Dairy & Beef Specialist - South Central FS, Inc. - Employment,career opportunity in USA

Job Title:   Dairy & Beef Specialist - South Central FS, Inc. - Effingham, IL
Location: -  (Effingham, Illinois, Mid-West United States, USA)
Company:  Growmark
Job Type:  Full Time
Minimum Years Experience Required: N/A
Salary: N/A



COMPANY: South Central FS, Inc.

SUPERVISOR: Tom Deters

LOCATION: Effingham, IL

Primary responsibilities for this position include providing dairy and beef technical leadership, call on and service existing and new customers, provide technical training and support to customers and sales support personnel, and accept shared responsibility for increasing market share - all within the assigned territory.

Essential Functions:

    Increase unit sales, gross margins, and market share by aggressively contacting and selling current and potential customers with in an assigned area.
    Provide necessary information to current and prospective customers to support products and programs, and assist customers in making production and business decisions.
    Communicate on a regular basis with feed team members.
    Facilitate quick and accurate feed pricing.
    Work with Sales Manager to quickly resolve any concerns or complaints brought forward by current or prospective customers.
    Actively assist in the development of individual growth and development plans and participate in agreed upon training.
    Support and help develop department and individual marketing and business plans.
    Keep an up to date database of all customers and prospects with in assigned area.
    Supports and participates in Company sales activities, functions and meetings.
    Utilizes internally generated marketing information.
    Responsible for accounts receivable.
    Performs all other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience:

    Normally requires a college degree in agriculture, marketing, or other business related discipline, or the equivalent thereof, and at least 2 years of sales/marketing experience to demonstrate the ability to generate profitable sales in the assigned territory.
    Demonstrates essential abilities including business knowledge, collaboration, communication, customer focus, decision-making and skill development.
    Computer skills and the ability to use the computer to enhance business processes.
    Normally requires the ability to obtain/maintain Dairy Enterprise Specialist certification or equivalent.
    Must have and maintain a valid driver's license and satisfactory driving record.



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