What are the responsibilities and job description for the Area Sales Manager position at Agoro Carbon Alliance?
Job Overview
Reporting to the Sales Director for North America, the Carbon Cropping Area Sales
Manager role is responsible for owning retail, channel and partner relationships in a
sales region to drive grower enrollment and growth of our programs in the US. This role
will segment the region to identify partners and growth opportunities, manage
partnerships/relationships and own delivery against sales targets. In partnership with
the wider US team, the Regional Sales Manager will be a driving, ambitious force in
growing our presence across the US. The ideal candidate for this role will be an
energetic, commercially focused people-person who clearly possesses a natural sales
ability. (Open to candidates in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, Montana, and Wyoming)
Responsibilities
- Manage and execute effective sales strategies to achieve company sales
targets.
- Develop and manage a robust pipeline of prospective leads and opportunities.
- Help identify, onboard and manage Channel Partners to create a pipeline of
farmers/ranchers who are committed to sustainable agriculture practices.
- Leverage agronomy resources to help solve challenges faced in-field.
- Develop and execute a territory management plan focused on achieving sales
objectives.
- Giving sales presentations to a range of prospective clients and potential channel
partners.
- Visiting clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and
services.
Profile
- BS degree or higher in business, economics, engineering, agronomy,
environmental science or related field
- 5-7 years of experience selling and implementing direct-to-grower facing
programs and initiatives (open to profiles from agricultural inputs, agriculture
technology, forestry, land conservation etc.)
- Experience effectively managing sales territories in agriculture
- Deep experience in broad acre crops in the US, and related ag technology/digital
tools
- Experienced in deploying strategies to expand a product to new crops and
geographies
- Sales DNA: Be the face of Agoro to the partner and customer – leverage
relationship selling and data gathering to deliver a high quality customer
experience
- Grower-oriented mindset: be able to translate solution offerings into “the
language of the retailer or grower”
- Self-starter with high degree of ownership, strategic thinking and drive
- Experienced in bringing commercial, pragmatic mindset to highly technical and
scientific teams
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with both
customers and partners.
Additional Information
As a global organization we actively strive to reflect the diversity in society. We
therefore encourage all qualified applicants from all backgrounds to apply, and are
committed to creating a work environment that fits gender equality and allows
combining career progress with the needs of a family or other personal circumstances.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $56,450.28 - $171,217.54 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
Application Question(s):
- Do you have experience with a start-up company?
Work Location: Remote
Salary : $56,450 - $171,218