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Corteva Agriscience has an exciting opportunity for a District Sales Leader serving Watertown, South Dakota. If you have a passion for providing solutions to customers and leading a high-performing team, this is a great opportunity for you!
This is a remote position, location preference in Watertown, SD. If hired, you may be required to travel as necessary to support business activities.
What You’ll Do:
- Manage Territory Managers and Area Agronomists by facilitating access to resources, providing input to sales campaigns and sales strategy.
- Develop area strategic and tactical plans that align with company goals and policies.
- Provide input into sales strategies and programs and execute plans to achieve results.
- Drive a sales effectiveness plan for the area that ensures 100% customer and prospect coverage and uniform, high-quality Pioneer brand experience for all.
- Perform direct sales activities as well as provide leadership, vision, and management of sales staff.
- Responsible for creation of a business plan for the area, execution of an approved plan, and tracking of the following operational indexes: revenue and margin, market share, penetration, concentration, retention, cross-sell of product lines, and biotechnology mix.
- Conduct analysis of sales metrics, interpret data, and apply to any recommendations.
- Review data provided by Marketing on a weekly basis.
- Creation of a 5-year strategic plan for assigned area.
- Responsible for execution of a plan to achieve sales metrics through alignment of resources.
- Facilitate & support demand creation by utilizing competitive intelligence data and applying appropriate financial models.
- Keep informed of competitive products, practices, and strategies.
- Responsibility for safety & core values.
- Continue to develop professionally by remaining current with new technologies, management innovations, sales management and sales force motivation.
Qualifications
What You’ll Need:
- Bachelors degree or equivalent.
- Eight (8) years of Ag marketing or sales experience to include the management and development of employees and teams
- Knowledge or training in a specialized, technical, or professional discipline such as Agronomy, Plant Science, Marketing, agri-business, Business Administration, or related field.
- Demonstrated knowledge of Selling methodology, tools, and techniques. Pioneer products and services, awareness of crop protection products & services.
- Supervisory & troubleshooting skills
- Strong, effective communication skills
- Valid Drivers License
- Visa sponsorship and international relocation are NOT available for this position
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Benefits – How We’ll Support You:
- Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
- Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
- Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
- Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
- Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
- Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
- Learn more about our total rewards package here – Corteva Benefits
- Check out life at Corteva! www.linkedin.com/company/corteva/life
Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
