Dairy Equipment Sales/Branch Manager - Filled (ID: 1370)

Our Client is a growing, livestock management equipment dealer servicing Eastern Ontario. They require a Dairy Equipment Sales/Buisness Manager with the drive to become successful. Please apply below if you feel you could offer equipment solutions to farmers.

What you will do:

• Review Monthly and Annual statements for sales, service and parts departments
• Compare sales percentages / ratios and margins for each department to industry standards and company budget
• Create budgets and action plans to achieve targets
• React to current economic agricultural conditions
• Create marketing programs to ensure consistent / increasing sales for all departments
• Monitor, review and maintain accounts receivables at an acceptable level
• Maintain cash flow at determined levels according to the amount of sales and business owner requirements
• Control and monitor expenses to help achieve net profit goals
• Provide Monthly reports to business owner / lending institution or Manufacturer as required
• Maintain proper Health and Safety education / training and record keeping as required by current government regulations
• Review employees activities and help them succeed in their individual roles
• Maintain facilities properly to promote good customer traffic
• Ensure that the company s credit reputation is maintained at the highest level possible
• Cultivate a good working relationship with suppliers
• Offer solutions that fit customers needs
• Visit customers and prospective customers
• Learn about their operation so that you can suggest equipment which will be helpful
• Manage a sales territory
• Maintain relationships with existing customer
• Build new relationships with new customers
• Assist in managing new and used inventory
• Know how to make valuations for used equipment
• Promote other dealership services to the customer
• Submit paperwork, properly completed to the appropriate dealership departments

What you will need:

• Selling experience or experience in customer service in an agricultural environment
• A minimum of 5 years experience in business management
• Working knowledge of farm equipment
• A passion for helping farmers with their equipment needs
• The willingness to call on new and current customers
• The ability to work effectively with most common computer programs
• The entrepreneur spirit to take on an opportunity and watch it grow
• Bilingual in French and English would be considered an asset