Responsibilities:
How will you help us grow? It matters to us and it matters to you!
The Retail Business Manager (RBM) role is responsible for leading business activities such as account planning, forecasting, strategy execution, product promotion, and relationship building.
- Essential ownership items for this role include Business Planning with partner accounts to clear the path for seller engagement, Local Account Management with a focus on executing a long term vision for success, and owning Business Critical Communications with retail accounts.
- Target and maintain strategic relationships at focus accounts driven by District Leader strategy.
- Secondarily support Retail Sales Agronomist (RSA) efforts to drive product confidence, team sell, and support key retail sellers within focus and strategic account’s as well as primary locations.
- Execute and manage pricing, promotional, program, product, and discretionary fund strategies within the RDT that align with the RDL.
- Serve as the first point of contact for account issues and questions for primary locations.
- Work directly with location and regional managers to support the RSA/retail seller level product confidence, effort, and team selling strategy.
- Own the account level business planning for focus account’s (as well as location level) and the execution process of the seller strategy.
- Coordinate efforts with functional leaders in the area. (Area Product Manager (APM), Area Business Development Manager (ABDM), customer service team, supply team, program team, etc.).
Qualifications
What expertise have you grown? What do you bring to the table?
- Associate’s degree required.
- 7-8 years of total Ag experience.
- Excellent time management.
- An intangible drive to succeed and win.
- Must be able to lead, negotiate, and influence.
- Outstanding communication skills
- Understand changing market dynamics (forecasting, product/marketing input) and help our retail partners navigate and grow in the seed space
- Ability to pass driving record background check
- VISA sponsorship and international relocation are NOT available for this position
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Benefits – How We’ll Support You:
- Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills
- Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place
- Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment
- Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays
- Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father
- Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program
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Are you a good match? Apply today! We seek applicants from all backgrounds to ensure we get the best, most creative talent on our team.
