What are the responsibilities and job description for the Golden Harvest Sales Representative position at Syngenta Seeds?
We are currently seeking a Golden Harvest Seed Sales Representative for Northern Illinois. As a Golden Harvest Seed Sales Representative, you will lead dedicated Seed Advisers in your territory and provide intense local knowledge and agronomic expertise to address complex agricultural challenges.
Location: Northern Illinois. (Ottawa, Rochelle, Morris, Dekalb, IL)
What will you be doing?
- Providing access to the industry’s broadest and most diverse portfolio of hybrids
- Customizing whole acre recommendations
- Recruiting, developing, and managing your team of professional resellers
- Consultative selling, recognized expertise, and trust with your customers
- Deliver plans and offers to targeted customers through selected channel partners
- Create demand at the customer level, ensuring that the customer is knowledgeable about our products and has further interest in Syngenta solutions
- Coach Seed Advisors on product placement to achieve improved customer satisfaction
- Regularly collect and report market intelligence and relevant value chain insights
- Manage operational budget, variable selling expenses, and marketing funds within district guidelines.
- Develop territory-level business plan and Seed Advisor business plans that identify specific opportunities, must-wins, and tactics to grow territory sales
What gives you an advantage?
- A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Agriculture or a degree in a non-Agriculture discipline with a significant farming industry background or commensurate experience
- 2 years in sales or sales leadership with the ability to work independently on a virtual team, agricultural sales experience preferred
- A strong sense of customer focus and demonstrated sales and negotiation skills
- Candidate must live in the territory
Additional Information
What's in it for you?
- Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision) that starts the same day you do
- 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
- Paid Vacation, 12 Paid Holidays, Maternity and Paternity Leave, Education Assistance, Wellness Programs, Corporate Discounts among others
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes professional development and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs
Work Level: 4B
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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Salary : $71,800 - $91,000
