• Animal Nutrition Sales - Technical Manager

    Perdue Farms, Inc. (Madison, WI)


    Perdue AgriBusiness is an international agricultural products and services company that handles agricultural commodities and a diverse portfolio of products and businesses. It is part of Perdue Farms, a fourth-generation, family-owned food and agricultural business deeply rooted in tradition yet with a forward-thinking mindset. We believe that success starts with our people, and our culture is built on a foundation of teamwork, integrity, and respect, where every voice matters and everyone is encouraged to contribute to our shared goals. We are dedicated to creating a supportive, inclusive environment where associates feel valued and inspired to make an impact, both within the company and in the communities we serve. From promoting growth and development to prioritizing work-life balance, we’re committed to helping our team members thrive. **That's Perdue.**

    Summary

    We are actively recruiting for a Technical Sales Manager to join our Animal Nutrition Management Team. This person will provide technical nutritional support for the Dairy Nutrition’s territory managers and external nutritionist within the territory managers area of geographical responsibility. They will also provide input to product development and university research projects.

    Principal and Essential Duties & Responsibilities

    + Support and provide educational training to the domestic and international sales representatives to ensure they are competent in leading edge nutritional research and product development.

    + Provide technical nutritional support for the domestic and international sales representatives and external nutritionist.

    + Support the development of technical sales information to support the sale of new and existing products.

    + Support the development of formulation/modeling.

    + Represent the company at public and professional functions as required.

    + Perform other task and projects as assigned by supervisor or other Perdue AgriBusiness manager.

     

    Minimum Education and Experience

     

    Master Degree in Animal Nutrition or Dairy Science and 5+ years of relevant experience. PhD highly preferred.

    The ideal candidate will also have:

    + Understanding of the dairy industry

    + Understanding of feed formulation

    + Understanding of sales and marketing to the dairy feed industry

    + Understanding of dairy nutrition

    + Understanding of standard software applications

     

    Environmental Factors and Physical Requirements

     

    This position is remote based with travel to PAB HQ and other sites.

     

    _Perdue Farms Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status._