JOIN THE SYNERGYAG TEAM!
Is Agriculture your passion? Do you believe in outstanding customer service? Are customer relationships important to you? If you answered yes, we want you!
THE ORGANIZATION
SynergyAG was founded in 2016 and is an independently owned crop input retailer with seven locations serving Western Canada. We are a young, fast-paced, growing company focused on bringing agronomic solutions to Canadian agriculture. We have a full complement of sales and agronomy staff to serve our growers.
THE OPPORTUNITY
Reporting to the Location Manager, the Sales Associate grows SynergyAG’s customer base by providing customized expert sales advice and crop and nutrition input products to meet the unique needs of customers. The Sales Associate drives profitability for the store location, by partnering with the Location Manager to develop and deploy store location sales strategies and marketing activities and supports the overall leadership and management of the store location.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Build, develop and maintain customer relationships and a network of customers including key farmers and decision makers in the local trading area.
- Provide timely sales advice, expertise, service and products to current and potential customers, always meeting or exceeding SynergyAG sales standards.
- Work collaboratively with SynergyAG Sales Agronomists and industry representatives to research and respond to customer inquiries and technical inquiries regarding products and services.
- Collaborate with the SynergyAG corporate management team to develop and deploy location sales strategies and marketing activities to improve market share of product lines, and work directly with seed and crop nutrient and protection suppliers.
- Develop a sustainable five-year sales growth plan in partnership with SynergyAG corporate and the Location Manager to optimize revenue growth of company products.
- Partner with the Location Manager to manage inventory levels throughout the season, anticipating future needs or changes; accurately forecast monthly, quarterly and annual revenue streams.
- Review customer accounts ensuring payments are within the approved credit policy, keeping SynergyAG corporate apprised of any deficiencies.
MINIMUM EDUCATION & REQUIRED SKILLSET
- Five of more years of sales experience in agriculture retail preferred.
- Bachelor’s degree or Diploma in Agriculture, or related field is an asset.
- Excellent interpersonal, team building, and relationship building skills.
- Strong communication skills, both written and oral.
- Dependable, reliable, and safety conscious.
- Effective time management, planning and multitasking skills.
- Proficiency with computers and technology
- Must possess a valid class 5 driver’s license.
TYPE OF EMPLOY
This is a full time, salaried position.
COMPENSATION:
An excellent compensation package awaits the successful candidate.
CLOSING DATE:
This position will remain open until filled.
If you are interested in this opportunity, feel free to learn more at www.synergy.ag or Facebook. If you would like to apply for this opportunity, forward your resume and three references to: HR@synergy.ag.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for consideration will be contacted.
Driving strength through diversity.
SynergyAG values diversity in our workforce and encourages applications from all qualified candidates.
