Territory Sales Representative, Beef Monitoring High Plains / Western Kansas

Territory Sales Representative

Our company's Livestock Intelligence, part of our Animal Health division, is the world leader in the design, development, manufacturing and delivery of solutions for animal identification, monitoring and traceability. Our data-driven solutions are used by farmers, companies and countries to manage hundreds of millions of animals worldwide. By putting intelligent, actionable management information into farmers' hands, our solutions empower them to act in a timely manner to safeguard their animals' health and wellbeing, while achieving optimal production outcomes for a healthy food supply. As the largest provider of animal identification technology, we meet growing customer needs by providing over 500 million tags for identifying, tracking and monitoring animals every year and we monitor over 5.5 million cows daily, which allows access to real-time, actionable data and insights to help improve or enhance animal management and health outcomes. With over 60 years of experience and around 1,900 team members worldwide, we have a global network of experts, each with a great depth of experience and unparalleled knowledge, who provide a valuable resource to farmers, companies and countries. Our company's Livestock Intelligence has manufacturing and technology subsidiaries in North America, Europe, Israel, South America, China, Australia and New Zealand. Our products are distributed in over 100 countries. Our Company's Animal Health division offers veterinarians, farmers, pet owners and governments one of the widest ranges of veterinary pharmaceuticals, vaccines and health management solutions and services as well as an extensive suite of digitally connected identification, traceability and monitoring products. Our Company's Animal Health is dedicated to preserving and improving the health, well-being and performance of animals and the people who care for them.

The primary responsibility of the Territory Sales Representative is to grow sales within assigned sales Territory via direct sales to feedlots and backgrounding operations. Territory Sales Manager will work cooperatively with our company's Animal Health representative to create target list of feedlots, action plan and execute sales. Additionally, the Territory Sales Manager will establish and maintain relationships from executive offices down through the farm level management of the beef operations within the Territory. This includes developing, negotiating, managing and growing long-term relationships and sales opportunities for Livestock Intelligence Monitoring products and services across the entire business enterprise. These responsibilities may be carried out in close partnership with our company's Animal Health Representatives. This position requires a broad knowledge of the beef industry, strong sales skills and understanding of the account management process.

The individual selected will be responsible for the following territories : Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and ideally live in Western Kansas, Western Oklahoma, Northern / Panhandle Texas or Southern Colorado.

Scope & Context : This position is an individual contributor role. It is critical that the Territory Sales Representative demonstrates the leadership ability to foster collaborative relationships and build a partnership with other internal stakeholders with shared responsibility with our company's Animal Health sales representatives.

Candidate Prerequisites :

• High School Diploma or equivalent and five years of relevant industry experience OR a four-year college degree OR two-year animal science specific degree required.
• Must have a minimum of 3 years of combined work experience in Sales, Sales Management or Marketing roles in the agricultural field.
• Current knowledge of the US beef industry, especially the confined fed cattle market.
• Strong selling and negotiations skills.
• Current knowledge and demonstrated ability to work with dealers and distributors.
• Demonstrated ability to build business relationships both internally and externally.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement accurate account plans.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a matrix organization and effectively pull through business.
• Excellent oral, written and presentation communication skills.
• Strong understanding of financial and business metrics.
• Demonstrated ability to identify, develop and maintain strategic accounts.
• History of sound decision making and innovative thinking.
• Ability to balance the needs of our company's Livestock Intelligence with customer needs.
• Ability to work as part of a fast paced, growing team in a developing industry.
• Must be results oriented and able to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Superior organizational, analytical and time management skills.
• Must be able to travel overnight as necessary to meet Territory goals.

Candidate Attributes :

Required Skills : Account Management, Account Planning, Animal Welfare, Business Relationship Building, Executive Relationships, Farm Business Management, Financial Analysis, Livestock Management, Sales, Sales Management, Species Identification, Strategic Collaborations, Vaccine Management, Veterinary Medicine.

Preferred Skills : Direct Selling, Identifying Customer Needs, Organizing, Sound Decision Making.

Salary Range : $77,700.00 - $122,300.00

This is a regular position with no relocation or visa sponsorship. Flexible work arrangements are available, and the position requires 50% travel. The position will be effective until 11 : 59 : 59PM on the day before the end date of 10 / 31 / 2025. Please apply before the day before the job posting end date.