Area Sales Manager - Agribusiness Eastern Iowa

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Primary Location: United States (US) - Iowa  - Eastern Iowa  
Function: Marketing / Sales
Title: Area Sales Manager - Agribusiness Eastern Iowa - 111162 
Onsite/Remote:Remote Position

 

This position is eligible for remote work at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.  

 

Your Responsibilities

This position may be located in Des Moines, IA, Waterloo, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Iowa City, IA or the Quad Cities Area per the hiring manager's discretion. This may be dependent on the successful candidate's background, experience, and proficiency.

 

As an Area Sales Manager for John Deere Financial (JDF) in Eastern Iowa, you will support Agricultural Retailers by positioning John Deere Financial sales finance programs. In addition, you will:

 

• Develop crop input finance programs to grow sales for agricultural retailers and provide solutions for their customers
• Serve as a liaison between agricultural retailers and JDF resources to improve processes and solve problems
• Be viewed as the Subject-Matter-Expert (SME) for the JDF agribusiness channel in this geographic footprint
• Communicate with key JDF stakeholders regarding market concerns, marketing conditions, competition, and customer issues to support profitable growth of the business
• Develop retailer demand and grower awareness of the JDF Multi-Use product for a given geographic area
• Focus on high potential accounts in specific geographic territories to ensure market penetration with industry leading agribusiness retailers
• Travel (on average) 50% of the time to agricultural retailers, producers, and manufacturing representatives to conduct in-person meetings
• Document sales calls and utilize information to develop and improve relationships

 

VISA Sponsorship is NOT Available for this position

 

What Skills You Need

 

• 3 or more years of experience with sales, marketing, credit, or business
• Strong relationship building, communication, sales, and negotiation skills
• Strong planning, organization, and execution skills
• Willingness to travel an average of 50%, domestically

 

What Makes You Standout

 

• Understanding of JDF Multi-Use Account Special Terms programs
• Agricultural industry experience– crop inputs, markets, products, competitors and customers
• Marketing/sales experience with financial services or equipment sales
• Proven ability to improve business performance
• Self-starter, with an ability to work independently

 

Education

 

Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
 

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Accounting/Finance, Agriculture, Marketing/Sales or equivalent work experience

 

What You'll Get

At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the