Poultry - Sales Lead

• In this role, you will be responsible for sales for a diverse product portfolio (Acidifiers, Toxin Binders, Emulsifiers, Post Biotics, Essential Oil Compounds, Enzymes, Non-Antibiotic Growth Promoters, Organic Trace Minerals and Vitamin & Mineral Premixes).
• Help develop and deliver sales bids, proposals, presentations and participate in conducting product demonstrations.
• Help identify potential customers and handle existing trade customer relationships.
• With guidance conduct market research and pricing, sales and merchandising activities.
• Monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
• Protect, grow and diversify the relationship with targeted customers.
• Support business growth by disseminating favorable information about the organization and its products and services.
• Represent the organization in promoting and selling products and services to farmers and breeders.
• Build customer relationships that help generate future sales and repeat business.
• Responsible for assessing customer needs and suggest appropriate products, services and solutions to the farmers and breeders.
• Evaluate, measure and handle the product profit and loss.
• Handle complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.
  

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc. (Chemistry, Zoology, Biotech and related disciplines).
• Minimum of 5 years of related work experience.
• Other minimum qualifications may apply.
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Years of experience: 5-6 years.
• Full time Masters in Business Administration is an added advantage.
• Atleast 4 years of experience in handling sales for Orissa and Chhattisgarh in the poultry sector particularly in Feed Additives or Vitamin Premixes.
• Should have very strong relationships with farmers and breeders in Orissa and Chhattisgarh.
• Must be fluent in the local language.
• Proven experience in business growth, geographic expansion, and profitability in the assigned territory.
• Strong experience of handling distributor sales specifically in rural areas.
• Ability to manage multiple dealers and SKU's.