The Role
With the guidance of the Business Unit Manager and expertise of a Product Manager, our Regional Sales Managers are responsible for developing TIMAC AGRO in a set geographic area within the province. Our Regional Sales Managers contribute to the overall performance of the Western Saskatchewan market by achieving defined sales and performance targets. Some of the roles and responsibilities are as follows:
- Help source and recruit a team of Agronomic Technical Consultants (“ATCs”) based on the needs and potential of your region
- Coordinate with the Business Unit Manager to devise and adapt ATC territories
- Create and maintain strong relationships and commercial agreements with distributors and ag-retailers
- Improve the skills of your ATC team through training and coaching in order to ensure your ATC team is trained, ready and motivated under all market conditions
- Conduct regular performance reviews with your ATC team
- Monitor mandated Business Unit requirements including CRM data input
- Oversee ATC initiated field trials, and assist in coordinating seasonal crop tours with growers
- Manage distribution activity, retailer relations, inventory quantities and cash collections
- Announce and deploy campaigns to your ATC team, distributors and key accounts
- Manage relationships with relative opinion leaders, institutes and universities to support TIMAC AGRO brand awareness
- Continually seek out new opportunities and ideas for improvement of the presence and relations in your region
The Ideal Candidate
- Academic background in Agronomy and/or Business in some capacity
- Proven track record of achieving sales targets and market share growth
- Demonstrated success in managing a team of sales reps is considered an asset
- Experience with negotiating sales terms and agreements
- Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills for team management
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to develop positive relationships with external parties
- Highly developed communication and interpersonal skills for efficient internal and external communications
- Highly self motivated with the ability to manage time and prioritize tasks efficiently in a highly autonomous role
- Organized, detail oriented and timely in the completion of administrative protocols, sales reports and data collection
- An entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for the agriculture industry and emerging innovative solutions to agronomic issues
- Possession of a valid driver’s license is required
The Offer
- An exciting managerial career opportunity in the agricultural sector with an emerging company
- An attractive fixed annual salary with performance-based bonuses
- An appealing career path and possibilities for professional development within a dynamically growing company in operation since 1959 in 39 countries
- Business tools provided include a company vehicle, a cell phone, a computer and monthly expense reimbursement
For more information on TIMAC AGRO please visit our website at https://ca.timacagro.com/
To apply for this position, please send your resume to:
Aly Bower
Human Resource Development Manager