Purina Feed Sales

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Job Title: Purina Feed Sales
Location: Arden Hills, MN, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Land O Lakes
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Sales/Retail
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: As stated in the Land O'Lakes Job Posting policy, all employees who post for an internal opening must inform their current manager at the time they apply.

Our growth relies on our extraordinary talent. Unlock your greatest potential at Land O'Lakes by continuing to make a difference, driving results and growing your career.

Purina Feed Sales

We're hiring a Purina Feed Salesperson to focus primarily on Dairy & Beef Sales with our partner co-op in the central Minnesota territory. This role focuses on selling feed and all related products that will optimize the cooperative/dealer's market share and savings, improve the cooperative/dealer's efficiency, and help to achieve the cooperative/dealers mission and goals.

Your responsibilities will include:
Calling on dairy and beef accounts to evaluate existing feeding programs, and to recommend and assist them with their nutritional programs.
Selling/consulting at the farm gate (up to 25 farm calls per week) with the end goal of selling Purina products and programs and growing sales and market share. This includes developing new prospects and making sales cold calls.

Required Experience/Education:
Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or related field strongly desired.
Candidates with a pending bachelor's degree or candidates who possess proven sales and industry experience may be considered.
Experienced making nutritional and feeding recommendations to dairy & beef farm in the market.
Candidate should have an understanding of the dairy industry, husbandry, current management practices, and nutritional guidelines, general market, and industry knowledge. Work/life experience in management and care of dairy animals.
Competent in providing accurate feeding and management recommendations
Strong computer skills, specifically MS Office, plus the ability to be trained on ration balancing software (HerdSmart), Salesforce etc.

Required Competencies & Other Skills:
Excellent verbal and written communication along with strong organization and time management skills.
High internal drive, a natural ability for relationship building, and leadership in a team environment.
Ability and drive to make multiple daily sales calls to customers and prospects operations.
On farm interaction, in all-weather types at producer facilities for a walk through, and animal evaluations.
Ability to network in the industry to put producers together to earn additional business and relationships
Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
Solid public speaking skills

Preferred Experience & Education:
Strong background and previous professional experience with dairy and cattle operations.
Previous sales experience desired

Percentage of travel:
- 15% overnight travel, in addition to daily travel in the assigned geography.

This is a sales role that is compensated with a target mix of base salary plus commission. Base salary is dependent upon experience/tenure and generally ranges between:

$59,000-$73,000

Target bonus is: 15,000

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.

EOE M/F/Vets/Disabled. Land O'Lakes, Inc. enforces a policy of maintaining a drug-free workforce, including pre-employment substance abuse testing.

Grade:

E5

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Job Post Date: 06/11/25