Now Hiring - Sterling St James LLC - Southeast Regional Irrigation Sales Manager in Atlanta, GA

Full description of the position

Position: Southeast Regional Sales Manager - Agriculture / Irrigation Location: Southeast (GA / SC / NC / TN / FL) International irrigation company with a strong presence in the agriculture market is expanding its operations in the Southeast and is seeking a skilled sales professional to work directly with dealers and distributors. The ideal candidate must have sales experience in irrigation or related agriculture segments and hold an engineering or technical degree. They should also possess a hands-on approach. This position requires a critical balance of agricultural market knowledge, proven experience, customer-facing capabilities, technical orientation, and sales skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for managing sales activities in the territory, including but not limited to providing sales, marketing, and technical support, product/technical information, engineering specifications, technical submittals, and trouble-shooting assistance to dealers, consulting engineers, end-users, and other sales representatives.
• Provide pre- and post-sales support.
• Provide technical consulting on the company's products to prospective irrigation customers, designers, architects, and engineers
• Manage and support the dealers and distributors
• Extensive travel within the territory Background
• Technical experience in the agriculture irrigation market
• Knowledge and experience selling into the irrigation/pump industry
• Effective solution selling abilities
• Experience in conducting product seminars to large professional groups
• Demonstrated independent work initiative, sound judgment, diplomacy, analytical ability, and professional demeanor
• Able to perform financial calculations, forecasting, create and manage budgets

Education and Experience

• BA in an engineering or technical discipline and/or equivalent experience
• 3-5 years in a similar role with familiarity in irrigation