Key Account Manager

Company: Acadian Plant Health---
Location: Bakersfield
Posted on: March 26, 2020

Job Description:

Key Account Manager - Bakersfield California, USA Do you want to work for a company with engaged and passionate employees who lean in everyday?--Now, imagine working for a company where you can positively impact the health and growth of all living things while protecting the environment.--That's what the employees of Acadian Seaplants are proud to do each and every day.--For seventeen consecutive years, Acadian Seaplants Limited has secured the designation as one of Canada's Best Managed Companies!--In fact, Acadian Seaplants has achieved Platinum Status for twelve years running!--Your role:The Key Account Manager participates in the creation of, and facilitates the implementation of, strategic and tactical sales and marketing strategies.--The primary focus is to ensure and enhance a high level of commitment and loyalty from existing clients and to develop long term and committed relationships with new or potential clients with focus on maximum growth and profitability and in accordance with the business plan.--Proactively identify and capture business opportunities in co-operation with the Business Development Manager, and other internal and external stakeholders, in accordance with the business plan and the strategic and financial goals of the company within a jurisdiction of the assigned territory and other areas as assigned by the Business Development Manager.Act as liaison and advisor between all internal stakeholders and external stakeholders in the territory.--Design and conduct a comprehensive direct sales activities plan with focus on revenue growth, market share growth, and profit growth.--This activities plan will be conducted with stakeholders or potential stakeholders in all levels of the supply chain.--Implement and monitor an effective personal planning and execution strategy with focus on adherence to achieving all goals in a timely and effective manner.--Monitor the status and progress of the territory business plan to ensure timelines for key goals are met.--Identify instances where adjustments may need to be made to the business plan in order to achieve key goals.--Promptly communicate these situations to all relevant stakeholders and provide comprehensive suggestions for corrective action.--Support corporate culture growth and development by working with management, employees and outside stakeholders in a supportive, honest and open manner.--Strictly adhere to all corporate directives and policies in regard to ethical behavior and integrity.--Use virtue always and show no bias.Prepare an annual business plan with specific focus on attainable goals, strategies, tactics, activities, costs, revenue growth, margin growth and how they impact ROI.--Conduct planning with a focus on effective inter-discipline co-ordination and adherence to timelines.--This will be done in collaboration with the Business Development Manager and representatives from Marketing, R&D and Technical Science.Clearly identify and take ownership for all sales activities in the business plan.--Take ownership for co-ordination and support of activities and timelines of other stakeholders in the business plan.--Assume an appropriate level of responsibility for sales, gross profit, and net profit results in the territory.Perform and/or support administrative duties associated with the position to operate the territory in a service-oriented manner.--This includes all relevant administrative functions and assuming a lead role in the accurate and timely execution of administrative and logistical activities in strict accordance to the needs of the customer.----Support the company's vision and policies regarding Health & Safety, Corporate Culture, and Environmental Management by displaying the appropriate behaviors and leadership towards meeting the company's objectives in these areas.Qualifications/Abilities:--Undergraduate degree in agricultural studies, plant pathology or similar and/or equivalent experience in Key Accounts Management/Agronomic Business Development.--Minimum 5+ years Ag Chemical Sales experiencePCA or CCA license in good standingAbility to speak, read, write EnglishKnowledge of agricultural markets and issues in the territory is required.--Knowledge of business culture in the territory is required.--Computer skills including word processing, spreadsheets and presentations are required.--Ability to effectively engage and consult with all levels of the organization is required.--If this job sounds like it was made for you, we'd like to meet you.--To further explore this opportunity, just submit your application to Careers@acadian.ca.--We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.--About Acadian Seaplants--Established in 1981, Acadian Seaplants has been sustainably harvesting and developing marine-derived products that benefit people, animals and plants in over 80 countries across the world.--We operate six production facilities in Atlantic Canada and Europe as well as boast our very own research facility that enables us to continuously innovate and discover new applications for our sustained and renewable resource.Acadian Seaplants is a multi-cultural, multi-lingual and multi-national company with firm roots in Nova Scotia.--We're a team of smart, motivated, high achievers who believe in our brand, our products and what they can offer.--From production, to engineers, to PhD's to accountants, we are a vertically-integrated, diverse organization that finds a sense of pride from doing the work we love; which is easy to tell from our long-standing track record of achievements.We truly believe we can create a sustainable world by advancing the science of seaweed.

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