Address Job Purpose and Impact
The Area Sales Manager will sell directly to our consumers or business purchasers or indirectly through various sales channels. We seek a professional who will help identify and contact prospective customers, building relationships to generate future sales and repeat business. In this role, you will participate in assessing customer needs and suggesting appropriate products, services and solutions.
Key Accountabilities
- With supervision, help identify, develop and close new sales.
- Help support business growth by disseminating information that favorably promotes the organization and its products and services.
- Help monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
- With supervision, coordinate market research, pricing and sales and merchandising activities.
- Participate in regular status and strategy meetings with customers' senior management to understand and meet their needs.
- Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Strong analytical skills and commercial aptitude
- Computer literate and proficient with related office software applications
- Other minimum qualifications may apply
Preferred Qualifications
- Minimum of six years of experience in related field
- Should have team handling skills
- Ability to manage risks and ambiguity
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law.
Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.
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