Golden Harvest Sales Representative

Syngenta Group•Grand Rapids, MI

2d•Remote

About The Position

At Syngenta, we believe every employee has a role to play in safely feeding the world and taking care of our planet. To support that challenge, we are currently seeking a Golden Harvest Sales Representative in Michigan. This role involves providing access to the industry’s broadest and most varied portfolio of hybrids, recruiting, developing, and managing a team of professional resellers, and engaging in consultative selling with customers. The representative will create demand at the customer level, coach Seed Advisors on product placement, manage operational budgets and expenses, and develop territory-level business plans to grow sales.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Agriculture or a degree in a non-Agriculture discipline with a significant farming industry background or commensurate experience
2+ years in sales or sales leadership with the ability to work independently on a virtual team, agricultural sales experience preferred
A strong sense of customer focus and demonstrated sales and negotiation skills
Candidate must live in the territory

Nice To Haves

agricultural sales experience

Responsibilities

Providing access to the industry’s broadest and most varied portfolio of hybrids
Recruiting, developing, and managing your team of professional resellers
Consultative selling, recognized expertise, and trust with your customers
Deliver plans and offers to targeted customers through selected channel partners
Create demand at the customer level, ensuring that the customer is knowledgeable about our products and has further interest in Syngenta solutions
Coach Seed Advisors on product placement to achieve improved customer satisfaction
Manage operational budget, variable selling expenses, and marketing funds within district guidelines.
Develop territory-level business plan and Seed Advisor business plans that identify specific opportunities, must-wins, and tactics to grow territory sales