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Russell Taylor Group Ltd
Posted 22 days ago, valid for 20 days
£75,000 per annum
Full Time
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Sonic Summary
- The Agricultural Sales Manager role offers a salary of up to £75,000, along with benefits such as a fully electric company car, laptop, mobile phone, and 28 days of holiday.
- This remote position requires frequent travel across the UK to engage with both new and existing customers in the agriculture industry.
- Candidates should have proven sales experience, a strong market knowledge of agriculture, and a hunting mentality for developing new business opportunities.
- A degree or equivalent qualification in horticulture or plant science is preferred, along with a full UK driving license.
- This is an exciting opportunity to join a rapidly expanding manufacturing organization with significant growth and career progression potential.
Salary & benefits: -Up to £75,000 basic, Company car (fully electric), company laptop, mobile phone, 28 days holiday, bonus scheme
Location: -Remote- with travel
Russell Taylor Group have a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Sales Manager who has had previous experience specialising in the agriculture industry to join our clients rapidly expanding manufacturing organisation.
This is a brand-new role for our client, and this is the start of their growth around the UK, so this is the perfect opportunity for someone to get out and about to customers and sell our clients products to a range of new clients as well as maintain the existing client database too.
It is a brilliant opportunity to join a company who are going through significant growth and where there is plenty of career progression opportunities. However, a hunting mentality is required, and you must be up for a challenge to take on this role.
Responsibilities
Sell agricultural products to both new and existing customers.
Gain market intelligence.
Develop market territory.
Matching the right products/services to customers.
Frequent travel around the UK visiting current and potential new customers (closing sales)- Infrequent travel to company's office, when not on the road you will be working from home.
Further telephone and email communication
Work to targets
Pricing products, negotiating and quoting customers
Building long-term relationships
Ensuring that the CRM is kept up to date and in line with GDPR and legislation.
Resolve any customer complaints to maintain customer loyalty.
Work closely with the management team, for example organising samples to ensure that the customer has a full understanding.
Expanding industry knowledge by attending workshops and reading literature to keep on top of market intelligence.
Improve and maintain cost price increase plans.
Produce monthly reporting figures and work closely with the department head to identify new opportunities.
The Person
Proven sales experience in the agriculture industry or similar.
Strong market knowledge of agriculture and the equipment used.
Excellent negotiation and consultative skills
Outstanding customer service
Full UK driving licence and happy to travel frequently around the UK.
Previous experience working to targets and proven history of achieving their targets.
Hunting' mentality
Educated to degree or equivalent within either horticulture & plant science.
Experience of driving performance and increasing profitability.
Experience of building and finalising new opportunities- proven track record is required.
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