Our client is an industry leader in the agriculture precision equipment, aerial systems, and modern farming technology sector. They provide a wide range of customers with innovative and measured solutions to increase efficiency and productivity. They are experiencing growth and have an exciting opportunity for GIS Product Specialist. The successful candidate will be a self-starter with strong relationship building, communication and time management skills. Training will be provided.
Job Summary:
Creating new business opportunities within the Precision Farming Product (sense Fly Drones/ UAV) sector.
Providing customers with information on the latest technology and innovative product solutions, including drone mapping, satellite imagery and crop soil sampling.
Engaging with existing and new accounts for new business opportunities.
Achieves business sales objectives, building relationships with new and existing clients.
Participate in company sales forecasts and provide timely updates revisions to forecasts.
Work with team members to drive sales and to close potential sales.
Follow-up on leads/prospects, retaining great records in CRM.
Develop opportunities/strategies for market differentiation with focus on ‘value added’ marketing.
Customer/Team Relationship Building:
Provides exceptional, attentive service to our customers to help them achieving their objectives.
Post sales support to customer contacts.
Responsible to know product availability, use, benefits, and pricing structures.
Coordinates with Service team on scheduling installations, tracking orders, and maintaining inventories and regularly servicing and returning equipment to client in a timely manner.
Coordinate and assist with large shipments of products.
Initiate and conduct projects, field demonstrations, presentations.
Prepares timely and accurate sales reports, quotes, and orders.
Marketing:
Participate in some projects/case studies that demonstrate products and support sales growth.
Attend trade shows, marketing tours, field days and conferences.
Provide information by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing data and trends into reports.
Communications:
Consistent follow-up with customers, to look for opportunities to further customer engagement.
Qualifications:
Experience in modern farming equipment and farming practices or relevant post-secondary education in an ag related program in addition to business related courses.
Bachelor’s degree in GIS, Cartography, Geography, or related field of study, or equivalent experience is an asset.
Previous sales experience with similar UAV technology.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, oral and written.
Strong technical skills to operate and demonstrate equipment.
Strong customer service, and consultative selling skills.
Computer skills (Microsoft Office), experience with a CRM tool is an asset.
Self-starter, ability to work independently with minimal direction/supervision.
Ability to maintain successful long-term relationships through positive stakeholder engagements.
A creative forward-thinking mindset, open to change, challenge and collaboration.
Ability to work collaboratively.
French language skills (verbal and written) considered an asset.