What are the responsibilities and job description for the Dairy Young Animal Nutrition Tech & Sales Specialist position at Cargill?
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s animal nutrition and health business, where we improve animal lives through better nutrition. Our team researches, innovates and creates solutions that deliver healthy results for our customers.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Dairy Young Animal Nutrition Tech & Sales Specialist will deploy technologies by supporting interactions with clients and prospective customers and help them understand how the organization can provide solutions for them to improve profitability. In this role, you will ensure that new technologies and tools are utilized to provide competitive customer focused solutions for calf and heifer business.
Key Accountabilities
• Establish and cultivate effective relationships with customers to maintain existing business and gain new ones.
• Provide technical support to improve customer success in their calf and heifer programs.
• Support strategic marketing efforts by providing industry trends and needs.
• Collaborate and support local sales team in the field and training on calf and heifer topics.
• Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in a related field (Dairy) or equivalent experience
- Minimum requirement of 2 years of relevant work experience.
- US Driver´s License.
Preferred Qualifications
- Intermediate oral and written communication skills in English and collaboration skills.
- Experience with special feed optimization programs and database support.
- Experience with customer support.
- Experience in nutritional concept development.
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
