Develops and services assigned territory, including the geographic region proposed.
Actively and consistently seeks new customers within Mikano focus markets
Researches customers’ needs and resolves problems
Visits customers and potential customers to develop relationships, follow up on leads, set grower trials, close sales opportunities and provide technical information
Meets established sales budget (revenue, profit, expense) goals
Achieve key metrics (customer visits per week, prospect visits per week, trials conducted).
Gives technical support in person, by email and by phone
Delivers sales presentations and closes sales in a professional manner
Makes product recommendations and presentations to growers, distributors, and industry organizations in order to educate and inform.
Submits expense reports weekly
Follows up in a timely manner to voicemail and email requests from management, peers and other internal and external customers
Manages major accounts; establishes long-term, ongoing relationships with multiple people in a customer’s organization.
Travels with distributor sales representatives as well as travels alone to visit end-user customers.
Attends industry and distributor trade shows
Provides feedback to internal teams as well as with sales peers regarding competition, pricing, and marketing opportunities.
Perform margin analysis by SKU, category and by branch
Maintains and shares an understanding of industry trends and technical developments that affect target markets.
Requirements
Interested candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree with 2 - 3 years work experience.