Key Account Manager, Crop Science

The primary responsibility of this role is to develop and maintain client relationships. The Key Account Manager will be responsible for maintaining key accounts developing new and emergent business and driving new service offerings within the SGS businesses. The role will require strong collaboration and professional relationships with current operation and business managers and clients.

• Maintain key accounts development of new and emergent business as well as drive new service offerings within the SGS businesses
• Educate customers on SGS Brookings service offerings
• Act as the commercial face and voice of SGS with clients. Includes developing relationships fielding inquiries assisting in proposal development and issuance and completing regular visits to identified key accounts
• Work to identify key industry events and lead SGS presence at relative trade shows conferences and client meetings 
• Aggressively seek new service portfolio offerings from a clear and thorough understanding of client needs anticipating what is needed to improve service quality to improve market share and customer revenues

Qualifications :

• Bachelors of Science in Agriculture Business Engineering Biology Chemistry Microbiology or Applied Sciences
• 3 years in the Crop Science industry with experience that may include multiple areas of business management: Sales/Marketing Business Development Key Account Management Product Development Client Services Strategy Operations Lab
• A clear and defined knowledge of the seed and crop industry and client commercial interaction is essential
• Experience working at large multi-national corporations or midsized corporations serving as suppliers to on-farm inputs

Additional Information :

SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such we recruit hire train and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability age marital status sexual orientation gender identity or expression genetics status as a protected veteran or any other characteristics protected by law.

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge skills and/or abilities required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties responsibilities or requirements but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the companys rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time