Technical Sales Representative (Vector)

Azelis; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 126,000; Full time

Job summary

Azelis is seeking a Technical Sales Representative to manage customer relationships and drive sales in the Midwest territory. This role involves optimizing sales results, providing technical solutions, and collaborating with suppliers. Ideal candidates will have a relevant degree and sales experience.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years field sales experience required.
• Industry experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member.

Responsibilities

• Achieve high sales efficiencies by identifying profitable opportunities.
• Provide monthly and annual sales forecasting.
• Develop and maintain product knowledge.

Skills

Sales

Customer Relationship Management

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry

Bachelor’s degree in Biology

Bachelor’s degree in Entomology

Job description

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Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions (A&ES) is seeking a talented and experienced Technical Sales Representative to join our vector team. This position is responsible for contacting and calling on all existing and potential customers in the representative’s assigned Midwest territory and performing related assignments for the purpose of selling and servicing our products and services.

About Azelis A&ES

Azelis Agricultural & Environmental Solutions (A&ES) distributes herbicides in the industrial, aquatics, rights-of-way, range and pasture, and agriculture markets; and has served the forestry market for more than 20 years. We have also been the leading US supplier of insecticide and biorational products to the professional vector control market within the U.S. since 1985. Azelis A&ES also is a supplier of raw ingredient chemistry into the Agricultural chemical formulation market.

• Position Summary: This position is responsible for contacting and calling on all existing and potential customers in the representative’s assigned geographical territory and performing related assignments for the purpose of selling and servicing our products and services.
• Duties & Responsibilities:
• Achieve a high level of sales efficiencies by continually identifying and exploiting profitable sales opportunities
• Optimize sales results by identifying, prioritizing, and selling products that yield the most profitability to the company and by disengaging from sales and services which do not fit the company’s focus or profitability objectives
• Provide monthly and annual sales forecasting for products and region of responsibility
• Use, manage and update all relevant information in Azelis A&ES’s CRM system
• Develop and maintain a high level of product knowledge by reading and studying product data sheets
• Achieve a level of expertise, so as to act as a problem solver for customers, thereby increasing value to the customer
• Establish relationships with all personnel at each key account and sustain the relationships to assure continuity
• Plan/carry out/support local marketing activities to agreed budgets and timescales, and integrate personal sales efforts with other organized marketing activities, eg. product launches, promotions, advertising, exhibitions, and telemarketing
• Provide written technical reports of the highlights of all sales calls with emphasis on significant information as it relates to new or lost business, pricing changes, usage rates, strategies by competition and new development projects
• Participate with Vice President of Sales in developing goals and short-term targets to increase sales volume with each customer and in developing and implementing sales strategies to accomplish them profitably
• Establish and provide necessary focus target accounts for suppliers when applicable
• Schedule and make joint sales calls with supplier company personnel on key customers. Objective to introduce new products and discuss existing products resulting in increased sales
• As requested, recommend pricing levels at accounts and maintain pricing logs for all non-standard pricing. Submit non-standard pricing proposals to company management for approval
• Plan and manage T&E expenses according to agreed upon budgets
• Manage the administrative functions and responsibilities of job to comply with all company practices, policies, and procedures
• Establish, develop and sustain effective relationships with other team members (supply chain, customer service, pricing) within the company
• Present technical solutions to our customers by utilizing our labs, industry experts and world class suppliers.
• Grow the GP of our territory and achieved budgeted goals
• Work with established customer base to build needed forecasts for planning purposes
• Track and utilize market/competitive pricing in partnership with bid manager to effectively respond to customer RFB’s
• Increase customer base of customer products by selling additional products to existing accounts
• Coordinate and schedule specific targeted sales visits with suppliers and VP of Product Development
• Increase sales volume and market share of all company specific products
• Provide monthly business reports and synopsis of all activity in specific market/s
• Log and update opportunities in a timely basis
• Develop short term and long-term strategic sales plan
• Attend regional and national trade shows; participate in industry associations such as the American Mosquito Control Association if applicable.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (chemistry, biology, entomology or technical degree preferred from an accredited four-year college/university
• 3-5 or more years field sales experience
• Industry experience preferred
• Demonstrated ability to work as a team member
• High moral and business ethics orientation

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Sales and Business Development

• Industries

  Chemical Manufacturing

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