Technical Sales Manager, Plant Health NA

Are you ready for a new beginning?

We need your talent, knowledge and dedication to better our world with biology.

Our purpose points the way

In Novonesis, we know that solutions rooted in biology can help solve humanity’s biggest challenges. Since we began more than a century ago, this has been our guide. It’s how we've gotten so far. And it’s how we'll impact the future. Now, more than ever, the world needs change. And with biosolutions, the possibilities for transformation are endless.

We’re here to better our world with biology.

Join us as our new Technical Sales Manager!

In this role you’ll make an impact by :

• Providing guidance and support to Field Sales Team on correct product use

• Liaising with Technical Service, Marketing, Application Research / R&D and Commercial

• Proactively seeking to expand uses and applications for current products and identify opportunities for new product creation.

• Providing technical support on existing Private Label products and creation of and implementation of new private label opportunities

• Co-managing technical/product troubleshooting and customer complaints involving product application

• Creatively exploring product refreshment concepts

• Sharing knowledge of Novonesis technologies on a range of cropping systems to create and deliver technical product knowledge and field data to internal and external audiences

• Acting as the Plant Health Commercial technical expert on internal and external project teams including Regional Marketing team

• Supporting Plant Health Commercial/Marketing teams and key accounts in the development of technical materials, presentations, and sales tools

• Working with Novonesis´ Regulatory team for updated, new and expanded product registrations

To succeed you must hold:

• B.S. with 10 years’ experience, or M.S. with 8 years’ experience or Ph.D with 5 years’ experience, preferable in Agriculture

• Demonstrated background in agriculture, crop science, soil biology, microbiology, plant pathology, weed science, entomology or related discipline.

• Seed treatment experience a plus

• Sales experience

• Interpersonal skills to communicate, advise, negotiate or influence others as well as build productive relationships

• Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally approximately 50%.

Could our purpose be yours? Then apply today!

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