Technical Advisor

General Description Territory:                      Technical: Europe and sometimes global Sales: Poland & Ukraine Working Place:            Home Office in Poland Supervisor:                  Head of Technical Department, DormFresh Travelling: Weekly day trips visiting growers, applicators, and dealers. Every 2 to 3 weeks, there will be trips that require hotel overnight stays, with occasional trips outside of territory. Responsibilities & Duties Technical ·        Provide technical direction in Territory. ·        Incorporate recommendations from DormFresh and 1,4GROUP technical and research staff, accredited industry experts, and university representatives. ·        Initiate and support collaborative potato store studies with potato store managers. ·        Increase market demand by providing critical data to marketing and sales. ·        Support Research & Innovation to enhance current and future product range. Sales ·        Fighting off generic competition, increasing sales, volumes, profitability, and customer satisfaction to meet and exceed territory annual KPIs. ·        Support Marketing by providing market intelligence and product life cycle information. ·        Creating, communicating, and implementing company vision, mission, and overall direction through behaviours and actions. ·        Persuasively communicate our differentiated value to the market. General ·        On-time submission of presentations, spreadsheets, and report summaries. ·        Inviting public speakers and comfortable corporate representatives in Territory. ·        Other duties as may be assigned. Selected Key Deliverables ·        Tech: Provide technical support and guidance in customer complaint management. ·        Sales: Leading and growing sales and sales opportunities in Poland & Ukraine. ·        General: Positive behavioural comments from your DormFresh colleagues. ·        General: Develop and maintain a database of customers, researchers, and market influencers in the territory. ·        General: Weekly on-farm and in the office prospecting visits. Qualifications & Skills ·        Educated to a university degree or equivalent work experience in an agronomy-related field. ·        Existing relationships and experience working with Polish growers, applicators, and dealers. ·        Experience in European potato storage management products and practices. ·        Effective communication skills to communicate internally, with customers, and stakeholders. ·        Technical knowledge of regulations, policies, and procedures affecting products and services. ·        Understanding and awareness of sales and market development. ·        Strong leadership skills with the ability to inspire people to take action through influencing.