Description:
Purina Equine Technical Sales – Midwest and Great Lakes Regions
The Equine Technical Sales Specialist provides technical expertise and support within an assigned sales region, working directly with the sales team and customers. The specialist will work closely with multiple departments, including the Regional Sales Directors and Sales team, marketing, customer service, and R&D, to ensure the highest standards of technical excellence and customer satisfaction. The position will average 80% sales support, 10% marketing support and 10% R&D support. Territory is the Midwest and Great Lakes Regions (MN, IA, WI, IL, MO, IN, OH, MI, NE)
• Advanced Degree (Min required - MSc. Degree; preferred - Ph.D.) in Equine Nutrition or related field with 5-8 years of experience
• Equine industry acumen and ability to work effectively within diverse industry segments
• Strong technical knowledge of Equine nutritional requirements and health management
• Excellent communication skills, including presentation and technical writing abilities
• Experience providing customer-facing technical support and training
• Ability to translate complex science into practical, customer-friendly applications
• Collaborative approach with demonstrated ability to work across departments
The successful candidate will provide equine technical leadership to support sales, research and marketing teams by providing technical expertise for assigned projects. Projects include directly supporting the sales teams in growing their horse business market share through sales calls on large horse farms, mentoring the sales team to improve their confidence and competence selling Purina Horse products, presenting at large horse owner meetings and working with equine veterinarians in the regions.
Travel is required in this position; average expected 50% overnight travel. Position covers a large area and living close to a major airport in the region would be helpful.
For full job description and application go to: https://careers.landolakesinc.com/us/en/job/R-37244/Equine-Technical-Sales-Specialist