After an initial training period, you will be responsible for selling to existing and new customers in the Midwest.

Description:

• Actively generating new leads and sales opportunities for our sorting and monitoring technology in the Midwest with a focus on potato processing, chip, fresh pack, fruit and vegetable industry.
• You will guide projects from lead generation to installation at the customer facility.
• Manage your own time and travel schedule with guidance provided from management and reporting to the Global Sales Manager
• Establish new and maintain existing relationships with customers in the Pacific Northwest. Monthly reporting on sales activity, projects, and sales pipeline to the global sales Manager.
• Collect and provide feedback from the customers on equipment performance, service, and operation.
• Work hand in hand with the project management and the service team.
• Maintain strong relationships throughout the sales cycle to assure complete customer satisfaction.

 

Qualifications:

• An education or background in engineering or food processing is considered an asset
• Experience in the food processing industry, equipment manufacturing or equipment sales.
• Highly-motivated and experienced sales professional with a good technical understanding and the ability for selling and promoting innovative technical products.
• In addition to technical competence and the ability of describing and solving technical issues, a customer related, and service orientated mindset is essential.
• Expert communication, presentation, and organizational skills
• Self-organized and success driven
• The ability to travel extensively (mainly regional for working the sales territory and occasionally overseas for training purposes)
• Willingness to travel 50%+ of the time to cover the sales territory. Occasional travel to for training purposes.

Schedule:

• Flexible work schedule.
• Manage your own time and travel schedule with guidance provided from management and reporting to the Global Sales Manager

Please contact Tara, tara@producecareers.com