Sales Representative

February 16

☕ Washington – Remote

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Gowan Company

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Gowan Company is a global, family-owned agricultural solutions business headquartered in Yuma, AZ. Gowan's employees are part of a shared mission to help farmers improve the health and productivity of their crops to contribute to the food security of a growing global population. Gowan began as a local crop consultancy in the desert Southwest and has since grown into a global company comprised of multiple entities in various countries across the world.

Crop Protection

1001 - 5000 employees

📋 Description

• Gowan SeedTech (GST) is a seed treatment company focused on the US specialty/vegetable market. • We aim to bring the highest quality, and most innovative solutions to growers for early-season pests and diseases. • GST recently acquired the FarMore Vegetable Seed Treatment Platform, and we are looking to expand the sales team. • This position (Northern Sales Rep) will be focused on growing the business in the PNW specialty/ vegetable growing regions, with a specific focus on onions. • The Northern Sales Rep will also have responsibility for covering other major growing areas in the northern half of the US, where our products are currently used on onions as well as leafy greens, brassicas, and cucurbits. • Since we are a new company to the space, the successful candidate will be tasked with building demand for our products with our customers, discovering new areas where our products can help growers, and raising awareness for our brand and mission. • This position reports to Gowan SeedTech Business Manager.

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of field experience in the crop protection industry, and familiarity with the vegetable seed industry. • Extensive experience working in all the following cropping systems – onions (required), leafy greens, brassicas, cucurbits, fruiting vegetables and other specialty vegetable crops. • Experience in the Columbia Basin geographic area. • A thorough understanding of the US crop protection industry. • Strong inter-personal skills to enable communication with fellow colleagues and customers, including seed breeder/dealer sales reps and their regional management, university stakeholders, independent and in-house agronomists, as well as the greater Gowan SeedTech team. • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with experience in translating detailed scientific information into practical decision-ready information for non-technical clients. • A self-starter mindset and the ability to take initiative and conduct themselves in a professional manner with some direct supervision.