Now Hiring - Agriculture Nursery Senior Account Representative in Cornelius, OR

Rio Verde Plantas, located in Cornelius, Oregon, was acquired on September 1, 2018. Rio consists of 200 acres of container-grown plants, including deciduous and evergreen shrubs, as well as perennial, grasses, and upright evergreens.

Rio Verde Plantas is part of the DCA Outdoor family of brands. We are vertically integrated and take pride being an industry leader. We’re not only streamlining the production and distribution of landscape products, but we are also working to reduce the carbon footprint. Through our continued growth and innovation, we will have the highest impact on our world.

About the Position

We are looking for a hardworking, friendly, independent Salesperson with strong nursery industry experience, leadership skills, and plant knowledge who can work with our sales manager to help lead the team and our customers to success. Our company is growing fast and we are looking for top talent to join our team. If you are highly motivated, detail oriented, capable of building relationships of trust, and looking for a challenge, this could be the opportunity for you.

Key Accountabilities:

• Manage Key Accounts & Clients Relationships – Develop business relationships with our customers’ buyers and decision makers, service the outside reps at PlantRight Solutions, help develop new relationships by participating in sales trips and tradeshows.
• Order Management – Ensure that orders are well balanced, booked on time, allocated intentionally to best achieve our company mission, and shipped at the proper time. This also requires that orders be evaluated to protect the availability by ensuring customers are not holding back material that could be sold elsewhere. Regularly arrange freight. Work with Sales Manager to process credit requests.
• Team Leadership – Take a leadership role within the sales team, help support team members, achieve sales goals, adhere to company policy, follow core values, and solve problems in a positive, respectful way.
• Be an expert resource for customers – Demonstrate expert knowledge of the nursery industry, plant material, and market conditions. Understand regional differences, plant hardiness, and be able to make appropriate substitution suggestions that will help fill the customers’ needs.
• CRM Management – Maintain accurate contact information for customers in SalesForce and SBI, ensure customer contacts are documented in SalesForce, work with PlantRight Solutions sales representatives to maintain Sales Opportunities and Cases. Ensure the proper contacts are in SBI and selected to receive invoices. Maintain accurate terms and discounts in SBI and SalesForce

Essential Job Duties:

• Manage sales orders; enter, allocate, ship, etc
• Generate content for Marketing and Advertising; help create the availability mailing
• Maintain a high level of customer service through phone calls, electronic communication, and customer visits. Document in CRM
• Visit customers and DCA Outdoor facilities to develop relationships and gain knowledge
• Inspection of material before shipping and communicating grading with customers

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Strong computer skills, software proficiency including Microsoft Office products
• Aptitude for learning new software
• CRM Experience; SalesForce a plus
• Excellent communication and interpersonal relationship skills

Minimum Qualifications:

• Required: 5 years in Nursery Industry and Sales, or related fields
• Required: Good knowledge of plant material and identification skills
• Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Benefits you will Enjoy:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance 1st of the month after 30 days
• Generous 401k match with immediate vesting
• Company paid life insurance; STD, & LTD
• PTO and paid holidays
• Company culture centered around growth and innovation
• Career development & recognition

DCA Outdoor, Inc, is a values based, purpose driven organization in service to our family of 12 brands. We operate in 6 states, have 600 employees with revenues of $99mm. We have revolutionized the green industry through national, vertical integration. An industry leader, our mission is to cultivate growth for our customers, our employees, our company, and our world.

Our Definite Chief Aim (DCA) is to streamline the production and distribution of landscape products. We are focused on growth, innovation, and collaboration, and believe these are the keys to our continued success and will have the highest impact on our world.

We honor our core values and expect our employees to as well. They are work hard, take pride in your work, be optimistic and respectful, show commitment, and continually grow.

We invite individuals who think like we do and will position us for major organizational growth to apply today. Join us in revolutionizing the green industry!

If you meet the criteria for this position, please apply today.

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