Sales Manager - U.S. Market (Remote, Midwest Preferred)
Sales Manager - U.S. Market (Remote, Midwest Preferred) Your Key Responsibilities:
- Grow semen sales within your assigned territory
- Build and maintain strong relationships with dairy farmers
- Identify farms that align with VikingGenetics' breeding objectives
- Develop tailored breeding strategies using VikingGenetics
- Maintain accurate records and activities in the CRM system
- Plan and manage your schedule and travel (approx. 50%)
- Participate in remote and occasional in-person team meetings
- Represent VikingGenetics professionally at customer visits, events, and team activities
Workplace: Remote (home office) - Preferred Region: Midwest (WI, MN, IA, SD) - strong candidates from other states are also welcome. Your qualifications:
- Experience selling bovine genetics (preferred)
- Experience selling products or services to dairy farmers
- Deep understanding of dairy cattle genetic improvement
- Bachelor's degree in Animal Science (preferred)
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Confident in customer outreach and solution presentations
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI)
What you bring:
- Ability to work effectively and independently from a home office
- Passion for Nordic values and helping farmers breed healthy, efficient, profitable cows
- Strong organizational skills and comfort with frequent travel
- Persistence and resilience-comfortable hearing "no"
- Ability to adapt communication style to different audiences
- Broad understanding of the U.S. dairy industry, including production economics, regulations, feed costs, milk/beef pricing, and daily farm operations
- Valid U.S. driver's license and passport
What we offer: We offer an exciting role in a professional, fast-growing, and mission-driven organization, with opportunities for personal and career development. You will be member of a team of passionate colleagues committed to future-friendly farming, in a culture that values initiative, enthusiasm, responsibility, creativity, and quality. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job