Agricultural Regional Business Manager - North East England

Agricultural Regional Business Manager - North East England (Vacancy Reference: 55067 AB)

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.

Location

North East England - Home based role with travel to customers covering your region.

Salary Package

Competitive basic salary to be discussed + Electric Vehicle + Bonus + Benefits.

Key Responsibilities

• Directly responsible for achieving sales volume and profit budgets against nominated customer lists.
• Collaborate with the wider agricultural sales team to meet overall budget and strategy objectives concerning agricultural accounts.
• Develop new business through existing and new contacts.
• Provide technical support and training to customer accounts in the field, at sales meetings, trade shows, and other events.

Candidate Requirements

• Self motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Strong product knowledge on seeds is preferred.
• Good practical understanding of UK agriculture.
• Knowledge of SFI.
• Experience dealing with customers and farmers.
• Confident communicator, both verbally and in writing.
• Solid track record in a sales environment.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Good presentation skills.
• Computer literate in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Navision, etc.
• Good interpersonal skills and ability to work as part of a team.

Training and Ongoing Support

• On going technical training on company products.
• Computer training as necessary.
• Sales training and presentation skills as necessary.
• Health and Safety training.
• Other training as appropriate.