Shire Consulting
Feed Straights Area Manager
Job Location
Bristol, United Kingdom
Job Description
DESCRIPTION:
A Feed Straights Area Manager is required to sell coproducts from the Human Food and Drinks industry to livestock farmers throughout South West England. Previous trading or successful tele-based sales experience to livestock farmers would be good for this fast-moving business where the ethos is decisive and “can do”. Knowledge of feed coproducts both dry & moist, along with other agricultural feed commodities or straights would be helpful. Basic understanding of cow diets is desirable albeit not essential if candidates have strong farm connections or sales skills.
In this role the successful Feed Straights Area Manager will be required to:
* Grow and develop existing and new customer relationships
* Negotiate sales on traded products
* Generate and follow up leads and make proactive outbound calls
* Utilise and update a computerised customer record system
* Be Self–Motivated
* Multitask and be a team player.
Excellent communication ability along with good IT/computer skills is important for the successful candidate.
An agricultural background knowledge and experience of livestock farming plus awareness/empathy of to-day's livestock farms is essential.
Agriculture/animal science graduates who have had on-farm livestock experience post-graduation, are also encouraged to apply if they can fit into this fast and entrepreneurial commercial business.
REMUNERATION:
A good salary is on offer appropriate to previous experience. Excellent basic wage, & 22 days holiday plus bank holidays.
LOCATION:
This is a field based role and home based – The South West territory area for the role is Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Herefordshire
Location: Bristol, GB
Posted Date: 11/24/2024
A Feed Straights Area Manager is required to sell coproducts from the Human Food and Drinks industry to livestock farmers throughout South West England. Previous trading or successful tele-based sales experience to livestock farmers would be good for this fast-moving business where the ethos is decisive and “can do”. Knowledge of feed coproducts both dry & moist, along with other agricultural feed commodities or straights would be helpful. Basic understanding of cow diets is desirable albeit not essential if candidates have strong farm connections or sales skills.
In this role the successful Feed Straights Area Manager will be required to:
* Grow and develop existing and new customer relationships
* Negotiate sales on traded products
* Generate and follow up leads and make proactive outbound calls
* Utilise and update a computerised customer record system
* Be Self–Motivated
* Multitask and be a team player.
Excellent communication ability along with good IT/computer skills is important for the successful candidate.
An agricultural background knowledge and experience of livestock farming plus awareness/empathy of to-day's livestock farms is essential.
Agriculture/animal science graduates who have had on-farm livestock experience post-graduation, are also encouraged to apply if they can fit into this fast and entrepreneurial commercial business.
REMUNERATION:
A good salary is on offer appropriate to previous experience. Excellent basic wage, & 22 days holiday plus bank holidays.
LOCATION:
This is a field based role and home based – The South West territory area for the role is Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Somerset and Herefordshire
Location: Bristol, GB
Posted Date: 11/24/2024
Contact Information
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