Syngenta Group is a leading science-based agriculture company. Our 56,000 employees in more than 90 countries work together to solve one of humanity's most pressing challenges: growing more food, in a sustainable way, with fewer resources to feed a growing population.
To enable this, we are looking for a curious, determined, and high-performing individual to join our sales team as a remote Contract Territory Sales Representative to service our Humboldt area.
In this role you will develop a territory plan to achieve sales targets, foster meaningful relationships, and communicate the value of technology.
This is a 14-16 month fixed-term contract.
Accountabilities:
- Analyze market trends to identify data-driven growth opportunities.
- Complete product forecasting requirements.
- Achieve annual sales target for crop protection and seed care.
- Develop and implement local field marketing plan.
- Utilize discovery skills to understand retailer and grower needs.
- Collaborate with retailers to create sales activity plan.
- Deliver and reconcile programs or segmented offers to retailers.
- Effectively communicate the value of product portfolio and services.
- Train and develop retailers to effectively position products to growers.
- Create awareness of technology (demonstration trials, capture experiences).
- Provide in-season technical and sales support.
Company Description
As a world market leader in crop protection, we help farmers to counter these threats and ensure enough safe, nutritious, affordable food for all –while minimizing the use of land and other agricultural inputs.
Syngenta Crop Protection keeps plants safe from planting to harvesting. From the moment a seed is planted through to harvest, crops need to be protected from weeds, insects and diseases as well as droughts and floods, heat and cold.
Syngenta Crop Protection is headquartered in Switzerland.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in agriculture or science and/or a B.Comm.
- Minimum 2 years' experience in the agriculture industry, as well as a thorough understanding of both the commercial and research sides of the business.
- Understanding of financial analysis and general business issues and practices.
- Agronomic knowledge of the crops in the area such as wheat, canola, peas, and barley.
- First-hand knowledge of farming operations and crop production practices.
Additional Information
What We Offer:
- We offer a competitive base salary and incentive bonus potential, combined with challenging and meaningful work, learning and career development opportunities and a great team environment.
- A culture that celebrates diversity & inclusion, promotes personal and professional development and offers flexible work options to meet both your work and personal needs
- Focus on Wellness and innovative programs that support overall health and wellbeing such as annual Lifestyle Account and free Headspace App
- Progressive Employee Policies and Programs including a Flexible Work Location approach, and a vacation policy that provides up to 30 days’ vacation for all employees
Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.
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