Field Representative - Retail (Open to Remote within US)
About The Position
Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well. This position is in our specialized portfolio enterprise where we serve diverse businesses who support unique customers or markets, including animal nutrition and health, bioindustrial, road safety salt and Cargill joint ventures. The Field Representative - Retail (Open to Remote within US) will participate in face-to-face and remote selling to the company's new and existing customers, selling directly or indirectly through various sales channels. In this role, you will help assess customer needs and suggest appropriate products, services and business solutions. This role is part of the sales team in Animal Nutrition, will support the state of Alabama, 80% travel is required to cover the territory.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a related field OR equivalent experience
- Minimum of two years of related work experience in sales, retail, business development or related field
- Ability to travel locally up to 80% of the time
- Valid driver’s license in good standing
Nice To Haves
- Five or more years of sales experience
- Agricultural or animal health industry experience
- Salesforce and Microsoft Office experience
- Experience in Retail Business planning
Responsibilities
- Development and delivery of sales proposals and conducting detailed presentations for effective business planning and pormotions.
- Build a business plan for each account developing strong client relationships.
- Plan daily activities, including customer visits and establish quantitative and qualitative objectives to achieve.
- Follow market and competition evolution, relaying information to senior staff.
- Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- At Cargill we put people first. As part of your overall rewards, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked.
- Visit: https://www.cargill.com/page/my-health/mh-health-and-wellness to learn more (subject to certain collective bargaining agreements for Union positions).
- Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
5,001-10,000 employees
