Crop Protection Area Sales Manager - GROWMARK, Inc Remote; IL

SALARY RANGE: $91,400.00 - $

GROWMARK is an agricultural cooperative serving almost 400,000 customers across North America, providing agronomy, energy, facility engineering and construction, and logistics products and services, as well as grain marketing and risk management services. Headquartered in Bloomington, Illinois, GROWMARK owns the FS trademark, which is used by its member cooperatives. GROWMARK also owns and operates SEEDWAY, the largest full‑line seed company in the United States.

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Assists with the implementation and communication of Crop Protection marketing plans, educates crop protection customers on the generic offerings, coordinates with customers the GROWMARK Crop Protection private label offerings in addition to the proprietary adjuvant brand. Assists with training around Crop Protection products and tools at the retail level while achieving budgeted growth and profitability.

• Assist with developing and implementing Crop Protection’s long‑term and annual marketing plans/strategies and communicating the overall crop protection branded, generic and specialty product message across all core and expanded territories.
• Supports the promotion of GROWMARK Crop Protection products and services consistent with business plans.
• Responsible for developing and implementing marketing inputs into annual sales and gross margin, annual and long‑term sales and gross margin projections.
• Responsible for developing and communicating the generic crop protection product offerings and proprietary adjuvant brand.
• Assist with identifying and developing new opportunities while working with the FS Member and understanding their needs and strategic direction.
• Accountable for maintaining relationship at the local level with vendors and implementation of vendor marketing programs, key dates, and communicating pricing of all crop protection products at a level that supports company profit standards.
• Assist with the development and implementation of all Crop Protection, Adjuvant training and support needs in conjunction with GROWMARK Agronomic Services to strengthen the Crop Protection’s marketing position.
• Initiates sales calls with FS Members while building relationships to assist FS Members and targeted customers promote crop protection brands.
• Serves as a contact person for all sales, information, and operational needs of the FS member and prospects for crop protection products and services within the assigned area.

• Works to obtain FS Member information on product purchase plans and intentions, assists in developing supply plans and strategies to fill those needs, and communicates to others in the Crop Protection Division.
• Maintains appropriate industry contacts to keep current on market trends.
• Makes visits to member cooperatives to enhance business relationships.
• Maintains a sales history of all Crop Protection product lines.
• Prepares monthly sales status and activity reports.
• Follows GROWMARK’s Code of Conduct and Corporate Compliance Program, Environmental Health and Safety, OSHA and DOT policies and procedures, as they apply.
• Performs all other duties as assigned.

• College degree in business, marketing, or the equivalent thereof, and 3+ years of marketing leadership experience (preferably in the Crop Protection Industry).
• Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision making and skill development.
• Valid driver’s license with a satisfactory driving record.
• Ability to travel independently and overnight as needed.
• Ability to acquire and maintain a United States Passport.
• Willingness to participate in required training, including education on GROWMARK’s policies and procedures.

At GROWMARK, we are dedicated to supporting the long‑term financial well‑being of our employees through a fully funded pension. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, along with a variety of supplemental plans such as accident, critical illness, disability, hospital indemnity, and identity theft…