<p>Job Description</p> <p>Sales Representative - Eastern Missouri/Southern Illinois</p> <p>Remote - must live within the territory .</p> <p>ADM Animal Nutrition, a division of Archer Daniels Midland Company and a leader in the commercial feed industry has an immediate opening for a proven sales leader in the Eastern Missouri/Southern Illinois sales territory.</p> <p>Detailed responsibilities include:</p> <ul> <li>A strong knowledge in beef nutrition is required. This is a very diverse territory and nutrition knowledge in other species is a plus. </li><li>Develop strategic prospecting plan to sell to sustainable livestock producers and feed dealers. </li><li>Regularly contact customers and prospects, develop and maintain positive customer relationships. </li><li>Achieve revenue, tonnage, market share, and product mix targets as directed for assigned listings and sales groups. </li><li>Provide sound nutritional and management consultation in an effort to enhance bottom line profitability. </li><li>There will be a requirement for ration balancing. </li><li>Assist assigned feed dealers in development and execution of a marketing strategy to grow market share. </li></ul> <p>Requirements for this position include:</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's Degree (or applicable related experience), industry knowledge, working knowledge of proper management and feeding practices, computer literacy and the ability to become proficient in livestock (beef) feed formulation/ration balancing, and strong agricultural business aptitude. </li><li>Prior sales experience and a proven track record developing new accounts is a plus. </li><li>The successful candidate will have superior verbal and written communication skills, troubleshooting and problem solving skills. </li><li>The candidate must reside within the territory, be comfortable with on-farm conditions (i.e. working around livestock, farm machinery, etc.), have a valid driver's license, withstand automobile confinement to serve geographic area, and have the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. on a routine basis. </li></ul> <p>Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.</p> <p>ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.</p> <p>REF:97700BR</p>