Technical Service Manager

CWT Farms; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviagen seeks an outstanding individual to provide sales and technical support to customers in the assigned region, supporting the regional business manager in developing and implementing company action plans. Responsibilities include sales support, technical support, customer service, and annual business planning for the region.

The ideal candidate will have 5 years in poultry production, a BS or BA, and strong leadership, communication, and computer skills.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in poultry production.
• Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts.
• Understanding of poultry technology and current management practices.
• Strong leadership, accountability, time management and organizational skills.
• Excellent communication and computer skills including PowerPoint and email.

Responsibilities

• Establishing sales, service, and support goals for all regional accounts.
• Developing plans and deploying resources to implement sales and technical strategies.
• Identifying and tracking performance records for assigned accounts.
• Work with technical specialist in support of customer needs.
• Identify relationships with key decision makers to facilitate sales and support strategies.
• Maintain regular on-site customer visits and up-to-date visit reports.
• Manage budget and entertaining within the territory.
• Implement best practices to attain genetic potential of Aviagen products.
• Represent Aviagen at industry associations, seminars, events and functions.
• Significant travel required; reside within the assigned territory; vehicle required.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Sales Strategy

Teamwork

Poultry knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Science

Bachelor of Arts

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Database tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Description Summary

We are seeking an outstanding individual to provide sales and technical support to our customers. Primary responsibilities will include servicing our customers within the region and supporting the regional business manager in development and implementation of company action plans. These responsibilities include providing sales support, technical support, customer service, and annual business planning for their particular region. This position will also work closely with other team members within the business units to develop and implement strategies to improve and/or maintain Aviagen’s standing in the industry by attaining exceptional genetic potential of the Aviagen line of products.

Job Description

• Establishing sales, service, and support goals for all assigned regional accounts.
• Developing plans and deploying resources to implement agreed to sales and technical support strategies with customers within assigned area.
• Identifying and tracking specific performance records and results for assigned accounts.
• Work with technical specialist in support of customer needs.
• Identify and develop relationships with key decision makers, as needed, to facilitate opportunities for sales, maintaining sales, and implementing technical support strategies within their customer base.
• Maintain regular on-site customer visits and up to date customer visit reports.
• Manage individual budget, including strategic agreed to entertaining.
• Understand Aviagen technical management recommendations and work closely with all the business unit teams to implement best practices with our customers to attain Genetic Potential of the Aviagen products.
• Represent Aviagen at selected industry associations, seminars, events and functions.
• Significant travel required Must reside within the assigned territory Vehicle that meets company program requirements

The ideal candidate will possess the following characteristics

• 5 years in experience in poultry production.
• Bachelor of Science, or Bachelor of Arts.
• Understanding of poultry technology and current best management practices in the following areas: Breeder Production, Broiler Production, Ventilation, and Processing.
• Interpersonal skills including leadership, personal accountability, time management, conflict management, and good organizational skills.
• Communication skills including the ability to present to any level of corporate management including Power Point, written communication, oral communication, negotiations, meeting skills, social skills, computer skills including e-mail, spreadsheets, use of computer database, formal letter writing and economic modeling.
• Computer skills including e-mail, spreadsheets, use of computer database, formal letter writing, and economic modeling.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We play a leading role in feeding the world's future generations. We bring smart, passionate people together and watch amazing things happen! Working at Aviagen presents career opportunities that impact an industry. We encourage people to bring their experience and knowledge and help work on complex issues that will shape the future of the poultry industry. In an environment that promotes innovation and progressive approaches to problem solving, Aviagen is working today to be ready for what tomorrow may bring. Are you ready for the adventure?