Swine Nutrition Sales Specialist

A well-established, U.S. nutrition company is looking for a self-motivated Swine Nutrition Sales Specialist to GROW and manage current territory sales relationships with dealers, distribution partners, large direct-to-end-user accounts, and expand the market presence in the region with a focus on swine industry leading productions systems in West Central Iowa, Eastern Nebraska region.

What’s in it for you:

• This is a well-established, strong nutrition company with great sales support programs and upper management team.
• Nutrition focus, daily farm and dealer visits, and a diverse offering of highly effective, well recognized products.
• Ability to sell a complete program as well as guide and direct the sales growth and potential within the region.
• BUILD mode, hunter type role.

What you will be doing:

• This position will be responsible for maintaining and increasing sales volume with established accounts and aggressively seeking new customers.
• Key focus on new business growth - building sales relationships with new customers.
• Cold calling and prospecting every day.
• Provide overall growth strategy within the region.
• Primary travel in West Central Iowa, could go into East Central Nebraska as well.

A successful candidate for the Swine Nutrition Sales Specialist position will possess the following:

• The ideal candidate will have 5+ years of high performing swine industry experience, including some outside sales with a swine feed or animal health company, directly with customers and through dealer service centers.
• A solid overall swine industry knowledge in the areas of feeds, nutrition, additives and ingredients, sales, as well as barn operational and production background a real plus.
• We need an outgoing, hard-working person who has top-notch communication and sales skills, a strong desire to succeed, and proven ability.
• Will need to be able to travel every day from a home base of operations.
• The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree min (MS degree preferred) in Animal Science and 5 years of proven experience.

Compensation: This position is a salary plus year-end bonus possibility with a base of established strong dealer business and plenty of upward opportunity.

Benefits: The company offers a solid benefits package including vehicle, company travel, insurance and 401k match, plus more.

Desired Location: The Swine Nutrition salesperson will need to be located in West Central Iowa or Eastern Nebraska.

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*Candidates must be eligible to work in the US as well as meet the qualifications listed above in order to be considered for the Swine Nutrition Sales Specialist job.