Sales Development Representative

Company Overview 

Farmers Business Network, Inc. (FBN®) is a pioneering digital marketplace and farmer-to-farmer network dedicated to empowering family farmers globally while promoting sustainable agriculture. With over 117,000 members, FBN's Farmers First® promise unites growers and ranchers in their quest to maximize profitability and increase food production. FBN leverages data, AI and direct-to-farm delivery to simplify the agricultural supply chain, boosting convenience and transparency, reducing farm input costs, enhancing access to financing and services, and providing personalized farm insights. Its Gradable® joint-venture helps thousands of farmers adopt and earn rewards for regenerative practices while simplifying the access of regenerative products for the world’s leading food companies and grain buyers.

Position Summary

The Sales Development Representative position is a sales role directly responsible for facilitating qualification of non-member and FBN members to the FBN platform for various business lines including; crop protection, seed and livestock. This position requires a self-starter who can independently prioritize a sales/execution process involving multiple business objectives and product lines.  We are looking for a career minded individual looking to grow their career with multiple advancement opportunities. As a Sales Development Representative, you will be expected to:

Responsibilities 

• Place outbound calls to farmers to learn about their operations and identify ways that FBN’s crop protection, seed and livestock offerings could benefit the farmers operation or create a positive ROI.
• Execute prospecting activities focused on qualifying farmers for a variety of FBN commercial products and follow through with the appropriate sales process.
• Independently prioritize your day-to-day execution of the sales of FBN’s services.
• Fluently understand and communicate information about crop protection, seed and livestock programs.
• Independently qualify leads for sales of multiple product lines, prioritize your sales pipeline, and conduct research on industry and regional market characteristics.
• Develop your own sales playbook for overcoming objections when discussing crop protection, seed and livestock products.
• Use Salesforce and other SaaS tools to manage, prioritize, and document all interactions and sales processes with farmers
• Proactively provide and seek peer feedback to improve individual and team performance
• Demonstrate continued proficiency in communicating our diverse set of service offerings including an understanding of services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or 2 years of equivalent experience
• Passionate about agriculture and farming; a desire to put the farmer first
• Proven ability to excel in a self-guided work environment
• Comfortable using and explaining technology products/services
• A willingness to work in a fast-paced, competitive environment where sales achievement will be directly rewarded
• Comfortable working in a remote environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 2+ years sales experience with a strong preference in an Ag sales role, with top tier results
• Demonstrated ability to consistently meet or exceed defined sales goals
• Demonstrated aptitude for excellence in competitive environments

Characteristics

• The successful applicant will be:
• Driven 
• Self Motivated
• Attentive Listener
• Conversationalist
• Problem Solver