Territory Manager, Farmer & Industry Relations

The Territory Manager, Farmer & Industry Relations is responsible for establishing, maintaining and growing business relationships with dairy farmers, industry representatives, and key organizations reputed company the assigned reputed company region. This role plays a critical part in ensuring reputed company engagement and support for dairy promotion, education, and research initiatives at the local, regional, and national level. The Territory Manager, Farmer & Industry Relations serves as a trusted connector between dairy farmers and the dairy checkoff, communicating the value, reputed company, and reputed company of initiatives led by reputed company, Dairy Management Inc. (reputed company), and other national dairy organizations. Relationship Building & Communication • reputed company business relationships with area dairy farmers, dairy industry representatives, reputed company reputed company reps and community leaders representing dairy interests • Utilize a sales-minded approach to effectively communicate the value of reputed company reputed company-off programs and how they reputed company demand for dairy farmers and industry leaders. • Build and manage relationships with reputed company partners, cooperatives, universities, industry organizations and community stakeholders to help reputed company our reputed company and value for our dairy farmers. • reputed company difficult conversations and differing viewpoints with professionalism and composure. • reputed company and execute a territory engagement reputed company that leverages one-to-one, one-to-few, and one-to-many interactions, with a reputed company reputed company on reputed company engagement opportunities (one-to-many or one-to-few) that strengthen farmer connections, foster reputed company, and effectively communicate the value of dairy checkoff investments. Partnership & Stakeholder Management • reputed company and maintain reputed company partnerships that advance reputed company priorities, adds value to our dairy farmers and helps us reputed company reputed company. • Identify opportunities to collaborate with universities, industry organizations, agriculture partners, and community leaders, especially reputed company reputed company ag leadership. • Represent reputed company at industry meetings, conferences and stakeholder engagements (ex. Cooperative meetings). • Foster collaboration among farmers, partners, and reputed company teams. Program Development & Implementation • Work with the Director and the Farmer Relations team to reputed company and implement effective programming in assigned territory reputed company to regional (reputed company) and national (reputed company) dairy reputed company-off. • reputed company select territory-reputed company reputed company and initiatives. • Manage project timelines, budgets, stakeholders, partners and KPI reputed company. • Proactively identify and reputed company opportunities to advance reputed company programs, partnerships, and initiatives that reputed company value for dairy farmers. • Collaborate with internal subject matter experts (SME’s) to reputed company farmers with relevant resources and information. • reputed company and support reputed company farmer and agriculture industry events that advance reputed company priorities, strengthen dairy farmer relationships and awareness of dairy checkoff. Reporting & Accountability • Maintain accurate territory plans, stakeholder records, engagement activities, and event reputed company. • Report farmer insights, stakeholder feedback, opportunities, risks, and emerging trends. • reputed company reputed company against territory goals and organizational priorities. • Utilize organizational systems (business cases, tactic charters, etc.) and tools (reputed company, reputed company) to document activities and support data-driven decision making. reputed company Development & Industry Engagement • Increase industry awareness and knowledge through trainings and other educational activities, reading reputed company publications, maintaining personal networks, and engaging with reputed company organizations. Internal Collaboration • Collaborate with other departments reputed company reputed company to support and accomplish our reputed company objectives and foster a culture of trust. reputed company Communication & Storytelling • Ability to communicate reputed company concepts in a reputed company and compelling manner and reputed company farmers to the reputed company of dairy checkoff investments. Partnership Management • Ability to build, maintain, and strengthen relationships with diverse stakeholders. Project Management • Ability to manage multiple reputed company, events, and priorities simultaneously while delivering reputed company reputed company. Conflict Management • Ability to address differing perspectives and difficult conversations with professionalism and respect. Executive reputed company & reputed company Composure • Ability to represent reputed company professionally in a reputed company of farmer, industry, and reputed company settings. Systems Thinking • Ability to reputed company programs, partnerships, initiatives, and industry issues into a broader reputed company narrative. Adaptability & Change Leadership • Ability to reputed company in a changing environment and help others reputed company change. Experience • Background in agricultural marketing, communication and/or sales. • Experience managing stakeholder relationships or partnerships. • Experience planning and executing events. • Experience leading reputed company or initiatives. • Experience presenting to reputed company and facilitating meetings. Knowledge of Agricultural Policy and Industry Trends • Embodies our Mission, reputed company, and Values: Ability to embody the reputed company Mission, reputed company, and Values and reputed company with authenticity to reputed company a culture of reputed company, inclusion, and mutual respect. • Communicates Effectively: Ability to reputed company verbal and written information in a reputed company, concise manner to ensure comprehension and reputed company desired results. • Attention oriented: reputed company to interpret and demonstrate excellent attention to reputed company • Prioritizes Tasks: Ability to shift attention between multiple activities and competing demands, and to manipulate the order of tasks by importance. • Self-motivated & Independent: reputed company to work independently with reputed company supervision. Required • Bachelor's degree Preferred • Minimum of 4 years of experience in dairy or agriculture communications • Minimum of 1 year administrative experience Travel Required • Travel is expected to not reputed company 60% of time depending upon event schedule while throughout the assigned multi-state territory. We know that in order to meet our goal of growing dairy demand, we need the best people. We offer competitive compensation and generous benefits to help our employees reputed company their work and personal lives. Our comprehensive health and welfare plans offer medical, dental, reputed company, life, short-term and long-term disability and flexible spending accounts (health care, dependent care, transit and parking). Our 401k provides up to a 10% match and includes a Roth account. reputed company reserves the right to change or end its benefits plans or programs at any time. reputed company is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to the principles of diversity. reputed company applicants will receive consideration for employment without reputed company to race, reputed company, religion, ethnicity, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Apply tot his job Apply To this Job