Location: Guelph, Ontario
Work mode: Teleworker, regular travel within a specific geographic region is required
Work schedule: 8:30 am to 5 pm (37.5 hours/week) – (Must be flexible with the schedule)
Status: Temporary, Full-time, Temporary (13 months contract)

WHAT WE OFFER

Cultivating your talents means taking care of yourself, learning new things and sharing your experiences. That’s why we offer a variety of initiatives to help you achieve your full potential at work, including:

• Strong team environment ;
• Flexible group insurance plan (for temporary employees);
• Defined contribution pension plan (for temporary employees);
• Corporate discounts within our network;
• Training tailored to your needs;
• Employee and family assistance program and telemedicine;
• Virtual wellness and fitness platforms.

Agrico has served agricultural retailers in Canada and the US for over 80 years. Our focus is providing customer first services and quality products. We’re looking for someone who shares that desire and challenges the status quo, taking our team and customers further. If you want to be part of an organization with a bright future that offers a stimulating work environment and a competitive compensation package, we invite you to apply

YOUR ROLE

Reporting to the Sales Manager, you will play a key role on the Sales team demonstrating a solid background in agricultural retail and wholesale sales and marketing, coupled with a strong business acumen.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Be accountable to grow wholesale fertilizer sales, maintaining strong margins within a specified territory and ensuring that customer accounts are in good standing;
• Grow and nurture strong customer and prospect relations to foster business opportunities;
• Communicate regularly with key accounts reviewing sales volumes and updating forecasts;
• Identify customer issues, prospects and concerns and develop solutions in a team focused manner;
• Gather market intelligence identifying threats and competitive issues affecting our business;
• Evaluate, explore and recommend new business opportunities, products and services that provide a positive return, strengthening our relationship with our customer base;
• Represent the company at industry meetings and associations.