Area Sales Manager

Role Overview

The Area Sales Manager will lead and develop a high-performance sales team to achieve sales and profit targets for the sales area. The role will involve designing and driving the evolution of go-to-market strategies, nurturing key contacts in the vegetable industry, and building relationships with major influencers on the Syngenta business.

What You Will Do

The main day-to-day responsibilities will include providing continuous feedback on market and customer evolution, leveraging customer and market intimacy to develop the overall Vegetable Seeds offer, and implementing sales execution actions in support of campaigns.

Why It Might Be a Fit

To be a fit for this role, you will need to have a strong commercial and financial acumen, experience in horticulture, vegetable seeds, agronomy, agribusiness, or agricultural sales, and a proven leadership experience with the ability to coach, develop, and lead high-performing sales teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Business, Marketing, or a related field
• 5+ years of progressive experience in horticulture, vegetable seeds, agronomy, agribusiness, or agricultural sales
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to coach, develop, and lead high-performing sales teams
• Strong commercial and financial acumen
• Advanced Excel skills
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with growers, dealers, distributors, and other key industry stakeholders

Benefits

• Full Benefit Package (Medical, Dental & Vision)
• 401k plan with company match, Profit Sharing & Retirement Savings Contribution
• Paid Vacation
• Paid Holidays
• Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Education Assistance
• Wellness Programs
• Corporate Discounts