Commercial Sales Executive

Agriland Media

Agriland Media is a diverse group including Agriland.ie, Agriland.co.uk, AgriRecruit and Haystack.ie. We are the largest and fastest growing daily digital news publisher in the agricultural sector in Ireland. As the pioneer in this digital space Agriland has revolutionised how farmers and agricultural professionals keep up to date with what is happening within the agricultural sector both at a domestic and international level.

The opportunity: Commercial Sales Executive - Agriland

The Agriland Sales Team is responsible for building and maintaining client relationships, ranging from government bodies and large international concerns to small agricultural entities. As part of our ongoing development we are recruiting a commercial sales executive to join our expanding team. This exciting position for an ambitious, dynamic and driven team player will allow you play an active role in identifying new customers and generating business through inbound/outbound sales calls. To excel in this role, you will be highly organised, comfortable on the phone and be an active listener who can develop solutions that meet the needs of our customer base.

Job Location: Dublin

Reporting to: Commercial Director

Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Develop a detailed knowledge of our products and services
• Engage with our client base to create and plan effective digital marketing campaigns
• Review campaign performance and inform customers accordingly
• Networking and building successful relationships with key decision makers
• Generating, qualifying and closing new business opportunities with a customer centric mindset
• Complete weekly forecasting and planning of sales activity through our CRM system (Hubspot experience a bonus)
• Hit and exceed monthly sales targets
• Negotiate pricing and work with customers to create a long-term partnership approach
• Take part in and contribute positively to team and sales meetings
• Establish close relationships with colleagues and provide regular market feedback to the wider Agriland team
• Represent the company in a professional manner at corporate events and exhibitions

Your background

• An interest in and understanding of the Agri market sales cycle
• Third level education in a relevant discipline (marketing, business, digital media, agriculture)
• Commercially astute with a flair and passion for sales
• Initiative and the confidence to start things from scratch
• Team player with excellent presentation and communication skills
• Motivated, organised and prepared to lead by example
• It literate (MS Office)
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• A flexible approach to work with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
• Full license

What we Offer

You will have the opportunity to work with Ireland’s fastest growing Agri focused digital publishing group and make a significant contribution to our future. We are committed to investing in our people and comprehensive training and support will assure your success.

• Competitive salary in a dynamic team driven environment
• Pension, Health Insurance, Income Protection
• Full training will be provided
• Focused career development and progression opportunities
• Company laptop and mobile phone
• Free Parking