Territory Manager (West Central, South Dakota)

Halter • Pierre, SD

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

Halter is seeking a Territory Manager for the West Central, South Dakota region. This role is crucial for driving new business growth and ensuring customer success within the designated territory. The Territory Manager will be responsible for executing sales strategies, building strong customer relationships, and meeting ambitious growth targets, acting as Halter’s on-the-ground representative. The role requires a proactive and hands-on approach, focusing on both expansion and long-term customer satisfaction. The Territory Manager will prioritize daily efforts to optimize performance and drive value for customers, collaborating with cross-functional teams like Product, Support, and Customer Onboarding to share field insights and ensure Halter’s technology meets the needs of US farmers. Daily activities may include being on horseback, helping customers gather cattle, traversing pastures on a side-by-side, discussing Halter's benefits, or attending industry events.

Requirements

• Results-driven, motivated, and adaptable with strong communication skills.
• Proactive and action-oriented.
• Ranching or cattle operations experience, with an understanding of industry challenges.
• Strong history of creating new business opportunities.
• Experience in negotiating value-based sales conversations.
• Background in building lasting customer relationships and transactional sales.
• Experience managing a large territory with a balanced focus on sales and customer success.
• Resourceful and quick-thinking with the 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 through outbound lead generation, attending local cattle auctions, and meeting with livestock associations.
• Fielding inbound leads in a timely manner and prioritizing administrative tasks alongside in-field activities.
• Conducting in-field sales by engaging with potential customers on ranches, in saddles, or on side-by-sides.
• Expanding existing customer opportunities by identifying new ways to increase value over time.
• Achieving high-growth sales targets through expert pipeline management and lead qualification.
• Managing customer accounts post-sale to ensure ongoing satisfaction, provide support, and address challenges.
• Ensuring a smooth handoff from sales to customer onboarding and deployment.
• Taking ownership of the territory, engaging with stakeholders from local, state, and federal agencies, and building relationships with regional agricultural groups.
• Ensuring customers have the best possible onboarding experience and actively owning the end-to-end customer experience during onboarding and deployment.
• Gathering customer feedback in the territory and advocating for customer needs.
• Collaborating with support teams to resolve customer issues quickly and escalating problems as needed.
• Leveraging opportunities at industry and Halter events to generate leads and deepen customer relationships.
• Contributing to the US Sales Strategy by optimizing and evolving 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 and 8 weeks for secondary caregivers.
• Wellness leave.
• Unlimited paid annual leave.
• 401k with employer match (100% on the first 3%, 50% on the 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