Technical Sales Representative - Active Greenhouse

Syngenta Group•Leamington, ON

22h•CA$96,000 - CA$120,000•Remote

About The Position

Syngenta Canada is seeking a Technical Sales Representative for its Vegetable Seeds Sales team in South Ontario. This is a remote position, ideally supported from the Kingsville and Leamington areas. The role involves managing client accounts, achieving sales targets, identifying growth potential and new business opportunities, developing a network of local influencers, forecasting sales and market trends, generating demand through field activities like tests and field days, and ensuring timely product delivery through communication with customer service.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture or Science and/or Business
High-tech greenhouse growing relevant experience
A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience
Knowledge and experience with the role’s main crops: tomatoes, peppers, and cucumbers
Must have valid passport
Intermediate/advanced management of MS Office (Excel)

Responsibilities

Direct or correspondent responsibility for the management of the client's account and customer service throughout the assigned area.
Reach the sales budget for the assigned area.
Identify the growth potential of key customers.
Identify and exploit new business opportunities within the assigned area.
Develop a network of local influencers for recommendations and anticipate changes in the market.
Forecasting of product sales, market demands and market trends within the assigned area.
Generate demand in the field through a plan that includes tests, field days and training with local growers and technicians.
Constant communication with the customer service to verify inventories and the distribution of products in order to guarantee timely delivery to customers.