Dairy Sales Specialist/Consultant Purina Animal Nutrition

Company: Land O'Lakes
Location: Waterloo
Posted on: November 22, 2021

Job Description:

Join Land O--Lakes, Inc., and help us bring food from farmer to fork, building vibrant communities along the way. We--re a global, Fortune 250 company and a farmer-owned cooperative, which means we work for one another--not Wall Street. We--re proud to rank a Top Workplace. We offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards
• Best-in-class healthcare for you and your family
• Powerful savings programs
• Training and career progressionDairy Sales Specialist/Consultant Purina Animal NutritionWe're hiring a Dairy Sales Specialist/Consultant position to join our New York Dairy Sales Team! This position will focus in the Central and Western portion of NY State (From Auburn to Caledonia) with a primary focus in adult cow and replacement heifers. In this role, you will be responsible for consulting with large dairy producers to improve production capabilities and profits through sales of feed components & programsResponsibilities include:
  • Develop strategies to increase the market share and impact of proprietary technology and products.
  • Monitor and document production and profitability improvements for producers implementing program and product recommendations
  • Maintain a high level of proficiency and competency in nutrition, production management, and sales
  • Provide strategic and tactical planning skills necessary to provide solutions-based selling of value-add technologies
  • Build relationships with dairy influencers (vets/independent nutritionists)Experience/Education:
    • Bachelors Degree required; Master--s, PhD, DVM desired; preferably nutrition focused
    • 2+ years-- experience in dairy production-young animal growth to adult cow performance
    • Priority given to candidates with previous sales/consulting experience with large influential dairies
    • Requires daily travel in an assigned geography with up to 20% overnight travel depending upon candidate location
    • Demonstrated experience using a dairy management/records systemCompetencies:
      • Action oriented, drive for results, customer focused
      • Strong interpersonal skills, time management and problem solving/decision making.
      • Ability to work independently while contributing and participating in a team-oriented environmentLand O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.Neither Land O--Lakes, nor its search firms, will ever contact you and ask for confidential information over the phone or in email. If you receive a call or email like this, please do not provide the information being requested. Land O'Lakes endeavors to make Landolakesinc.com accessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact the HR Solution Center at 844-LOL-HR4U ) M-F 8:00am-4:30pm CT.

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