Are you a true people person that is performance driven and wants to help grow customer acquisition, market presence and revenue targets? If so, we are looking for you. As a Regional Sales Manager you will spend your days teaching stakeholders about how our technologies can help farmers improve their productivity in pursuit of a sustainable and more profitable agriculture. You will exercise your leadership and persuasion skills on a daily basis as you travel around your assigned Region to provide knowledge and support to the Agronomic Technical Consultants and by building relationships/partnerships with Ag Retailers. If you love working independently and as a team, this job is for you.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and directs the sales team by conducting weekly sales calls and ride alongs with sales representative within a specific territory
• Establishes and monitors sales activity, customer credit status and accounts receivables
• Supports sales effort with the assigned region by developing sales promotions, presenting at regional grower / dealer meetings, building crop nutrition programs and addressing grower needs
• Recommends innovative ideas that provide solutions to grower issues reported by the sales team
• Develops the sales team by education and training on market trends, sales techniques, product knowledge and helping new customers to adopt our products into their portfolios
• Participates in employee relations management; including but not limited to interviewing, hiring, annual reviews, compensation, discipline, and termination of employees
• Overseeing the execution of grower field trials

Requirements:

• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in agriculture or related field, Masters preferred
• Certified Crop Advisor (CCA)
• At least 5 years of experience leading a sales team
• Broad knowledge and experience in the agriculture field
• Above average skills in communication and math
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to individuals and/or groups
• Demonstrated ability to lead by example, train and develop employees
• Ability to Travel up to 50% in the states of Iowa, Illinois and Missouri