Senior Sales Representative – Southwest Georgia
BASF
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Southwest Georgia • 🇺🇸 United States
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Senior
About the role
- Responsible for the promotion and sales of a broad crop protection portfolio through the engagement with retailers, distributors, and growers across the Georgia geography
- Build customer plans, offer agronomic recommendations and customer service for your assigned customers
- Identify customer needs and create agronomic solutions that allow our customers to achieve their business goals and service their customers
- Develop a business plan to segment and target retailers, distribution and key influencers, developing short and long term customer action plans and anticipate/respond to market dynamics
- Conduct product updates, trials, technical and sales training to growers, retailers, distributors, and influence groups
- Submit timely reports required to identify opportunities, emerging threats, and competitive activities.
Requirements
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Agronomy, Ag Business or related
- Have 8 years of sales experience in the Crop Protection industry including Chemical Sales or Account Management
- Demonstrate a strong knowledge base on cropping systems that include peanuts and cotton as well as the various crop protection products that are used with each crop
- Have the ability to execute on marketing strategies while demonstrating a willingness to be creative in customizing a local strategy
- Are a confident, clear and energetic communicator, passionate about working within a team environment.
Benefits
- Flexible work arrangements whenever possible
- Highly competitive retirement savings plan with company match and investment options
- Well-being programs that include comprehensive mental health support for you and your household family members
- Family forming benefits (fertility, adoption and surrogacy reimbursement, maternity/parental leave, and more)
- Back-up child and elder care with discount programs for families of all ages and stages
- Mentoring and career development opportunities that allow you to share, learn, and thrive
- Matching gifts program that allows you to deepen the impact of your contributions to qualified charities.
- Employee crisis support for when the unexpected happens
- Access to our BASF wine cellar, employee discounts, and much more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
sales experienceagronomic recommendationsbusiness planningcustomer action plansproduct updatestechnical trainingsales trainingcrop protection productscropping systemsaccount management
Soft skills
communicationteamworkcreativitycustomer serviceproblem-solvingadaptabilityrelationship buildingstrategic thinkingenergeticconfident
Certifications
Bachelor’s Degree in ScienceBachelor’s Degree in AgronomyBachelor’s Degree in Ag Business