Feed Sales Representative

Feed Sales Representative

We're hiring a Feed Sales Representative- Purina Animal Nutrition to focus primarily on equine feed sales with our partner dealer in the Southeast Pennsylvania and Northeastern Maryland area. This role focuses on selling feed and all related products that will optimize the dealer’s market share and savings, improve the dealer’s efficiency, and help to achieve the dealers mission and goals.

This is a remote (virtual) field-based sales position that will be working with customers in Carrol County, MD and surrounding areas. Candidates are expected to live in the area.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Calling on animal owners of primarily horses to evaluate existing feeding programs, and to recommend and assist them with their nutritional programs.
• Selling/consulting at the farm gate (up to 25 farm calls per week) with the end goal of selling Purina products and programs and growing sales and market share. This includes developing new prospects and making sales cold calls.
• Organizing and conducting effective educational meetings/events for 4H clubs, saddle clubs, vets, trainers, lifestyle show clubs, etc. to enhance Purina's brand image, sell product and build store traffic with local co-op/dealer.

Experience/Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or related field strongly desired.
• Candidates with a pending bachelor’s degree or candidates who possess proven sales and industry experience may be considered.
• Previous Sales experience highly desired
• Basic command of making nutritional and feeding recommendations for equine in the market.
• Candidate should have an understanding of equine husbandry, current management practices, and nutritional guidelines, general market, and industry knowledge.
• Competent in providing accurate feeding and management recommendations
• Strong computer skills, specifically MS Office, plus the ability to be trained on ration balancing software (HerdSmart), Salesforce etc.
• Strong background and previous professional experience with Cattle.

Competencies & Other Skills:

• Excellent verbal and written communication along with strong organization and time management skills.
• High internal drive, a natural ability for relationship building, and leadership in a team environment.
• Ability and drive to make multiple daily sales calls to customers and prospects operations.
• On farm interaction, in all-weather types at producer facilities for a walk through, and animal evaluations.
• Ability to network in the industry to put producers together to earn additional business and relationships
• Ability to lift and carry 50 pounds.
• Solid public speaking skills

Percentage of travel:

• 15% overnight travel, in addition to daily travel in the assigned geography.

This is a sales role that is compensated with a target mix of base salary plus commission. Base salary is dependent upon experience/tenure and generally ranges between:

$53,000 - $65,000

Target bonus is: Ten Thousand

In most cases, candidates offered employment can expect to be hired at a pay rate near the middle of our salary ranges.