Top Producer Account Manager
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Bayer seeks a Top Producer Account Manager for Southern Minnesota, covering 40 key farming operations with at least 10,000 row crop acres to deliver a best in class customer experience across seeds and traits, crop protection, Climate and seed applied solutions. You will build long term relationships, develop area plans, forecast resources, and collaborate across Bayer brands and the agronomy team while piloting new offerings. Ideal candidates hold a bachelor’s degree, excel in financial, time and territory management, and have strong communication and computer skills plus willingness to travel. Preferred: six to eight years in sales or related field, an agronomy or agriculture degree or MBA, seed industry experience. Salary about 119k to 178k plus bonus; Minnesota residence based; apply with reference code 860783 to [email protected] and tailor your resume to show measurable results.
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Top Producer Account Manager
This Top Producer Account Manager will cover the Southern Minnesota territory. As a Top Producer Sales Account Manager, you are responsible for building long-term business relationships that deliver a "Best In Class" customer experience with 40 key farming operations across the country, each managing at least 10,000 row crop acres of corn and soybeans. Your role is crucial in ensuring that these key accounts are well-informed and satisfied with Bayer's comprehensive product offerings, including seed and traits, crop protection, Climate, and seed-applied solutions.
YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Build incremental value by fulfilling specific customer needs through tailored solutions;
- Serve as the primary point of contact for all Bayer-related products, ensuring customers are knowledgeable about existing and new product offerings;
- Develop area plans to optimize sales and growth in alignment with marketing strategy, including financial and product forecasting, resource allocation, and tracking within budget;
- Communicate and collaborate with managers across all Bayer brands to maximize sales;
- Pilot and implement new offerings/solutions to a subset of accounts as required;
- Organize and coordinate with subject matter experts across all functions;
- Establish relationships with third-party value/service providers as needed;
- Ensure stakeholder responsibilities are established and executed according to plan, including negotiations, operations, dealer activities, and communications;
- Collaborate with the Agronomy team to ensure product/technical knowledge transfer to accounts.
WHO YOU ARE:
Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:
- Bachelor's Degree;
- Proficiency in financial, time, and territory management;
- Valid Driver's License;
- Demonstrated self-motivation, initiative, assertiveness, and results orientation;
- Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, oral, and written);
- Ability to successfully work in a fast-paced and changing environment;
- Advanced computer and presentation skills (proficiencies in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook);
- Willingness to travel.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 8 years of relevant commercial experience plus a Bachelor’s Degree in a related field or 6 years of relevant experience plus a Master's Degree or MBA in a related field;
- Degree in agronomy, agriculture, business, biology, or a related field;
- Agronomics, pest management, and plant physiology desirable;
- Knowledge of agricultural systems;
- Experience working in the seed industry recommended;
- Experience in sales, marketing, and/or account management.
Employees can expect to be paid a salary between 118,941.82 - 178,412.74. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.
YOUR APPLICATIONBayer offers a wide variety of competitive compensation and benefits programs. If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Health for all, Hunger for none, we encourage you to apply now. Be part of something bigger. Be you. Be Bayer.
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