Syngenta is looking for a Sales Representative (m/w/d) specializing in crop protection for arable farming, with a focus on hops, in the Mittelfranken region. You will play a key role in building sustainable customer relationships to generate demand for our innovative crop protection solutions.
What You'll Do
- Build sustainable customer relationships with trade customers, local advisors, contractors, and farmers.
- Implement the seasonal campaign to achieve your sales targets.
- Achieve an optimal Syngenta market share among farmers and dealers in your sales territory.
- Create awareness and demand for Syngenta products and services through personal contacts and information dissemination.
- Plan product consumption for the territory and secure this planning with key customers.
- Organize and implement the marketing plan for the territory, including field days, inspections, customer presentations, and events.
- Collaborate with colleagues across the sales territories.
- Conduct timely reporting and documentation in the CRM system (SFDC).
- Develop, evaluate, and update customer data to support customer-specific marketing, ensuring data quality.
- Handle initial recording of complaints.
What We're Looking For
- Agricultural training or agricultural studies with in-depth knowledge of all arable crops.
- Agricultural expertise and technical understanding, for example in application and seed treatment technology.
- Several years of professional experience in consulting or sales, with associated commercial skills and high social competence.
- Ability to work independently and self-reliantly.
- Convincing and confident presence, including presentation skills for larger groups.
- Good knowledge of MS Office (PPT, Excel, Word) and CRM software.
- High willingness to travel (up to 80% travel activity).
- Valid car driver's license.
Nice to Have
- Knowledge in hops cultivation.
- Good English skills.
Technical Stack
- MS Office (PPT, Excel, Word)
- CRM software (SFDC)
Team & Environment
You will collaborate closely with colleagues in the sales territories.
Benefits & Compensation
- Company pension scheme with a generous employer contribution.
- Target bonus based on personal and company performance.
- 24-hour group accident insurance.
- 30 days vacation per year for full-time employment.
- 1,200 EUR vacation pay per year for full-time employment.
- 6 working time reduction days for additional time off.
- Company car, also for private use.
- Remote contract to ensure a balanced work-life balance.
- Access to the Corporate Benefits platform with attractive employee offers.
- Further benefits including our employee recognition program Val-You and flexible working hours.
Work Mode
This role is based in the Mittelfranken region with a local-country focus.
Syngenta is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or other employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.
