Inside Sales Representative

Inside Sales Representative

Your role:

As an Inside Sales Representative, you will be responsible for growing accounts in your territory with products from Core Flour, Specialty grains, and future portfolios to achieve sales goals. As a team member, you will utilize the Customer Engagement Process, and other defined tools and processes, while working alongside your Sales Leadership to manage the internal network and minimize barriers to achieving sales performance goals.

As a Seller, the Ardent Mills Values of Trust, Serving, Simplicity, and Safety will guide your decisions, while upholding Our Promise we make to our Team Members. You will listen, learn, and serve your team and Customers. You will work with your Sales Director to deliver superior business results while embracing a mindset of change resiliency, showcasing learning agility, and challenging yourself to do better.

Above all you will be expected to carry out all your activities with reliability, integrity, compliance and in a safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient manner.

Your responsibilities:

• 50% Customer Facing Sales Activities
• 35% Non-Customer Facing Sales Activities
• 15% Internal Non-Sales Activities

Prospect & Qualify

• Engage customer account stakeholders to identify new opportunities for growth across products and services;
• Work with Sales Leadership to appropriately prioritize time and effort allocation among accounts to optimize business outcomes
• Work closely with the Marketing team to optimize commercial promotional efforts
• Participate in meetings with Sales Leadership and team to prioritize accounts, identify account growth opportunities, forecast account growth, and discuss other methods to achieve sales and business objectives

Identify Key Decision Influencers & Define Needs

• Research Customer prospects in advance of initial connections to gain an understanding of their business, product lines, and end Customers to develop recommendations on how to meet their needs in alignment to Ardent Mills Solutions
• In partnership with the customer, identify key decision makers and influencers, build strong relationships with them, and engage in fruitful discussions to understand the needs and priorities of the account
• Enable connections between customer decision influencers and internal Ardent Mills counterparts where needed (e.g., Marketing, Supply Chain, RQT, Operations, Annex)
• After securing the sale, maintain coordination of activities, continually refresh awareness of Customer needs and changes to decision-makers and influencers

Design Tailored Solutions & Articulate Value Propositions

• Identify viable solutions from the Ardent Mills product portfolio to include options that meet Customer needs and preferences
• Align internal products, services, and solutions that achieve strategic and financial objectives
• Define and communicate relevant value propositions in a way that details the benefits of partnering with Ardent Mills and differentiates us from our competitors

Deliver Proposals & Reach Mutually Beneficial Agreements

• Create and deliver proposals, including pricing, that reflect Ardent Mills identified solutions and differentiated value
• Conduct negotiations for mutually beneficial agreements while maintaining and growing strategic partnerships; leverage legal team to manage supply agreement and contract execution processes

Set Up Contracts & Onboard Customers

• Ensure accurate set-up and communication of Customer contracts specifications to all relevant internal teams (supply chain, mills, etc.)
• Execute the customer or account onboarding process, through clear and timely communication with both internal and Customer stakeholders

Fulfill Orders, Provide Service, & Collect Payments

• Support Customer Service, when needed to confirm order, facilitate payment and ensure satisfaction
• Ensure Customer issues and requests are addressed and followed up on quickly and effectively through collaboration with other functions
• Partner with Customer Service and other functions to deliver on expectations

Maximize & Reinforce Value Delivered

• Collect and document findings on account feedback regarding overall satisfaction with Ardent Mills to develop improvements for products and services
• Reinforce value of Ardent Mills to our Customers by leveraging data and analytics demonstrating the strategic and quantitative benefits of the partnership

Industry & Market Knowledge

• Develop deep Customer expertise relevant to their territory, segments, and the industry overall; use insights to differentiate Ardent Mills with Customers and regularly share insights with Sales Leadership
• Maintain a deep understanding of the products and services available in their portfolio, while staying up-to-date with new innovations, products and offerings from Ardent Mills

People, Process, and Technology

• Leverage existing Ardent Mills resources and technology, such as Salesforce or CRM, to operate effectively
• Utilize internal support teams when needed to better service customers accounts
• Work with Sales Leadership to validate mutually beneficial account growth strategies
• Provide ideas and solutions to improve processes to remove manual or inefficient practices

Required Education, Skills & Experience:

• High School Diploma or GED
• 2+ years of sales or relevant work experience
• Strong sales process skills and communications abilities (verbal and written)
• Good listening skills
• Demonstrated ability to influence and support internal teams that are not direct reports
• Demonstrated ability to deliver results
• Demonstrated ability to build trust with Customers and influence decision making
• Outstanding conceptual skills
• Strong interpersonal skills including relationship-building and collaboration
• Proven analytical ability and comfort using data for decision-making
• Natural sense of curiosity for the industry, segment, customers, and our products
• Ability to thrive in difficult conversations
• An openness and excitement to learn, grow, and be coached about sales, the industry, etc.
• Show high learning agility to new technology, process and ways of working
• Strong negotiation skills

Good to have :

• BA or BS in business, or relevant field, preferred but not required
• First-hand knowledge and experience in the flour milling industry or food manufacturing

Other considerations:

• This role will be located at Ardent Mills headquarter location of Denver, CO

The preceding position description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this position. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees in this position. The description, duties, functions, and responsibilities are subject to change at the discretion of Ardent Mills.

Location:

Denver CO

Address:

1875 Lawrence Street, Denver CO, 80202

Additional Locations (if applicable):

Omaha Office NE

Employment Type:

Full time

Additional Information:

Competitive Compensation:

We provide market-driven base pay, based on skills, abilities, and level of experiences. Our salary ranges are broad, and individual salary will be market competitive based on a candidate's unique set of skills and level of experience. The starting range for this position is $74,600.00 - $99,000.00, with additional earning potential possible commensurate with experience. Additionally, we believe that our team members are the reason for our success and all team members are incentive eligible with a target based on contribution, company performance, and individual results achieved. While the specific bonus plan and target amount will be determined based on the role and breadth of contributions, the targeted bonus plan and targeted percentage amount for this role is Bonus - SIP, 15% Annual.

Benefits:

At Ardent Mills we offer a wide range of benefits to our team members and their eligible family members. Some of our great benefit programs you may be eligible for include: Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage Health and Dependent Savings Accounts Life and Disability Programs Voluntary Benefit Programs Company Sponsored Wellness Programs Retirement Savings with Company Match Team Member and Family Assistance Program (EAP) Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays Employee Recognition Program with Rewards (RAVE).

Application Deadline:

08/10/202608/10/2026

EEO Commitment:

At Ardent Mills