Equine Technical Sales Specialist

November 26

🌽 Illinois – Remote

Although this job is listed in Illinois, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

🌾 Iowa – Remote

Although this job is listed in Iowa, this company may be open to hiring remote in other states.

+6 more states

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Iowa – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote 🏈 Ohio – Remote 🚗 Michigan – Remote ❄️ Minnesota – Remote 🏰 Missouri – Remote 🧀 Wisconsin – Remote

💵 $105k - $157.6k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🤑 Sales

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Land O'Lakes, Inc.

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Agriculture • Food & Beverage

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is a farmer-owned cooperative that has been operational since 1921. The company engages in various sectors of the agriculture industry, providing animal nutrition, crop inputs, and dairy foods. Known for their commitment to sustainability, Land O'Lakes employs cooperative efforts to support their members and communities. They are involved in agtech, working towards a sustainable future for agriculture through innovation and collaboration. Land O'Lakes values the impact of their work on the environment and community, aiming to create a better world through their agricultural products and initiatives.

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1921

🌾 Agriculture

📋 Description

• Provides technical expertise and support within an assigned sales region, directly with customers • Engages in direct selling activities and support (80%) • Provides farmgate Sales support including nutritional management and health consultations to drive growth aligned to business strategies • Partner with key dealers and directly call on accounts and foster excellent equine veterinary relationships • Collaborate with Regional Sales Directors to meet sales goals • Interfaces with industry associations, vendors, and competitors to stay informed about market trends and developments • Gathers and analyzes technical market data to support strategic decision-making • Creates content and delivers technical sales presentations at live events, VIP meetings, podcasts, expos, dealer/sales meetings, and conferences • Collaborates with Marketing department to share expertise (10%) • Influences and supports development and execution of marketing strategies and tactics • Shares equine technical expertise across the organization including editorial reviews and technical design and content of marketing materials • Writes technical materials and content for media for both Purina website and equinevetnutrition.com • Helps translate product science into language that resonates with consumers • Responds to technical customer inquiries, including on social media • Partners in product rationalization, simplification, and brand consolidation • Collaborates with Research department to support service and new product launches (10%) • Provides technical writing skills and knowledge for MQ reports and recommendations • Provides technical insights to product applications and product development

🎯 Requirements

• Minimum required Master’s of Science degree • Preferred PhD in Equine Nutrition or related field • Preference for candidates with 3+ years of experience • Equine industry acumen and ability to work effectively within diverse industry segments • Strong technical knowledge of Equine nutritional requirements and health management • Excellent communication skills, including presentation and technical writing abilities • Experience providing customer-facing technical support and training • Ability to translate complex science into practical, customer-friendly applications • Collaborative approach with demonstrated ability to work across departments

🏖️ Benefits

• medical • dental • vision • PTO • life & disability insurance • education assistance • 401k • a variety of well-being resources