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Primary Location: United States (US) - Minnesota - Minneapolis
Function: Marketing / Sales
Title: Territory Sales Manager - 107791
Onsite/Remote:Remote Position
This position is eligible for remote work at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.
This position will cover parts of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Montana. The successful candidate will ideally be located in Minneapolis, MN or St. Paul, MN. This may be dependent on the successful candidate's background, experience, and proficiency.
As a Territory Sales Managerfor John Deere Construction and Forestry, you will serve as the primary business lead working with dealers to engage key customers, drive the sales of whole goods and attachments, coordinate with territory team members, and support local/regional events and associations. In addition, you will:
- Collaborate with dealers to manage sales processes and drive sales growth.
- Act as lead within the assigned territory to implement strategic initiatives with products and solutions.
- Drive effective use of incentives and programs to accomplish sales targets.
- Arrange and execute product, application, and sales process training with dealers.
VISA sponsorship is NOT available for this position.
- 3 or more years in Construction or off-road equipment industry with sales and marketing experience.
- Experience working with large dealer networks.
- Demonstrated field experience, managing a large profitable territory.
- Ability to apply business concepts and tools to tactical and strategic initiatives, working closely with a dealer organization.
- Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
- Ability to travel up to 75% mostly within the assigned territory to work with dealers and visit customers, sometimes on short notice or weekends.
- High level understanding of the Construction industry and products.
- Field experience with regular customer contact and knowledge of dealer/distribution networks.
- Understanding of customer segments, production systems, and their various requirements.
- Proven ability to influence without authority in working with dealers and field managers.
- Experience/skills with sales, handling objections, and effective negotiations.
Ideally you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:
- Bachelor's Degree (preferably in Business Management, Marketing, or Engineering)
What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:
- Flexible work arrangements
- Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
- Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
- Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Programs
- Tuition assistance
- Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
- Charitable contribution match
- Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use
$88,848.00 - $133,272.00 + Benefits
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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
The terms of the applicable benefit plans, and all company actions administering or interpreting these plans, continue to control. Deere & Company reserves the right to suspend, amend, modify, or terminate the Plan(s) in any manner at any time, including the right to modify or eliminate any cost-sharing between the company and participants. Changes, which can be made at any time, are made by action of the company's board of directors, or to the extent authorized by resolution of its board of directors, or by the Deere & Company Compensation Committee. In the event of a conflict between the language of the official Plan Documents and this document, the language of the official Plan Documents will control.
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