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Who We Are

Vermeer equips customers doing important work around the world. We are global, driven by innovation and growing. The equipment we make manages natural resources, connects people and feeds and fuels communities. We live out a caring culture, we demonstrate agility, we keep a focus on customers and are stewards of our resources. These beliefs drive our culture, determine how we treat others and steer our business.

Job Summary

Work Shift

1 - First Shift

The Territory Sales Manager I manages Vermeer activities in their assigned areas and provides quality support to dealers in those territories by determining dealer sales and marketing needs. This role has extensive responsibility in the field maintaining and managing the dealer business relationship, inventory management and managing dealer and customer issues.

What You'll Do

1. Serve as a liaison with Vermeer to communicate dealer activities and issues back to the Company; serve as a liaison for all

business-to-business

activities; support and communicate Company policies that are to be performed by the dealers.

2. Manage the dealer network relationship including coordinating dealer support from Vermeer departments,

interviewing

and recommending new dealers,

establishing

/ communicating Vermeer dealer

objectives

, addressing problem dealers/dealerships, finding opportunities to sign up new dealers and

terminating

underperforming dealers.

3.

Establish

strategic marketing plan

s

for each dealer;

assist

by providing resources to achieve these goals, ensuring they are

making adjustments to

meet goals; analyze strengths and weaknesses to help them capitalize and improve processes; compile information in the territory about competitive dealers.

4.

Provide assistance

and/or manage difficult customer and business situations

encountered

by the dealers;

provide

assistance

to

dealers to

offer support and answer questions

and solve problems.

5. Attend and support dealers at farm shows, open house events and demonstration days; perform sales calls with dealers to help them increase sales; promote sales and sell equipment to dealers; ensure projects/customer orders are completed on time.

6. Conduct training for dealers in the areas of sales, service,

finance

and product knowledge; continuously be available to customers to answer questions

in regards to

these areas; increase dealers' knowledge of Vermeer equipment as well as that of the competition.

7. Forecast sales, manage field inventory levels and report back to production via the sales manager; oversee ordering and delivery of equipment and manage transfer process of equipment from dealer to dealer. Inspect dealer inventory to ensure sales status,

quality

and order accuracy.

What We're Looking For

-

Bachelor's degree in Agriculture business

/ mechanization

with

minimu

m

three

years sales experience; and/or an equivalent combination of education and experience

required

.

-

Ex

perience in the

agriculture

equipment industry and management preferred.

-

Increased knowledge

in

heavy agricultural

equipment,

staying abreast of the latest trends, customer needs and

competitor

information in agricultural equipment

such as

tractor

and

hay equipment

.

-

Knowledge of basic mechanics and technology as it relates to heavy agriculture equipment; ability to

operate

agricultural equipment.

-

Effective management skills of dealers' operations including ability to

attain

sales goals, inventory management, and attainment of acceptable dealers' performance metrics.

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Selling skills and the ability to meet sales goals.

-

General business knowledge including finance, personnel, customer relations, accounti g, computer skills and marketing; solid understanding of financial reporting tools, e.g., financial statements, pricing sheets, budgets, etc.

-

Provision of informative and professional

assistance

when working with the public/customers and co-workers; demonstration of a good attitude.

-

Maintenance of positive interpersonal relationships that encourage openness with dealers,

customers

and peers; ability to handle complaints.

-

Demonstration of excellent written and verbal communication skills.

-

Demonstration of strong organizational skills.

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Ability to work with dealers in the attainment of Company's business goals.

-

Ability to develop interpersonal relationships with co-workers, staff,

clients

and the community to meet or exceed expectations.

Travel

-

Significant

travel

is expected of this position

.

Work Location

REMOTE: A team member's day-to-day work may be best completed from a location other than a Vermeer campus. There will be instances where the work requires time spent on a Vermeer campus. Discuss specific arrangements with your manager. Remote team members are eligible for business-related reimbursements per the work location policy.

Equal Opportunity Employer

At Vermeer Corporation, we believe in the value of your unique identity, background, and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran status or any other status protected by the law. Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation due to a disability at any stage of the employment application process should contact Team Member Solutions at (641) 621-8767 or at /span>

hr@vermeer.com

.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race