Sales Manager - Silvaseed
About The Position
As Silvaseed steps into its next phase of growth, we are looking for a proactive, relationship-driven Sales Manager to serve as the commercial engine of our business. The ideal incumbent is an industry-savvy professional who understands the unique operational rhythms of the commercial nurseries industry. Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be responsible for originating and closing seed and seedling contracts with major timber companies and land managers. Crucially, you will work in lockstep with our internal Growing and operations teams to ensure what we sell perfectly aligns with our biological sowing seasons and greenhouse capacity.
Requirements
- Sales & nursery experience: 5+ years of proactive B2B sales experience, ideally within government or commercial nurseries, forestry, timber, agriculture, non-profit conservations, christmas tree, etc.
- Operational respect: You understand that in the nursery business, sales cannot exist in a vacuum. You are highly collaborative and respect the biological and operational constraints of the growing team.
- Self-starter: You do not wait for the phone to ring. You are comfortable traveling to meet clients on their turf, walking the land, looking at roots, and attending industry events.
- Industry knowledge: A solid foundational understanding of conifer seedlings, seed extraction, or general horticulture/agriculture (so you aren't starting from scratch on product knowledge).
- Tech-competent: Ability to manage your pipeline in a CRM and coordinate cleanly with our accounting and operations teams.
- Effective communication: In addition to the written and verbal communication, we expect you to be able to work as a team and ensure the stakeholders are being included and informed before a decision is made.
Responsibilities
- Proactive pipeline generation: Prospect, negotiate, and secure large-scale seedling and seed contracts (targeting 5M+ seedlings per year).
- Industry networking: Represent Silvaseed at major industry conferences, trade shows, and field tours to expand our market footprint.
- Operational alignment: Partner with the GM and the Growing team. You must understand the seasonality of conifer sowing (e.g., recognizing that Q4/early Q1 orders are critical to hit spring sowing windows) and ensure we never over-promise beyond our capacity.
- Relationship management: Build deep, trusting relationships with key decision-makers at major timber and forestry companies, and serve as their primary point of contact.
- Market intelligence: Keep a pulse on industry demand, competitor movements, and market shifts to inform Silvaseed’s growing schedule and seed bank strategy.
- Originate marketing content: You’ll provide content ideas, themes, topics, pictures, for social media managers to post on our handles.
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Location-based compensation
- 80% health insurance coverage for Full-Time non-seasonal employees. Health benefits include Medical, Dental & Vision.
- Voluntary insurance plans with competitive premium rates: Pet insurance, Life insurance, Accidents.
- Company paid Group Term Life insurance
- Company's incentive stock options (ISO) for eligible employee groups
- Sustainable Retirement saving plan with climate-focused investment lineup: 401(k) and Roth 401(k)
- Commuter benefits in eligible cities
- 6 paid holidays. Two company-wide 'half-time' weeks per year.
- Flexible PTO for Salaried employees. Generous PTO accrual for Hourly employees.
- Allowances for out-of-state employees
- Relocation support in eligible cities
- Our Ballard office is dog-friendly!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
