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Western US Technical Sales Manager

Location: Central Valley California, USA

American Takii Inc. is the North American subsidiary of Takii & Company Ltd, Japan. Takii & Co is one of the world’s leading vegetable and flower seed breeders, producers and marketers. We are currently seeking a Technical Sales Manager to manage the Central Valley of California and the Pacific Northwest Region.

We are looking for a motivated and responsible individual with sales, promotion and product development experience in vegetables (particularly Melons and Long Day Onions) to perform the following:

  • Manage vegetable seed sales to American Takii’s Seed Dealer Network in the Central Valley of California and Pacific Northwest Region (Oregon/Idaho/Washington)
  • Make timely sales calls to regional seed dealers and their sales teams, take seed orders and provide knowledgeable technical support in the field
  • Contract seed bookings with dealers and forecast varieties for future production
  • Develop relationships with local growers and promote all Takii products
  • Manage Product Development and Breeding trials for targeted Takii product lines in major commercial growing areas. Evaluate new products for agronomic performance and market acceptance. Report trial results to Sales and Research Departments on a timely basis
  • Provide support to breeders for new product screening of experimental varieties
  • Develop sales and marketing strategies to support the regional dealers and create sales growth in the region
  • Organize field days, grower/dealer meetings and promotional events for Takii products
  • Attend regional and national grower association and produce marketing conventions to build industry relationships, promote Takii products and gather relevant market information • Continually develop product knowledge of ATI product line
  • Follow through with product complaints and recommend timely resolution strategies

This position reports to the Technical Sales Manager-Vegetable and works closely with Customer Service, Marketing and Breeding.

The position is located in the Central Valley of California.

The candidate will possess the following qualifications and skills:

  • BS or BA in Agricultural Science or Agricultural Management/Marketing or a related field
  • 3-5 years of work experience in commercial vegetable seed sales and/or the commercial production of melons and onions & other vegetable crops
  • Fluent English speaker with good communications skills. Spanish language ability a plus
  • Clean driving record with valid driver’s license
  • Proficiency with MSN Office 2007 (Outlook, Excel, Word, Power Point) and good report writing skills
  • Eligible to reside and work in the United States
  • Good working relationships with seed dealers and growers in the region

American Takii Inc. offers a competitive wage base and benefits package including a company vehicle, cell phone, laptop computer, medical, dental & vision plan and 401k

American Takii is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Please send your resume to Glen Marks, gmarks@takii.com, reference Western Technical Sales

 

More positions from: American Takii, Inc.

Posted from October 14, 2014 until January 15, 2015
SeedQuest reference number: 54413

Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located.
 
 
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