Territory Sales Manager, Beef Monitoring (Northeast)

MSD; Lenexa (KS); À distance; USD 96 000 - 151 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Annual bonus

Long-term incentive

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) retirement plan

Paid holidays

Résumé du poste

Merck & Co., Inc. in the USA South Dakota Sioux Falls area is seeking a Beef Monitoring Sales Specialist to drive growth of our beef cattle technology portfolio by calling on territory-based customers and coordinating with the Regional Sales Manager.

The role requires up to 75% travel, offers remote work flexibility, and provides a competitive salary with bonus eligibility along with a comprehensive benefits package. Join a global health care leader delivering animal health innovations.

Qualifications

• Five years of sales, livestock production, or territory management with a bachelor's degree.
• Ten years of sales, livestock production, or territory management experience without a bachelor's degree.

Responsabilités

• Represent Animal Health technology within a beef-focused territory.
• Promote Sense Hub as a value add.
• Plan and implement the sales planning process with cross-functional teams.
• Identify customers for Sense Hub monitoring in the territory.
• Develop account-specific business plans.

Connaissances

Account Management

Agriculture

Farming

Animal Health

Beef Cattle

Sales Forecasting

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

CRM software

Sense Hub

Description du poste

Job Description For over 130 years, we have pioneered groundbreaking science. Today, we are driven by continuous innovation to develop breakthrough medicines, vaccines and technology. Rooted in direct experience on the farm and in the clinic, we work hand in hand with our customers every step of the way. Our singular focus is to empower those who care for animals, helping them manage their vital responsibility with confidence. Because when it comes to animal health, no one sees it like we do.

Our company's Animal Health is a leading animal health company with an exceptionally strong brand and reputation among beef and dairy producers, veterinarians, and nutritionists. The Beef Monitoring Sales Specialist is a key member of the field sales team and plays a critical role in supporting our company's customer centric business model. This position is responsible for working in a geographic-based environment to understand and identify customer needs, by selling our company's Animal Health products, supporting pull-through activities relative to the customer strategy, and ensuring that our company's Animal Health is viewed as bringing value and technical innovations aligned to our strategic focus of the Science of Healthier Animals.

The primary responsibility is to help accelerate the growth of our beef cattle technology portfolio by calling on territory-based customers in the area to leverage our company Animal Health portfolio. Coordination with the Regional Sales Manager on opportunities, and with other colleagues will be a focus with this role. In addition, assigned and regional distribution account management is a key responsibility while supporting customer pull-through activities within the assigned geographic based sales region. The Beef Monitoring Sales Manager reports to the assigned Regional Sales Manager. The individual selected will be responsible for a territory that includes North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Montana, and other Northeastern states. Candidates must reside within the territory. Ideal candidates will live in or around the Sioux Falls, SD area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Represent our company's Animal Health technology within a geographical base made up of different segments of the beef complex.
• Promote the use of Sense Hub as a value add and expertise of our company's Animal Health.
• Work with our company's Animal Health team members, territory managers, our company's Animal Health and regional management, and distribution to plan and implement the sales planning process.
• Identify segment customers that have the potential to be a fit for Sense Hub monitoring in an identified territory base.
• Enlist support from our company's Animal Health resources to execute tactics.
• Plan interactions internally and externally within customer base that transfer knowledge to the customer and share best practices and utilize relationships up and down the supply chain.
• Work closely with our company's Animal Health Technical Service and Customer Success teams to create customized value propositions and identify opportunities to best increase sales with each account.
• Create account specific business plans.
• Analyze sales results monthly and manage expenses within budget guidelines.
• Develop current understanding of our company's Animal Health products, industry trends and competitor landscape, business model, key influencer's/ network structure and make information available to relevant stakeholders to influence sales trends.
• Develop and master current understanding of all current our company's Animal Health products, offerings, industry trends and competitor landscape, to better collaborate internally and externally and communicate to relevant stakeholders that influence sales trends.

Minimum Experience Requirements:

Five (5) years of relevant sales, livestock production, animal health, agricultural, or territory management experience with a bachelor's degree; or Ten (10) years of relevant sales, livestock production, animal health, agricultural, or territory management experience without a bachelor's degree.

Background & Education:

Minimum of two (2) years of animal health sales experience is required. Experience in beef markets. Excellent interpersonal/communication and presentation skills. Demonstrated motivation and focus on achieving measurable, tangible results. Demonstrated ability to build internal relationships and work collaboratively in an organization. Successfully demonstrated skills in planning, organization, communication, selling and business acumen. Must be able to travel overnight minimum 50% depending on the geography and responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience selling animal health products. #MSJR #NSN2026 #SHPE2026

Required Skills:

• Account Management
• Agriculture
• Farming
• Animal Care
• Animal Welfare Advocacy
• Beef Cattle
• Business Acumen
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Customer Centricity
• Industry Knowledge
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Lead Generation
• Market Analysis
• Product Knowledge
• Sales
• Sales Forecasting

Preferred Skills:

• Account Management
• Agriculture
• Farming
• Animal Care
• Animal Welfare Advocacy
• Beef Cattle
• Business Acumen
• Collaborative Partnerships
• Customer Centricity
• Industry Knowledge
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Lead Generation
• Market Analysis
• Product Knowledge
• Sales
• Sales Forecasting

US and Puerto Rico Residents Only:

Our company is committed to inclusion, ensuring that candidates can engage in a hiring process that exhibits their true capabilities.

As an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer, we provide equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

As a federal contractor, we comply with all affirmative action requirements for protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

For more information about personal rights under the U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment laws, visit: EEOC Know Your Rights EEOC GINA Supplement

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing together, talented, and committed people with diverse experiences, perspectives, skills and backgrounds. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when people with diverse ideas, broad experiences, backgrounds, and skills come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively.

The primary location for this posting is: USA - South Dakota - Sioux Falls

Where required by law, the compensation range for this role is provided below. The salary range for the primary location of this role is: $96,200.00 - $151,400.00 This range reflects the Company's reasonable expectation of the base salary applicable to this role at the time of posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, geographic location, government requirements, and business or organizational needs.

The successful candidate will be eligible for annual bonus and long-term incentive, if applicable.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits. Available benefits include medical, dental, vision healthcare and other insurance benefits (for employee and family), retirement benefits, including 401(k), paid holidays, vacation, and compassionate and sick days.

More information about benefits is available at https://jobs.merck.com/us/en/compensation-and-benefits.

Additional location(s): Please note the salary range above applies to the Primary Location of the position. Where a role has other listed locations, different compensation guidelines may apply. You may find the salary ranges for additional locations below. If the salary range is not listed for the location you are applying to, our Talent Acquisition team will provide further information to you relevant to your location.

Additional location(s) Compensation Information: San Francisco Residents Only: We will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment in compliance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Los Angeles Residents Only: We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable state and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles’ Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance

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Employee Status: Regular

Relocation: No relocation

VISA Sponsorship: No

Travel Requirements: 75%

Flexible Work Arrangements: Remote

Shift: 1st - Day

Valid Driving License: Yes

Hazardous Material(s): n/a

Job Posting End Date: 11/17/2026 *A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Our company is a global health care leader with a diversified portfolio of prescription medicines, vaccines and animal health products. The difference between potential and achievement lies in the spark that fuels innovation and inventiveness; this is the space where we have codified our legacy for over a century. Our success is backed by ethical integrity, forward momentum, and an inspiring mission to achieve new milestones in global healthcare.