Heartland Co-op · 2 weeks ago
Sales Intern - Feed
Region 8 - Prairie City-040 - Prairie City, IA 50228
Internship
Onsite
InternHeartland Co-op is a cooperative focused on optimizing market share and improving efficiency. They are seeking a Sales Intern to provide feed sales and services, assist in manufacturing, and deliver products to customers while ensuring excellent customer service.
Agriculture
Responsibilities
Providing feed product recommendations for the customer needs
Evaluate animal performance
Assist in the manufacturing of the feed products
Deliver feed products to the customer in a timely manner
Work with the sales team to evaluate new products to the market or Heartland Co-ops’ product offerings
Assist customers with loading of product
Place orders and bill customers accurately
Advise the retail locations of specials and promotions throughout the year
Keep equipment in operating condition for the duration of the year
Lose no customers due to services provided by the feed program
Encourage repeat sales
Make sales calls throughout assigned and monitored territories to determine feed needs, create solutions and build long term relationships with customers that will generate sales of all classes of feed products
Keep current on feed products, trends, problems and challenges to make educated recommendations to producers
Utilize current marketing programs, products, services, and resources to sell agronomy products in an ethical manor
Relays competitive sales, pricing, and marketing information to management in a timely manner
Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times
Other duties as assigned by management
Qualification
Required
Associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year College or technical school; or Bachelor's Degree in an agricultural related field or working towards a Bachelor's Degree
Must maintain a valid driver's license and commercial insurability at all times
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations
Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume
Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
Must be proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point, Lotus Notes and the Internet
Excellent verbal and written communication skills required
Professional appearance and telephone manner is essential
Preferred
A valid commercial drivers license (CDL) is preferred
Company
Heartland Co-op
Heartland Co-op is a farming company providing grain and agriculture supply.
Founded in 1987
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
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