Sales and Marketing – Agribusiness and Livestock at Bridge Talent Management

Jobe Summary:

• We seek to hire sales executives who MUST have experience in horticulture and livestock. As
• an agricultural sales professional, you will be responsible for demonstrating and specializing in products related to farming.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sell a variety of commercial and agricultural equipment.
• Sell a service or goods such as animal feed, garden equipment, poultry, chickens, cows, seeds, pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and cattle.
• Work on building a book of business by calling potential customers or going to their business.
• Check to see if orders are in stock.
• Confer with the customer regarding installation, set-up, or layout of agricultural equipment and machines.
• Be familiar with a type of equipment and how it operates or have knowledge in such areas as fertilizers and how they affect crops.
• Negotiate prices.
• Demonstrate how to use equipment and why the company needs the equipment or service.
• Recommend a different and more efficient product, machine, or service.
• Prepare reports.
• Conduct business transactions.
• Inform customers of estimated delivery schedule, service contracts, warranty, or other information about purchased products.
• Attend conferences to discover new products or machines.
• Perform extensive research and keep up to date with competitors
• Keep abreast of market trends, needs, and new companies cropping up.
• Prepare contracts and ensure they are legally binding.

Requirements

• Diploma/Degree in a related line of work
• Must have horticulture/livestock knowledge and retail experience.
• Knowledge in horticulture/livestock farming with the ability to communicate the knowledge clearly to customers.
• Good communication, both written and verbal.
• Great customer service skills, organization, and ability to follow directions.
• Personable, outgoing individual, willing to learn; enthusiastic, self-motivated individual.