Sales Intern - Feed

HEARTLAND CO-OP•Prairie City, IA

About The Position

To provide feed sales and services in a manner that will optimize Heartland Co-op market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in excellent customer service.

Requirements

Problem Solving - Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner.
Project Management - Communicates changes and progress.
Leadership - Accepts feedback from others.
Cost Consciousness - Contributes to profits and revenue.
Dependability - Follows instructions, responds to management direction.
Quantity - Completes work in timely manner.
Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures.
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or Bachelor's Degree in an agricultural related field or working towards a Bachelor's Degree.
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times, a valid commercial drivers license (CDL) is preferred.
Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus Notes and the Internet.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
Professional appearance and telephone manner is essential.

Responsibilities

Providing feed product recommendations for the customer needs
Evaluate animal performance.
Assist in the manufacturing of the feed products.
Deliver feed products to the customer in a timely manner.
Work with the sales team to evaluate new products to the market or Heartland Co-ops’ product offerings.
Assist customers with loading of product.
Place orders and bill customers accurately.
Advise the retail locations of specials and promotions throughout the year.
Keep equipment in operating condition for the duration of the year.
Lose no customers due to services provided by the feed program.
Encourage repeat sales.
Make sales calls throughout assigned and monitored territories to determine feed needs, create solutions and build long term relationships with customers that will generate sales of all classes of feed products.
Keep current on feed products, trends, problems and challenges to make educated recommendations to producers.
Utilize current marketing programs, products, services, and resources to sell agronomy products in an ethical manor.
Relays competitive sales, pricing, and marketing information to management in a timely manner.
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.
Other duties as assigned by management.