Agricultural Sales Manager

Agricultural Sales Manager
Location: Downham Market – Office Based
Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 5 pm – during busier periods hours may be 8:15am – 5:30pm
Hourly Rate / Salary: £28,000 - £40,000
Benefits: 25 days holiday (rising to 28 days for long service) plus bank holidays, competitive salary package, contributory pension scheme, training for BASIS, crop inspectors and Seed Sellers (if needed), company car & laptop, and mobile phone provided.
Duration: Permanent
Are you on the lookout for an exciting sales opportunity in the agricultural industry? Our client is searching for a highly skilled Sales Manager to join their small team. Your responsibilities as a Sales Manager will include developing new customer relationships, conducting farm inspections and representing the company at trade functions.
Who are we?
We are Busy Bee Recruitment, an awarding-winning recruitment agency supplying both temporary and permanent staffing solutions throughout the UK to our client base spanning multiple sectors including Sales and Marketing, Admin & Customer Service, Technical & Engineering, Industrial & Manufacturing, Finance & Accountancy, Care & Education, Supply Chain & Logistics.
What they are looking for in you:
* Strong administrative skills.
* Experience attending networking events.
* Strong level of numeracy skills
* Ability to form relationships with customers/suppliers.
* Excellent organizational skills.
* Experience within agriculture would be desirable.
* Good written and verbal communication skills.
* Self-driven and able to manage own workloads.
What your duties will look like:
* Build and maintain new customer relationships
* Look after the company farm contracting to ensure repeat business
* Visit farms to inspect seed crops ensuring a high standard of products for sale
* Manage and look after existing business accounts
* Plan and manage the company’s contract book to grow revenue opportunities
* Explore new products to increase revenue
* Processing customer quotations, sales orders and sending of invoices
* Providing estimated delivery dates to customers
* Use of the CRM system to keep client details updated
If you have not received a response within 3-5 working days, unfortunately, your application has been unsuccessful. Busy Bee Recruitment Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency for this Permanent vacancy