New Business Development - Ingredient Sales

New Business Development - Ingredient Sales

Ag 1 Source is looking for a New Business Development - Ingredient Salesperson for the Northeast / Great Lakes Region of the USA, to focus on nutrition industry, specialty feed-additive and ingredient products within the market space.

From livestock, poultry, petfood and some human ingredients, our client has a broad and proven portfolio of product offerings.

This is a new business development, high sales growth goals, "HUNTER" type role, not a "FARMER" type position. NO "book of business" to inherit, so don't apply unless you are a HUNTER! Only apply if you have high confidence in yourself to achieve goals and be paid well for sales growth.

This opportunity has a solid base salary and uncapped bonus / commission sales opportunity.

What’s in it for you :

• Opportunity for unlimited career growth, new product launches, new business development, and ability to leverage your industry network of contacts.
• Visionary, front running, technical based organization with aggressive growth plans, product introductions and great R&D efforts.
• Work with a globally footprinted company with a very successful new product launch into the market, and triple digit growth, offering great, potential, career path options.

What you will be doing :

• New business development focus, where leveraging current industry network and contact relationships will be critical.
• Build greater partnerships with any current customers, direct large accounts and set up potential dealer / distribution channel partners in the territory through regular sales calls and participation in industry meetings to ensure alignment on business strategy.
• Contribute to the development and strong sales growth of the North American sales and marketing team.
• Maintain close relationship with marketing, technical sales support specialists, and customer service to secure alignment on business strategy.
• Professionally represent the company brand at all times by adhering to the highest ethical standards.

A successful candidate for this New Business Development job will possess the following :

• 5+ years of PROVEN sales performance and experience in the feed nutrition additives and / or ingredients industry within the northeast region.
• Ability to travel 50-70% of the time across the northeast and east coast regions to be successful.
• Good level of contacts within the Feed or Pet Foods production segment, consulting nutritionists, feed company nutritionists and other feed decision makers at large systems in the region.

Compensation : Total compensation will be in the $75K-$120K range, between base salary and commission program (but uncapped).

Benefits : The company provides a strong benefits plan with medical, etc.