Place outbound calls to farmers to learn about their operations and identify ways that FBN’s crop protection, seed and livestock offerings could benefit the farmers operation or create a positive ROI.
Execute prospecting activities focused on qualifying farmers for a variety of FBN commercial products and follow through with the appropriate sales process.
Independently prioritize your day-to-day execution of the sales of FBN’s services.
Fluently understand and communicate information about crop protection, seed and livestock programs.
Independently qualify leads for sales of multiple product lines, prioritize your sales pipeline, and conduct research on industry and regional market characteristics.
Develop your own sales playbook for overcoming objections when discussing crop protection, seed and livestock products.
Use Salesforce and other SaaS tools to manage, prioritize, and document all interactions and sales processes with farmers
Proactively provide and seek peer feedback to improve individual and team performance
Demonstrate continued proficiency in communicating our diverse set of service offerings including an understanding of services.
Requirements
Bachelor's Degree or 2 years of equivalent experience
Passionate about agriculture and farming; a desire to put the farmer first
Proven ability to excel in a self-guided work environment
Comfortable using and explaining technology products/services
A willingness to work in a fast-paced, competitive environment where sales achievement will be directly rewarded
Comfortable working in a remote environment
Bachelor's Degree and 2+ years sales experience with a strong preference in an Ag sales role, with top tier results
Demonstrated ability to consistently meet or exceed defined sales goals
Demonstrated aptitude for excellence in competitive environments