Sales Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• PhD in Animal Science, Dairy Science is highly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in ruminant nutrition, feed additives, animal health, or livestock sales, with exposure to commercial dairy or feedlot systems.
• Demonstrated success working with large accounts and/or nutritionist-led sales environments.
• Direct experience with large-scale dairies or commercial feedywards preferred, with strong understanding of dairy production and / or feedlot performance metrics.
• Experience with ration formulation and additive inclusion strategies beneficial to success in this role.
• Travel 50-80%.

Responsibilities

• Drive Growth in Large Dairy & Feedlot Accounts, and influence key decision makers
• Achieve sales targets by expanding additive adoption within high-volume dairies and commercial feedyards, focusing on measurable performance outcomes (e.g., milk yield, components, ADG, feed efficiency).
• Lead Strategic, Nutritionist-Aligned Account Plans
• Develop and execute account strategies in partnership with consulting nutritionists and production teams, aligning solutions to ration strategies, herd goals, and economic drivers (e.g., IOFC, cost of gain).
• Provide Market Intelligence & Customer Insights
• Capture and communicate insights on ration trends, ingredient economics, health challenges, and customer needs to inform innovation and portfolio strategy
• Execute Producer & Nutritionist Engagement
• Lead technical discussions, producer meetings, and educational events that reinforce best practices and drive adoption of additive technologies.
• Participate in dairy and beef industry events, nutritionist meetings, and trade associations to strengthen brand presence and expand networks.
• Expected to help continue growth of ruminant sales by 5% over the next 12 months.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision
• PTO
• life & disability insurance
• education assistance
• a 401k
• a variety of well-being resources
• holiday pay
• employee development programs