“Trouw Nutrition doesn’t just sell animal feed components, but scientifically based nutritional products and services.” - Nienke de Groot, strategic marketing manager
- Landmark, Canada
- Full time
Trouw Nutrition is hiring… We are looking for a Poultry Sales Representative to join our team in Ste-Anne, MB, to continue to grow the business and be a business partner with our valued customers! This position requires someone who is energetic, passionate about people, the animal nutrition industry, and can take great care of the customers we serve.
In this role, you will primarily be responsible for on-farm poultry feed business partnering and consulting; this includes providing solutions and sales to our valued customers. To be successful in this role, you will consistently demonstrate prompt, courteous, professional and knowledgeable service and support to our valued customers.
If you are energetic, passionate about people, have knowledge of the animal nutrition industry, and can truly take great care of the customers we serve, we want to hear from you!
A DAY IN THE LIFE…
We count on your expertise to focus on the following areas:
- Sales Planning and execution
- Customer acquisition and customer management
- Value selling
- Issue resolution
- Build and maintain lasting relationships with customers
- Sales Planning and Execution: Consult with our customers on their feed needs
- Ensure constant communication with Trouw’s management team, internal support teams and participate in innovation and excellence projects
- Complete transactions in internal systems. Work with logistics team on delivery schedules. Collaborate with accounting team for invoicing
- Practical poultry experience working on a family or commercial poultry farm or experience in agriculture, customer service and sales considered a strong asset
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Post-secondary education in agriculture. Will consider experience and education combination
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
- Excellent interpersonal, listening, organizational skills. Superior customer focus and ability to follow-up skills.
- High level of integrity, respect, and work ethic.
- Self-motivated and takes initiative. Ability to work independently and on a team.
GOOD TO KNOW:
- A valid drivers’ license is required for this role.
- Ability to travel to customers and attend sales events.
- Must be passionate about your career!
We in turn will take great care of you through our commitment to continuous learning, supportive team and an attractive total compensation package that includes a bonus, competitive health package and retirement benefits!
POSITION SUMMARY: As a Poultry Sales Rep, you will work closely on and off farm with producers and industry colleagues to manage accounts and grow new business, achieving a balance between profitability, market share and customer service. You will be part of the team to ensure the right feed at the right place at the right time. You will be a business partner to clients, and will provide advisory services regarding optimal growth and development of their livestock. In addition, you will work directly with administration and production staff internally, to ensure the facilitation of all aspects of order desk administration, production and delivery of feed are timely and accurate.
We are committed to employment equity, and we encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
Our corporate values FEED your career: Passion | Inclusivity | Integrity | Trust | Curiosity. These values are engrained into our core and shape everything we do.
Please note that candidates applying for Canadian job openings must be authorized to work in Canada.
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About Trouw Nutrition
Trouw Nutrition has a 90-year history of dedication to innovation and deep experience in developing smarter and more sustainable ways of raising healthy farm animals and companion animals. Our team of 8,300 passionate people in 32 countries relentlessly pursue solutions to the challenges facing our feed-to-food chain to help our customers Feed the Future.
Our broad portfolio of feed specialties, feed additives, premixes and nutritional models and services, along with our ever-increasing expertise in feed, farm and health makes us a one-stop-shop with limitless opportunities to create tailored, integrated solutions suited to each customer’s local situation.
Trouw Nutrition is part of Nutreco, global leader in animal nutrition and aquafeed, which in turn is part of the SHV Family of Companies, unifying over 50,000 people around the world.
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