Title: Dairy Focus Consultant - Northwest Wisconsin

Job Requisition ID: 310205

Location:

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US United States, 53224

Category: SALES

Description:

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Dairy Focus Consultant- Northwest Wisconsin will provide nutrition recommendations and support to customers during and after product sales. In this position, you’ll consult directly with dairy farmers and their employees to stay ahead of technology and business practices. You should have a passion for the dairy industry and be comfortable working on farm with dairy farm employees, dairy ownership, and affiliated dairy representatives. In this position you will set performance goals that align with the territory and dairy leadership team objectives and are accountable to work towards those goals.

Key Accountabilities

Improve the product performance by providing in depth nutrition advice and training to customers and prospects.
Prospect new dairies, build your network and seek business opportunities for territory growth.
Monitor and measure the monthly performance of the objectives versus budget and implement actions to reach them.
Collaborate with market development on activities including development and delivery of product demonstrations, sales offers and presentations through channel partners and distributors.
Participate in team and leadership meetings with any combination of dairy producers, mills, and Cargill teammates.
Support Cargill team members through mentorship and training opportunities.
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of four years of related work experience in sales or business development
Sales experience in dairy industry
Able and willing to travel up to 50% to visit dairy farms daily
Valid driver’s license in good standing

Preferred Qualifications

Multiple years’ experience working as a dairy nutrition consultant
Exposure to on-farm dairy data and capability to analyze and summarize data into meaningful information for the customer in conjunction with your dairy team

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.