Feed Sales/Operations Intern

Summary:

To provide feed sales and services in a manner that will optimize Heartland Co-op market share and savings, improve the cooperative’s efficiency, help achieve the cooperative’s mission and goals, and result in excellent customer service.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Providing feed product recommendations for the customer needs
• Evaluate animal performance.
• Assist in the manufacturing of the feed products.
• Deliver feed products to the customer in a timely manner.
• Work with the sales team to evaluate new products to the market or Heartland Co-ops’ product offerings.
• Assist customers with loading of product.
• Place orders and bill customers accurately.
• Advise the retail locations of specials and promotions throughout the year.

• Keep equipment in operating condition for the duration of the year.
• Lose no customers due to services provided by the feed program.
• Encourage repeat sales.
• Make sales calls throughout assigned and monitored territories to determine feed needs, create solutions and build long term relationships with customers that will generate sales of all classes of feed products.
• Keep current on feed products, trends, problems and challenges to make educated recommendations to producers.
• Utilize current marketing programs, products, services, and resources to sell agronomy products in an ethical manor.
• Relays competitive sales, pricing, and marketing information to management in a timely manner.
• Must maintain a valid driver’s license and commercial insurability at all times.

• Other duties as assigned by management.