Upstream Seed Treatment Key Account Manager

Upstream Seed Treatment Key Account Manager

As an Upstream Seed Treatment Key Account Manager, you will lead growth and relationship strategies with upstream customers in the seed industry. You'll build relationships and partner with customers. You'll also be joining a team of passionate individuals dedicated to building relationships and partnering to provide mutual benefit to upstream seed customers.

If you're energized by strategic partnerships, commercial creativity, and shaping what's next in seed enhancement, this is your opportunity to make a lasting impact.

A strong candidate will possess commercial and relationship-development skills and a collaborative mindset. They will have a unique ability to uncover customer needs and convert insights into opportunities, taking an entrepreneurial approach.

What You Will Do

• Identify, segment, and build strong relationships with customers, primarily seed companies and toller manufacturers.
• Demonstrate effectiveness at building out and articulating clear strategies for business growth while collaborating closely with Product Line, Product Services, and Agronomy.
• Ask probing questions to understand customers' business and their seed treatment offerings and processes.
• Demonstrate the value proposition of our seed nutritional offerings.
• Create demand for our upstream seed nutritional offerings.
• Creatively build out deal structures for mutual benefit using sound economic thinking and principled entrepreneurship.
• Develop joint business plans to accurately forecast demand and assist with production planning.
• Collaborate closely with Product Line, Product Services, Customer Service, Brand and Communications, and Agronomy.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience managing key accounts in agriculture sales OR experience in seed production.
• Willingness to travel. This is a national sales territory and frequent travel is necessary.

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