Field Sales Representative, South-Central Ohio

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Field Sales Representative growing FMC’s crop-protection product sales across South-Central Ohio. Managing accounts, developing prospects, and advising agricultural customers.

Responsibilities:

  • Generate significant annual revenue for the organization
  • Manage customer accounts and identify and develop new prospects to sell FMC products
  • Focus on sales targets, business development, customer relationships, and resolving customer issues
  • Develop and execute account plans, negotiating to meet sales targets while considering margins and revenue
  • Build customer business relationships
  • Prepare sales presentations, call plans, proposals, and reports for internal and external communication
  • Obtain and communicate market information related to sales volumes
  • Forecast customer business plans and needs
  • Obtain and communicate competitive practices and assist in assessing competitive information
  • Identify and develop new business opportunities for increased sales to existing accounts or acquisition of new accounts
  • Coordinate interfaces between customers and company resources, including technical and supply chain teams, to provide value-added account service
  • Identify opportunities and implement appropriate actions
  • Mentor and lead sales representatives in neighboring territories
  • Work within a customer segmentation model considering account financials
  • Collaborate with peer sales professionals and corporate commercial colleagues
  • Report to and work with the Regional Business Manager to achieve regional and expense targets
  • Provide FMC product recommendations to customers and business constituents while growing FMC’s South-Central Ohio footprint

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Agriculture or related Life Science and 10+ years of relevant sales experience, or High School Diploma and 13+ years of relevant sales experience
  • 10+ years sales experience
  • Experience making data-driven decisions leveraging CRM systems
  • Core principles in value selling and agronomics
  • Experience facilitating and executing complex projects
  • Strong financial and business acumen
  • Experience driving new and existing business opportunities with key accounts, including national accounts, within a sales territory
  • Demonstrated ability to make complex decisions under minimum supervision within operating guidelines
  • Demonstrated ability to make independent judgments requiring creativity
  • Demonstrated ability to negotiate with middle to senior management
  • Strong negotiation skills with external stakeholders
  • Ability to provide guidance and mentorship to sales representatives in neighboring territories without a direct reporting relationship
  • Experience leading projects or special assignments involving work outside the area/region
  • Proven track record of making an immediate impact on sales in a given territory
  • Experience executing projects independently
  • Requires 50% travel to service territory responsibilities
  • Certified Crop Advisor or MBA a plus

Benefits:

  • Equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace
  • Workplace free from discrimination and harassment
  • Opportunities to work on challenging projects
  • Varied, progressive, and fulfilling career opportunities
  • Employee contributions valued and put to use from day one