Swine Sales Specialist - SE Iowa - Van Beek Natural Science

Picture this: You're visiting a swine operation and have solutions to their heard health and their productivity concerns. You're not pushing sales, you're solving problems. The operation experiences the difference optimal animal nutrition can make and you've made a legitimate difference in the lives of animals, and the livelihood of the producers.

That is what Van Beek Natural Science is all about. Making a difference.
If you have a passion for nutrition, or swine operations - we want you!
Join VBNS as a Swine Sales Specialist and grow with us.

Primary Purpose: Under minimum supervision, develop and grow the swine market in your territory. Always maintaining a strong, ethical and positive image by respecting yourself, your customers, and the company.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with distribution channels to grow communication and buy-in.
• Develop, write and submit sales plans to management. Determine appropriate tradeshows, associations.. etc. to support sales efforts.
• Follow up on leads from tradeshows within two weeks.
• Keep abreast of competitive products and offer product suggestions for improving and developing new products for the markets.
• Train with the Large Animal Sales Team to establish and grow strong sales.
• Communicate regularly with producers and schedule visits to operations.

Requirements & Skills:

• Minimum of 2 years direct selling experience required
• A Bachelors degree in business or animal health preferred, but not required.
• Adaptability to change
• Oral and written communication skills
• Interpersonal and organizational skills
• Willing to travel during the day, to tradeshows, and for trainings.
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs
• Any other tasks required by Management

Why Van Beek?

Family-owned and operated. Work-life balance. Competitive pay & benefits offerings. We offer perks outside of the typical, because we're not your typical animal feed & supplement company. We're all all-natural company focused on the wellbeing of our animals, and our employees.

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $50,000.00 - $60,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Commission pay

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Required)