Technical Sales & Account Manager Canada & USA

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Technical Sales & Account Manager – Greenhouse   

• Technical support, customer service, and sales in the Region for the greenhouse business of Rijk Zwaan.
• Develops and implements sales programs to increase sales and procure long term turnover goals for our key clients.
• Develops and sustains strong, ethical, and personable relationships with key customers; address needs and establishes effective and innovative solutions for our clients.
• Collaborates with Crop Specialists and Crop Teams with follow-up and account management activities. 

Based in Ontario, with travel to USA, and occasional travel to Europe. 

Your contribution

The Technical Sales & Account Manager should meet the following criteria:

• Ideal candidate will have an Ag business degree with up to 5 years of work experience within an Agribusiness or AgriScience environment.  Experience within the vegetable seed business is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated track record of experience in proactively assessing, clarifying, and validating crop & customer needs on an ongoing basis.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into information used to drive decision making.
• Proficient with organizational skills along with the ability to plan, organize, execute, and monitor changes according to our client’s organizational goals and objectives.
• Qualified candidates will have exceptional interpersonal and communications skills to build relationships at the business management level and establish credibility through competence. Also must be able to effectively develop and present proposals, ideas, concepts, and reports.
• Possess (or be willing to develop) a high degree of familiarity with the territories, markets, dealers and direct customer base.
• Must have a collaborative nature with both internal and external stakeholders to include communicating across diverse cultures and inspiring trust at all levels.
• Have an action and metrics driven proactive nature that clients and colleagues respect and enjoy working with.
• Proficient user of Microsoft Office applications (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).

What can you expect from us:

As a Technical Sales & Account Manager you will operate in a highly motivated team of experienced and professional colleagues, and in strong cooperation with the Rijk Zwaan teams in both the USA and the Netherlands. 

In addition to a dynamic and innovative work-environment with constantly new challenges, we are happy to offer you:

• A permanent contract from the start.
• Market-based salary based on job level and experience.
• Various training opportunities through our Rijk Zwaan Academy.
• A team with motivated colleagues.
• Excellent benefits: Vision, Dental, Orthodontics and Life Insurance, Long Term Disability, Health Care Spending Account, family fitness benefit, and pension matching.

About Rijk Zwaan 

Rijk Zwaan is an international family company with a people-oriented culture. Rijk Zwaan is right at the start of the food chain. We develop vegetable varieties and sell the seeds produced from them globally to growers and other chain partners. From our strategic position we contribute to the world food supply. We take great pride in contributing to the health and well-being of people all over the world. Rijk Zwaan currently employs over 3 900 people globally in over 30 countries. 

Everything we do is about healthy growth. The growth of natural and healthy products that we export around the world. The growth of our company and above all the growth of our people: we give you every opportunity to use your own initiative and achieve your full potential. We continuously strive to work together towards a healthy future.