Strategic Account Manager 1

Description :

Responsible for providing consulting services to producers in the areas of crop protection, crop nutrients, soil fertility, seed, and precision ag technology. This position will provide integrated solutions utilizing MKC products and services to address yield impacting issues. This position will perform their job responsibilities in a manner to increase MKCs market share, profitability; and efficiency; while providing a superior customer experience; and helping achieve MKCs mission statement and goals.

Requirements :

• Increase our market share of crop nutrients products, crop protection products, seed, technology and agronomy services in assigned territory.
• Assist other MKC departments or partners in facilitating cross sale opportunities with your assigned customers.
• Assist in the planning of sales goals and a marketing plan.
• Provide our customers with timely insightful agronomic knowledge and recommendations regarding weeds, pest, and other yield limiting issues that can be addressed by products and services MKC provides.
• Improve knowledge of all products and resources available and their prices to make proper recommendations.
• Implement Best Management Practices whenever consulting with the customers.
• Grow your customer base by enhancing their profitability, through integrated solutions and yield enhancing products.
• Manage product performance problems in your territory to facilitate a positive customer experience.
• Maintain knowledge of government regulations that affect your position.
• Maintain a positive attitude that promotes team work and a positive image of MKC.
• Work directly with Senior Location Managers, Location Managers and Agronomy Operations Managers assigned to your locations.
• Complete all necessary documentation to enable daily invoicing of the customer.
• Complete all reports required by your manager in a timely manner.
• Promote and assist with CFA and other financing tools available to growers on your assigned customer list.
• Enforce the credit policy of Mid Kansas Coop by making credit terms known to customers, not charging to customers on COD, not extending credit to customers not approved by the credit department, not authorizing customer charges that exceed set credit limits, and keeping your personal account current.
• Follow and support the safety policies of MKC.
• Follow maintenance procedures for any company equipment you are using.
• Attend all product updates and service training classes assigned by your manager.
• Complete special projects assigned by sales management.

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