AgTech Sales Specialist Full Time
Description
AmplifiedAg is a leading agricultural technology company headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina that has developed a unique, comprehensive, and precision-based platform for the indoor agriculture category, specifically related to scalable vertical farming.
The company is seeking sales professionals with agricultural technology experience, including vertical farming, greenhouse technology, precision agriculture, or other relevant subsectors, to join and extend its technology sales team and deliver growth for the company’s product line.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a company in an emerging category. The role will involve advising and collaborating with management to create a sales strategy, generating new relationships with high-potential prospects, supporting in-bound opportunities, and generally implementing the company’s sales plan to drive revenue growth. As an important member of the team, you will have the opportunity to shape AmplifiedAg’s business development and growth activities.
What You’ll Do
- Source and identify high-potential leads
- Give sales presentations to a range of prospective clients
- Help determine pricing schedules for quotes and negotiations
- Negotiate contracts with prospective clients
- Track leads via a CRM system
- Prepare weekly and monthly reports
- Coordinate sales efforts with marketing programs
- Obtain deposits and balance of payment from clients
- Prepare and submit sales contracts for orders
- Visit clients and potential clients to evaluate needs or promote products and services
- Maintain client records
Requirements
- 5 years experience in sales
- Experience in planning and implementing sales strategies
- Experience in customer relationship management
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Demonstrated track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals
- Superb interpersonal skills, including the ability to quickly build rapport with customers
- Dedication to providing great customer service
- Experience in agricultural industry
- Vertical Farming experience is a plus
- Persuasive and well organized with a demonstrated ability to sell
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and remotely
Work Location
- Company is Charleston, SC based. This position may work remotely from other US locations
- Up to 50% travel
All candidates are required to undergo pre-employment drug screening and background checks.
Why You Want to Work Here
- Highly competitive wages in our industry
- Strong employer contributed and voluntary benefits (Medical, dental, vision, 401k, disability, critical illness, accident benefits)
- Tremendous company culture and paid time off policy
Who We Are
What is our mission? Providing global access to safe food.
What We Do
AmplifiedAg is an agtech visionary providing global technology solutions for indoor agriculture. We engineer fully-automated vertical container farms, and have developed a revolutionary, scalable technology platform that can be implemented in any type of controlled environment. Combined, we provide a comprehensive solution to produce and distribute safe food anywhere in the world.
Our Values
- Empowerment: Every team member has a voice and can provoke change
- Fun: Have a positive attitude and enjoy what you do
- Consistency: Do it the right way, every time
- Integrity: Be fair, trustworthy and honest
- Respect: We are a team and treat each other with dignity and respect
- Precision: Pay attention to every detail
Amplifying Careers and Equalizing Opportunity
AmplifiedAg, Inc. is committed to creating and supporting a diverse and inclusive culture and work environment across all roles, levels, and locations. As a growing company that thrives on innovation and collaboration, we believe that our strength comes from the diversity of expertise, perspectives, and experiences, and we are wholly committed to the principles and practices of equity and inclusion for all team members. As our company continues to grow and is increasing access to safe food, we are also committed to increasing access to careers in modern agriculture. From farming to technology to sales and customer service, our mission is to energize the workforce with equal opportunities today and for future generations. We will continue to grow our team with talented, passionate individuals that are eager to participate in our mission. Regardless of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, family status, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, neurodiversity, disability, age, or veteran status, any and all qualified persons will be equally considered in joining the AmplifiedAg team.