The Technical/Commercial Sales Representative is responsible for the profitable and sustainable growth of the assigned sales territory within the Animal Nutrition business, through new client relationships and current account expansion. The Technical/Commercial Sales Representative’s focus is on feed additives and nutritional health solutions, as well as feed ingredients, specialty pet ingredients, and other agricultural products. With an in depth understanding of company products, industry trends and the competitive marketplace, the Technical/Commercial Sales Representative is tasked with identifying and providing innovative solutions to customers’ animal nutrition needs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities*

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree in animal science, Agriculture, Business, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Five to ten years of industry sales experience, with technical expertise and functionality within species, and feed additive technology
• Existing relationships within Ontario, is preferred.
• Proven ability to convert prospects to new business, by using technical expertise to fostering collaboration and drive win-win outcomes for customers and suppliers.
• Possession of a strong business acumen and customer service orientation by consistently and successfully responding to sales opportunities and customer needs
• Professional sales management discipline including the use of CRM, documentation of sales activities (call reports, campaign/prospecting plans, customer/prospect profiles)
• Strong teamwork orientation
• Self-motivated, high energy, engaging level of enthusiasm and positive outlook.
• Effective written and oral communication skills and the ability to adapt communication style to the audience as needed, including customers, colleagues, and management.
• Detail oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving capabilities (outside the box thinking)
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and balance workload to meet new business requirements.
• Experienced using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Represents oneself both legally and ethically in all professional relationships, in adherence with the Company’s values.
• Willingness to travel
• Valid Driver’s License and evidence of Insurability

Please refer the Job description for details