Feedlot Nutrition Consultant & Technical Specialist


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Job Title: Feedlot Nutrition Consultant & Technical Specialist
Location: Hybrid/Partial Remote, Coaldale, Western Canada, Canada

Company: More Than Just Feed
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Animal Production - Beef
Career Type: Sales/Retail
Job Type: Full Time
Salary: Based on years of experience
Job Description:

You will love being a part of our team!

 As a recent Top Small and Medium Employer, you will work with people who are passionate about their jobs and take initiative; people who want to do their best every single day; people who care deeply about their customers and deliver top-quality service. You’ll work with a team of people who “do the right thing.” You’ll be a part of an entire organization that will never be satisfied with the status quo and will always look for ways to improve and be more efficient while taking care of the customer. 

The Role

The Feedlot Nutrition Consultant & Technical Specialist provides nutritional advice, management solutions, and service support to our progressive Feedlot customers. This role is accountable for developing and managing individual customer accounts and building customer loyalty through the consultative selling approach while providing strong technical support to the Bullseye Consultant team. As part of the Bullseye sales team, you will be an active team player who is engaged in supporting the company’s vision and growth objectives.

  • Using a consultative selling process, manage direct accounts so that you are the number one value contributor to each customer’s business
  • Work directly with progressive feedlot operations to provide leading-edge, customized nutritional solutions and value-based management services. You are the consultant.
  • Create and implement initiatives to drive the development of new business through exclusive nutritional and service offerings
  • Stay up to date on industry trends/technology to understand the context of the evolving fields of beef nutritional research, management practices, applications and approaches
  • Apply working knowledge of commercial feedlot practices, forage quality/management, and beef growth-enhancing technologies (i.e. implants, feed additives, etc.) to facilitate the development and communication of customers’ annual business plans/strategies 
  • Conduct feedlot audits, read feed bunks, diagnose existing challenges, evaluate feedlot close-out and carcass data, and suggest proactive options to improve feedlot performance
  • Be prepared to lead individual field-based projects that bring value and innovation to customers
  • Professionally represent the Bullseye brand at industry trade shows, conferences, and scientific meetings.
  • Develop and maintain relationships with other industry participants, including veterinarians, financial institutions, feed additive suppliers and pharmaceutical manufacturers
  • Other duties as required as assigned

Qualifications include:

  • Background in the Canadian beef industry, including experience in the feedlot segment
  • Cow/calf and feedlot industry experience essential
  • Working knowledge of the Canadian/North American beef processing industry beneficial (a general understanding of meat product slaughtering and processing)
  • Agricultural sales experience would be beneficial
  • Beef ration balancing expertise with the ability to adjust ration recommendations accordingly
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office applications

Role Location

  • Expected to reside within an area allowing easy access to business facilities, beef consultants and customers  (southern Alberta)
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Job Post Date: 07/18/24
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