Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.

Job Purpose and Impact:

The Crop Inputs Sales Associate will sell directly to the company's consumers or business purchasers or indirectly through various sales channels. In this role, you will help identify and contact prospective agriculture customers, building relationships to generate future sales and repeat business, participate in assessing customer needs and suggest appropriate products, services and solutions.

Key Accountabilities

• With supervision, help identify, develop and close new sales.
• Help support business growth by disseminating information that favorably promotes the organization and its products and services.
• Help monitor customer and competitor activity and industry trends.
• With supervision, coordinate market research, pricing and sales and merchandising activities.
• Participate in regular status and strategy meetings with customers' senior management to understand and meet their needs.
• Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• Diploma/Certificate or bachelor's degree (in agriculture) in a related field or equivalent experience
• Possess a valid, full Canadian Driver's Licence in good standing, authorizing you to drive independently during the course of your employment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of grain and crop input operations and products
• Sales experience

Position Information:

• This position is located in Yorkton, SK

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.