Wholesale Account Manager – Crop Protection.

We are Sollio Agriculture. We support farmers across Canada to help them maximize their performance, keeping in mind that there are only 24 hours in a day and 365 days in a year.

We bring together passionate people devoted to helping each other and moving forward together. These are men and women who are not afraid to work hard and get their hands dirty, every day.

For them, agriculture is about family, community, and food.

Our pan-Canadian presence means that were there for them, on-site, when and where they need us. With our partners facilities as well as our own, we now have a total of 320 locations in nine provinces.

Our goal is to support our farmers and the local areas where they operate. In short, were both close by and everywhere they need us to be.

Our advisors are their advisorsthe people who have always been by their side and know every acre of their local area.

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Our sector is seeking a :

Wholesale Account Manager Crop Protection

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Work location : London, ON

Status : Professional, Permanent, Full Time

The Wholesale Account Manager is responsible for implementing the direct sales process with selected Strategic Accounts within the Crop Protection business in Eastern Canada.

The successful individual will build a sustainable business relationship with wholesale customers, select distributors, while coordinating the support from the Sollio team to provide exceptional customer service in product knowledge, forecasting and logistic support.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Conduct strategic analysis and successfully deliver sales targets within the wholesale and distributor accounts in the Eastern Canada geography.
• Execute a comprehensive call strategy that aligns with the wholesale objectives of the Agrico sales team.
• Position and support crop protection products with all assigned accounts.
• Negotiate & coordinate value proposition delivery.
• Facilitate the coordination of the support and sales teams to deliver on business needs.
• Coordinate customer activities to provide support & strengthen relationships.
• Coordinate the delivery of product knowledge, and positioning at the field level.
• Understand customer needs and provide feedback to the organization on product performance, program effectiveness, and competitive activity.
• Suggest improvements or alternative tactics to help achieve territory goals.
• Continue to develop professionally by remaining current with new technologies and sales management tools and tactics.

This position can be located anywhere in Eastern Canada.

WHAT YOU BRING

You fit the following profile :

• You have a bachelors degrees in Agronomy, Business or Marketing;
• A minimum of 10 years of agricultural sales or agronomy experience with a demonstrated ability to build strategic and long-term business relationships.
• You are very proficient in Microsoft 365, specially in Microsoft Excel;
• You have experience working with strategic accounts in Eastern Canada;
• You have excellent communication and negotiating skills with the capacity to develop and maintain productive relationships with various partners;
• You have a solid understanding of agronomic practices in crop protection;
• You can manage your time and workload to meet firm deadlines;
• Due to the nature of the role requiring interaction with national customers, functional bilingual language skills in French and English will be an asset for this position.

WHAT WE OFFER

Cultivating your talents means taking care of yourself, learning new things and sharing your experiences. Thats why we offer a variety of initiatives to help you achieve your full potential at work, including :

• Flexible group insurance plan and defined contribution pension plan, from day one
• Annual bonus
• Training tailored to your needs
• Employee and Family Assistance Program and telemedicine
• Online wellness and fitness training platforms
• Discount gym membership

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If you want to join the ranks of an organization with a bright future that provides interesting challenges, a stimulating work environment as well as a competitive compensation package, we invite you to join our team.

Send your application to

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We thank all candidates for their interest in this position; however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Sollio Agriculture is an equal opportunity employer.

Thank you for your consideration.