Crop Inputs Sales Associate

Cargill • Fairview, Alberta, Canada • 1m ago

Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life’s essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.

This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Crop Inputs Sales Associate, will sell directly to the company's consumers or business purchasers or indirectly through various sales channels. In this role, you will help identify and contact prospective customers, building relationships to generate future sales and repeat business, participate in assessing customer needs and suggest appropriate products, services and solutions.

Key Accountabilities

With supervision, help identify, develop and close new sales.
Help support business growth by disseminating information that favorably promotes the organization and its products and services.
Help monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
With supervision, coordinate market research, pricing and sales and merchandising activities.
Participate in regular status and strategy meetings with customers' senior management to understand and meet their needs.
Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Diploma/Certificate or bachelor’s degree (in agriculture) in a related field or equivalent experience
Possess a valid, full Canadian Driver’s Licence in good standing, authorizing you to drive independently during the course of your employment
Proficiency in Microsoft Office
Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada