Territory Manager (West Central, South Dakota)

Halter • Pierre, SD

16h • $140,000 - $190,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

As the leading provider of virtual fencing technology, Halter is on a mission to enable 50% of the world’s landmass to be more productive and sustainable. This role is paramount for our growth aspirations and will enable us to continue making an impact on ranches across the US. As a Territory Manager at Halter, you will play a critical role in driving new business growth and ensuring customer success within your designated territory. You will be responsible for executing sales strategies, building strong customer relationships, and meeting ambitious growth targets, all while acting as Halter’s on-the-ground representative. This role requires a proactive and hands-on approach, with a focus on both expansion and long-term customer satisfaction. In this role, you will prioritize daily efforts that optimize performance and drive value for your customers. Working closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Support, and Customer Onboarding, you’ll share field insights to ensure Halter’s technology continues to meet the needs of US farmers. Your day-to-day could include being on horseback, helping customers gather their cattle, on a side-by-side traversing their pastures, talking about how Halter could benefit their pastures, or attending industry events like CattleCon or your local Livestock Association meetups. This role covers the Central West region in South Dakota. Frequent travel is required as apart of this role.

Requirements

• Results-driven, motivated, and adaptable attitude.
• Skilled at communicating with customers and internal teams.
• Proactive and action-oriented.
• Ranching or cattle operations experience, understanding industry challenges.
• Strong history of creating new business opportunities.
• Experience negotiating value-based sales conversations.
• Background in building lasting customer relationships.
• Experience managing a large territory with a balanced focus on sales and customer success.
• Resourceful and quick-thinking problem-solving ability.
• Ability to work well with cross-functional teams.
• Willingness to travel frequently within the territory.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with precision agriculture or virtual fencing technologies.
• Background in customer-facing roles within agriculture technology.
• Background in selling software (SaaS) solutions in a B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Prospecting New Business: Driving up driveways, attending local cattle auctions, meeting with local Livestock, Cattlemans, Stockmans associations, building new business pipeline through outbound lead generation efforts, and fielding inbound leads in a timely manner, prioritizing administrative tasks with in-field activities.
• In-Field Sales: Engaging with potential customers on the ranch, discussing how Halter could benefit their pastures, and helping customers before diving into the value of Halter.
• Expanding Existing Opportunities: Identifying and pursuing opportunities to expand existing customer relationships with Halter, finding new ways to increase value over time.
• Hitting Sales Targets: Meeting high-growth sales targets, managing pipelines, and qualifying leads effectively.
• Customer Account Management: Building and maintaining close relationships with customers post-sale to ensure ongoing satisfaction, provide support, and address challenges.
• Territory Ownership: Taking a high level of ownership for the entire territory, meeting with high-level stakeholders, and building lasting relationships with regional agricultural groups.
• Customer Onboarding: Owning the end-to-end customer experience during onboarding and deployment of Halter’s product, ensuring a smooth transition from sales to implementation.
• Field Learnings & Feedback: Gathering customer feedback in the territory and advocating for customer needs.
• Collaborating with Support Teams: Partnering with internal teams to resolve customer issues quickly and escalating problems as needed.
• Attending Industry Events: Leveraging opportunities at industry and Halter events to generate leads and deepen customer relationships.
• Contributing to the US Sales Strategy: Working with the broader team to optimize and evolve the sales process for the US market.

Benefits

• Annual USD$750 self-development budget.
• Best-in-class health insurance.
• 16 weeks of paid parental leave for primary caregivers.
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for secondary caregivers.
• Wellness leave.
• Unlimited paid annual leave.
• 401k with employer match (100% on first 3%, 50% on next 2%).
• Inclusive and attractive remuneration package including salary, benefits, and an employee stock ownership plan.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed