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Purina Feed Sales - PA at Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Lancaster, Pennsylvania





Job Description:


Join Land O'Lakes, and you join boundless thinkers and doers from all walks of life working together to feed the world. Take pride in working with some of America's favorite brands, including Purina Animal Nutrition, WinField United, Vermont Creamery and KozyShack, and more.

You'll be joining a team committed to e verything from the seeds that go into the ground, to the technology that improves crop yields and sustainability, to the grain that animals eat to produce milk, to marketing the final product, like our many legendary products.

We're looking for audacious optimists and innovative thinkers to help us meet food's toughest challenges.

Purina Feed Sales - PA

We're hiring a Purina Sales role to focus on Dairy feed sales with our partner dealer located in Paradise, PA . In this role, you will be responsible to sell feed and all related products in a manner that will optimize the dealer's market share and savings, improve the dealer's efficiency and help achieve the dealer's goals.

Additional responsibilities include:


  • Focus on Dairy Adult Cow feed sales by calling on Dairy producers while providing a consultative salesapproach.

  • Evaluate and assist animal owners with their nutritional program.

  • Organize and conduct effective educational meetings to enhance Purina brand image and sell product.

  • Conduct selling events to build dealer's business in the market.

  • Execute a high volume of farm calls per week, and annually growing sales and market share in the above categories.

Experience & Education:


  • Bachelor's degree in Animal Science or related field

  • Experience providing accurate feeding and management recommendations to animal owners in the market

  • Dairy Industry experience

  • 2-5 years of experience in feed sales, livestock nutrition, marketing, and the execution of growth plan with proven success desired

  • Candidate must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

Required Competencies & Other Skills:


  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required along with strong organization and time management skills.

  • High internal drive, a natural ability for relationship building, and leadership in a team environment.

  • Computer skills, specifically MS Office, plus the ability to be trained on ration balancing software, etc., salesforce experience desired

  • Requires the ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.

  • On farm interaction, in all-weather types at producer facilities for a walk through, and evaluations.

  • Ability to network in industry to put producers together to earn additional business and relationships.

  • Strong public speaking skills.

Percentage of Travel:

- 5% over night travel , in addition to daily travel in the assigned geography

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including pre- and post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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