Role Description
The Commercial Sales Manager plays a pivotal role in developing and prospecting long-term, profitable customer relationships with both existing and prospective clients across targeted regions and end-markets. Success in this role is driven by consistently engaging in professional sales and service calls, which foster enduring connections with customers.
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Achieves sales revenue, EBITDA, and individual goals.
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Drives new customer business through networking, referrals, and cold calling.
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Conducts sales presentations and product demonstrations to contractors and direct customers.
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Collects customer requirements to quote Request for Proposals from customers including drawings, specifications, and contract terms.
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Facilitates communications between AGI Quote Team and end-users to ensure accurate cost estimating.
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Works with internal departments and/or divisions to solve problems and develop solutions for customer accounts.
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Strategizes with management to locate and maximize sales opportunities.
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Develops strategies and provides feedback to ensure we remain competitive in the market.
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Gathers and shares competitive information with appropriate internal departments.
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Ensures sales and retention goals for all products are met.
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Sources and manages distribution channels as needed.
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Develops and cultivates positive relationships with customers at all levels of the organization.
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Influences decision makers within various disciplines at the customer (engineering, purchasing, quality, and manufacturing) to build and maintain rapport.
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Provides extraordinary customer service and identifies new business opportunities.
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Enters all Customer Opportunities into Salesforce and actively manages and maintains Opportunity status.
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Possesses sales and business acumen, ideally coupled with an Ag Business, Marketing, or Technical Bachelorโs degree, or equivalent commensurate experience.
Qualifications
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Bachelorโs Degree or equivalent commensurate experience.
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4+ years of demonstrated sales or customer service achievements preferably in the Ag Industry.
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Grain Handling industry experience and technical knowledge of grain storage and handling preferred.
Benefits
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Competitive salaries and benefits packages.
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Employee share purchase plan.
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Professional development activities to support learning and career advancement.