Business Sales Account Manager

Business Sales Account Manager
Vacancy Reference: 44816 KM/SD

*This role is not eligible for UK Visa Sponsorship - the successful applicant will need to have a pre-existing Right to Work in the UK in order to be offered an employment contract. *

Are you a passionate professional with a strong background in agriculture, ready to drive sales and build lasting customer relationships?

Do you have hands-on experience working with farming customers and understanding their unique needs?

Are you eager to apply your knowledge of forage crops and seeds to provide tailored solutions to farmers and estates?

Do you have a proven track record in forage grasses and seed sales and a drive to exceed targets?

The Company:
A successfully established agricultural seed company with a strong reputation in supporting farmers and amenity spaces, specialising in a wide range of essential products, including grass seed, grass and clover mixes, maize, cover crops, bio energy crops through to wildflower mixes. With strong R & D and an emphasis on breeding and innovating more sustainable products to reduce the impact on the environment.

The Job Role:
An enthusiastic Business Sales Account Manager to join a well-established seed company on the forage and seeds part of the business. This role will involve working directly with farming customers, building relationships, and promoting our comprehensive range of products. The successful candidate will have an agricultural background with forage and seed sales experience, enabling them to relate to customers and truly understand their needs.

Location:
Home based but must be happy to cover central England and Wales

Salary Package:
Competitive Salary, bonus, benefits package + company car

Responsibilities:

1. Strategic and day to day management of nominated agricultural customers within Central England & Wales.
2. Shared responsibility for general support to the total sales ledger.
3. Brand management of key accounts and other brands as required.
4. Enhance existing customer relations and develop new business to achieve market share by volume and profit.
5. Direct responsibility for the achievement of sales volume and profit budgets against nominated customer lists.
6. To work closely with the wider agricultural sales team to ensure overall budget and strategic objectives are met in relation to agricultural accounts.
7. To develop new business through existing and new contacts.
8. Maintain effective team working and liaison with other staff and provide support and encouragement in the development of colleagues where appropriate.
9. To offer technical support and training to customer accounts in the field, at sales meetings, trade shows, and the company trial facility.
10. Be prepared to undertake international travel to support corporate activities.
11. To support the office-based function when necessary to ensure adequate customer sales support can be maintained in peak season.

Candidate Skills and Experience:

1. Self-motivated with ability to work on own initiative to enhance existing customer relations and develop new business.
2. High level of company product knowledge
3. Good practical understanding of UK agriculture
4. Solid track record in a sales environment
5. Drive and continue to hold a full UK driving licence
6. Good presentation skills, ambition, determination, and persistence
7. Highly developed written and verbal communication to ensure effective relationships are maintained
8. High levels of computer literacy in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Navision, etc.
9. Strong communication and liaison skills to effectively work with internal teams and customers.

Personal Attributes:
A strong ability to understand and anticipate the needs of farming customers, ensuring that solutions provided are tailored and effective for their business success.
A proactive individual with a strong desire to meet and exceed sales targets, lead a team, take ownership of their area, and continuously strive for improvement in all aspects of their work.

Other:
Hold a valid UK driving licence
Able to provide excellent references on request

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How to apply:

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Please send your CV to; Saskia Dowell - Senior Recruitment Resourcer

We thank all applicants who apply for this role. However, please be advised that only those short listed for an interview will be contacted. Please be assured that your job application will be managed in complete confidence and your personal details will not be passed to any third party without your prior permission.