Technical Sales Resume
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Kansas, MissourI
SUMMARY:
Sales/ Territory Management Market Expansion / Strategic and Tactical Sales Planning / Relationship Management Educating Customers, Developing and Maintaining the Customer
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Confidential, KANSAS, MISSOURI
TECHNICAL SALES
Responsibilities:
- Introduce New Liquid Fertilizer Products to Agriculture Industry
- Increased Revenues 600%
- Territory Expansion 200 New Customers 1st 2 years
- Developed New Customer Demonstration and Education Program
- Develop Strategic and Tactical Sales and Marketing Plan
- Contact Producers, Coop’s, Retailers/Dealers
- Understand Customers Application, Spraying, Planting Equipment/ Techniques
- Weed, Insect, Fungal, Bacteria Identification with preventive advice
- Understanding Soil Sample Reports and Taking Tissue Samples
- Educating the Customer and Demonstrating Products
- Give Customers a Clear Understanding of Our Value Proposition
- Seed Treatment
- Communicate and Service all Customers via Phone Contact and Personal Visits
- Stay on Top of Industry Issues, News and New Technologies
- Understand Competition, Products and Services
- Customer Technical Support and Problem Solving
- Present External and Internal Presentations
- Provide Appropriate Reports, Documentation and Tracking
- Write and Talent for Marketing, Paper Ads, Radio and T.V. Commercials
- Trade Shows, Organize and Conduct Farmer/Dealer Meetings
TECHNICAL SALES
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Rollout entire new product to the Agriculture Industry
- Develop Strategic and Tactical Sales and Marketing Plan
- Contact and Educate Large Farmers, Coop’s, Retailers/Dealers
- Communicating the Importance of Soil Sampling/Grid Sampling
- Educating the Customer to the Value Proposition
- Communicate and Service all Customers via Phone Contact and Personal Visits
- In - Field Demonstrations
- Promote and Discuss Service Programs
- Customer Technical Support and Problem Solving
- Midwest, Stoughton, Trinity & Barrett Trailer Sales,
- Develop Pricing Models, and Determine Customer Segmentation
- Trade Shows/Train and Provide Support
Confidential
Sales Manager
Responsibilities:
- Understanding Fertilizer, Nutrient, Herbicide, Insecticide, Fungicide Application
- Educate Farmers/Land Stewards/Dealers to a new product line
- Develop Relationships with Potential Clients/Producers, Coop’s and Dealers
- Supporting Dealers with Product, Marketing and Company Programs
- Soil/Plant Testing and Yield Monitoring
- Identifying Specialty Agriculture Markets and Customizing Sales Approach
- Develop a Strategic and Tactical Sales Plan
- Travel throughout, Manage the Territory and Communicate with Customers
- Appropriate Trade and Industry Shows
SALES MANAGER
Confidential
Responsibilities:
- Hire, train and manage Area Sales and Regional Managers
- Educate Medium to Large Farm Operations and Potential Dealers to advantages of product/competition
- Increase Market Penetration by Identifying Customer Segmentation and Specialty Agriculture Markets
- Take Soil and Tissue samples Develop Distributors, Dealers and Mini Distributors
- Help Farmers understand various sample results and make recommendations
- Develop custom solutions for each individual situation
- Working with COOP’s and Dealers
- Negotiating pricing in Company best interest
- Communicate daily with staff and potential customers
- Prepare sales plans (strategic and tactical) for company managers & staff
DIRECTOR OF REQUEST
Confidential, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Responsibilities:
- Managed all aspects and staff to develop an RFP in accordance to Iowa State law for the Sale/Lease of the ICN
DIRECTOR OF SALES
Confidential, Oskaloosa/West Des Moines, IA
Responsibilities:
- Hire, Train and Manage Sales Department/Staff
- Contact (via mainly cold calling and existing business relations) Farm Coops, Farm Service, Large Agricultural and Animal/Ranch Operations, Grain and Feed Etc.
- Develop annual sales and territory plans, strategic and tactical planning
- Direct contact for development of dealerships and developing partnerships
- Determine need, decision makers and decision making process
DIRECTOR OF SALES
Confidential, Cedar Rapids, IA
Responsibilities:
- Exceeding revenue goals by finding and selling IT solutions to new accounts and existing clients
- Hire and manage sales staff of 4
- Established new office, territory and corporate footprint
- Sell enterprise IT solutions
- Manage Local Data Center