Parallel Ag proudly carries quality fertilizer and application equipment plus a full line of parts to help all farming operations. With well-known brands such as Apache Sprayer, Unverferth toolbars, Rayman tenders, Brehmer tenders, Simonsen fertilizer equipment and Kinze planters and grain carts, you won’t find a more extensive inventory of field-ready equipment. Customers come to depend on Parallel Ag to get any job done and we are looking to add a highly motivated Sales Professional to our team!
The Sales Professional will be responsible for developing relationships with farmers within assigned territory. Their purpose is to continue learning the business and gain the knowledge and experience necessary to work within the framework of the Parallel Ag business model.
Do you take pride in knowing your customers and working to meet their farming needs? Are you passionate about helping customers achieve their goals? If so, apply as a Sales Professional and join our team!
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the first point of contact between the customer and Parallel Ag
- Develop coverage plans and document coverage activities through our CRM program for a better outcome on customer visits
- Collaborate with the Sales Lead during the sales process, encouraging a team selling environment
- Promptly respond to requests from management and customers
- Meet and respond to the needs of assigned customers in a professional and timely manner
- Uses other product specialists as needed such as manufacturer reps and management
- Present oneself as a professional in attitude and appearance
- Accurately maintain customer information lists and sales activities
- Prepare sales contracts for obtained orders and submit orders for processing
- Adhere to defined schedules for required paperwork and reports
- Plan ahead for call activity and territory strategy
- Work in a cooperative manner with management and other employees on an inter- and intra-departmental basis
- Effectively use equipment demonstrations: plans, qualifies, formalizes the demo presentation and follow up with written recap and quote to customer and management
- Emphasize product features based on analyses of customers' needs, and on technical knowledge of the product capabilities
- Control the sales process with appropriate questions to determine needs and listens effectively to meet those needs of customers
- Continually learn about the products offered by Parallel Ag
- Research competitive product information and have knowledge of competitive equipment