Poultry- Agricultural Territory Sales Manager

Overview

Our sales team enjoys flexibility, freedom and feels like family! At VAL-CO we work together to help animal agriculture feed a hungry world. VAL-CO recognizes the importance and value of our employees and their families, and our customers and vendors. Each of their contributions are an integral part of the company's overall success.

The Agricultural Territory Sales Manager for this poultry division will develop and execute the sales strategy required to achieve revenue and profitability targets in the assigned territory, accounts, and product lines. The territory includes remote work; travel within the territory (OK, MO, and AR) is required.

Base $70k+ commissions

• Execute poultry sales efforts in the assigned territory, which includes the scope of the role
• Conduct one-on-one sales with potential customers through field visits and on-site demonstrations
• Ensure potential customer and customer contact information are maintained and updated
• Manage sales working with potential customers prior to sales and at all times during the sale as well as follow-up after the sale
• Participate in the development of operating goals, sales goals and objectives for the assigned territory. Recommend, implement, and administer methods and procedures to enhance operations, as appropriate to the territory, accounts, and product lines
• And more!

• Five plus years live poultry production experience — relevant positions include service technicians, broiler or breeder managers, or live production managers
• Bachelor's Degree or the equivalent in Agriculture, Agribusiness, or Animal Science
• Self-starter and able to multi-task
• Experience selling through a dealer channel is highly desirable
• Proficiency in computer software applications for sales management;
  Word, PowerPoint, and Excel required
• Excellent written and oral communications skills with the ability to deliver presentations in both small and large group environments; ability to write reports, recommendations, proposals and other documents for executive business management
• Availability to travel extensively (75–80% of the time) within the assigned territory and to Headquarters as necessary
• Possess and maintain a driver's license
• Must live within the established territory (OK, MO, and AR)

• Continuous sales training with the Sandler Systems
• Medical, Prescription, Dental, Vision available 1st of the month after first 30 days
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid holidays + floating holiday
• Paid time off + personal day
• Life insurance
• Company provided Short Term Disability after 1 year
• Other voluntary benefits - supplemental Short-Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance

Salary: $70,000 per year