# Field Sales Representative III-Crop Protection-Southern IL

**Company**: Crop Science
**Location**: Illinois
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $90,640.00 - $135,960.00
**Category**: Sales
**Industry**: Manufacturing

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## Description

At Bayer, we're seeking a Field Sales Representative III-Crop Protection-Southern IL to join our team. As a key member of our sales team, you will be responsible for achieving assigned targets with Bayer products in coordination with squad-mates. You will develop and implement dealer business plans, manage forecasting proactively, inventory management and product line demand issues, set the business direction, and coordinate follow-ups with dealers that drive business results.

As a Field Sales Representative, you will serve as the key business consultant to retailers and dealers and effectively sell the value of Bayer Crop Science products. You will demonstrate proof of product performance against the competition by being the champion of Bayer brands and product/technical/agronomic knowledge. You will collaborate with squad-mates including Field Sales Reps (FSR), Customer Business Advisors (CBA), Technical Agronomists (TA), and Digital Enablement Leads (DEL) as well as our Technology Development Representatives (TDR) to maximize services, information, and sales to preferred growers and key customer accounts.

Additional responsibilities include actively managing inventory concerns as appropriate to ensure success of meeting business objectives while anticipating demand and potential bottlenecks. You will gather, assimilate and analyze market and competitive information. You will utilize data to make key decisions to drive the business. You will develop and recommend strategies for achieving long and short business plans for key accounts and assigned area. You will effectively manage expenses, discretionary dollars and program payments to enable top and bottom line growth.

This role includes the following counties in IL: Bond, Clinton, Madison, Washington, Perry and Franklin and south. Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $90,640.00 - $135,960.00. Additional compensation may include a bonus or commission (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.

## Skills

### Required
- Excellent communication skills (interpersonal, oral and written)
- Demonstrated initiative, assertiveness, and ability to drive results
- Excellent business acumen, account planning, influencing and critical thinking skills
- Financial, time, and territory management expertise
- Proven ability to multi-task in a rapid-paced and matrixed environment
- Strong user level computer and presentation skills (proficiencies in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Demonstrated digital acumen and ability to analyze data to influence decisions
- Willingness to travel and live/work in a rural environment
- Proven interest in supporting collaboration and teamwork
- Position requires driving for the company that may fall under DOT/FMCSA jurisdiction

### Nice to have
- Bachelor’s degree
- Bachelor degree with 6 + year experience in sales, marketing, account management or agriculture OR other education level and 10+ years listed experience
- Demonstrated product, portfolio and agronomic knowledge

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