutions (products, services, etc)
• Functional involvement with all personnel directly involved in sales of Devenish nutritional solutions (Research, Product Development, Customer Service, Operations, Logistics, Marketing, Accounting, etc.)

Desired Qualifications:

• Knowledge of feed, feed ingredients, feed supplements, animal husbandry and basic animal nutrition
• Well-rounded technical sales background, preferably in Swine animal nutrition
• Exceptional time management, positive communication skills, self-motivated and desire to work as part of a team

Compensation Rage:

• Base salary of $110,000 – $140,000 plus unlimited commission potential

Devenish Nutrition Ltd is an Equal Opportunities Employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community