Eire Area Sales Manager

DESCRIPTION:
An Area Sales Manager is required to sell  co products from the Human Food and Drinks industry to dairy and beef farmers throughout South West Eire. This is a new and ground breaking role in Eire for a strong international business which is well established in the animal feed industry.

Previous trading or successful face to face sales experience to livestock farmers would be good for this fast-moving business. Knowledge of feed coproducts both dry & moist, along with other agricultural feed commodities or straights would be helpful. Basic understanding of cow diets is desirable albeit not essential for candidates with the right outgoing personality and “drive”. Candidates will need to have  strong farm connections through current sales to farm in the South West Eire.

In this role the successful Eire Area Sales Manager will be required to:

• Be result driven, motivated for this entrepreneurial opportunity
• Grow and develop  existing and new customer relationships
• Negotiate sales on traded products
• Generate and follow up leads and make proactive outbound calls
• Complete day to day administrative and logistics tasks
• Utilise and update  a computerised customer record system
• Be Self–Motivated
• Multitask and be a team player.

Excellent communication ability along with good IT/computer skills is important for the successful candidate.

It is essential candidates have an agricultural background knowledge and experience of livestock farming.

LOCATION:
This role will be home based in either South West Eire. or able to commute  within a reasonable time frame into the area