Technical Sales Specialist-1

Key Role and Responsibilities

Accountable for achieving sales targets in his territory, manage excellent relationship and Implement Syngenta’s Field Crops strategy to Strategic Channels and End-users. Develop customized value offers as well as technical advisories to build a successful and sustainable business growth. Act as a market intelligence.

Accountabilities

• Contributes to sales performance by providing technical information to, channel partners and sales representatives. Manages sales campaigns, monitor the effectiveness and provides support needed
• Provide sales teams or partners information to position products on the farm 
• Conduct trial/demonstration and other technical activities to convince customers on Professional Solutions business, monitor competitors related to technical activities and looking for new technical opportunities
• Provide technical information to the sales force, channel partners and growers, usually smaller less complex customer set 
• Support new product launches 
• Contact Crop Marketing, R&D and other technical areas to gain product information 
• Assist in the resolution of grower service calls by ensuring the proper participants 
• Provide Sales Reps information to develop strategies to compete with competitor products 
• Sufficient product knowledge, may be single product focused 
• Takes steps to optimize sales opportunities or challenges 
• 60% of time spent in the field with much of the remainder in training, much of the time in the field would be spent with others receiving coaching and development 

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree - Background education of Agriculture
• 5+ years’ experience in the AG industry  
• Channel management knowledge, understanding of customer needs
• Technical knowledge, understanding products and its application correctly
• Understanding market, channel structure, dynamics and competitive environment
• Excelling verbal and written communication skills

Syngenta Seeds is one of the world’s largest developers and producers of seed for farmers, commercial growers, retailers and small seed companies. Syngenta seeds improve the quality and yields of crops. High-quality seeds ensure better and more productive crops, which is why farmers invest in them. Advanced seeds help mitigate risks such as disease and drought and allow farmers to grow food using less land, less water and fewer inputs.

Syngenta Seeds brings farmers more vigorous, stronger, resistant plants, including innovative hybrid varieties and biotech crops that can thrive even in challenging growing conditions.

Syngenta Seeds is headquartered in the United States.