Job description
Selling: Selling the whole range of company products including fertilisers, nutrition and bio stimulants to a variety of Commercial growers, Nurseries and Soft Fruit Farms.
Location: Home based with area coverage of the East of the UK from the M25 up to Durham and surrounding areas.
Main responsibilities:
- Call on and service existing accounts, obtain orders, and establish new potential leads and accounts by planning and organising daily work schedules in area.
- Focus sales efforts by studying existing and potential volumes of growers.
- Submit regular market updates of the area to management.
- Monitor competition; gather current marketplace information on pricing, products, new products etc.
- Recommend changes in products, service, and policy by evaluating results of competitor developments.
- Communicate and liaise between customer and office support team reference any product technical / quality assurance queries.
- Attend monthly sales meetings and (when required) trade shows, with possible overnight stays.
- Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
- Push the companies brand; distributing product information as required and aid with website/social media updates
- Keep accurate mileage records and work related receipts, to be submitted on weekly basis.
Competencies for success:
Criteria Essential (E) or Desirable (D)
Skills and Experience
- Commercially-minded with proven track record in sales. E
- Good communication skills, for establishing and developing relationships with clients. E
- Experience of detailed and professional reporting, good IT skills (Microsoft Office). E
- Knowledge of plant nutrition and fertiliser and bio-stimulant application techniques/equipment. E
- Experience of dealing with internal and external customer expectations. D
- Qualifications
- Full UK driver’s license (clean) E
- FACTS Qualification D
- Personal Attributes
- Strongly self-motivated, proactive and accountable team player. Ability to work autonomously. E
- Organised, with a good attention to details and effective problem-solving approach. E
- Willingness to travel and work (mainly outside) visiting customers, along with office-based home working E
- Flexible to needs of the business. Unfazed by busy, seasonal working environment. E
- Comfortable with working relationships both external and internal to the office environment
- (e.g. key customers, distributors, sales managers) E
- Able to quickly learn technical aspects of products during training and independently. D
Package
- £30K-£35K p.a. salary, depending on experience
- + Bonus based on performance and annual goals.
- 20 Days Holiday, Bank holidays, Company car.
If interested, then please email your CV to Rebekah@agriRS.co.uk
We thank all applicants who respond, but please be advised that only those short listed for interview will be contacted.
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