We are currently searching for the role of:-
Dealer Managers - Agriculture
The role of Dealer Manager reports directly to the Business Development Manager – Agriculture and is a home based role.
The main responsibilities of the role are to:-
- Implement and maintain the sales strategy for agricultural machines in order to achieve territory sales and gross margin targets
- Motivate dealer principles, their sales managers and staff to meet our sales objectives
- Constantly seek new business opportunities
- Collate market research data in conjunction with the dealers
- Organise field demonstrations with the relevant demonstrator as required
- Ensure dealer staff are fully up to date on new Kubota products and also those of our competitors
- Provide information and plan training for dealers and sales staff, highlighting features and competitive advantages of new and existing products to increase product knowledge and achieve increased sales.
- Attend trade shows, sales meetings, dealer meetings etc to promote the products
- Assist in the resolution of dealer enquiries and complaints and maintain effective working relationships with dealers and customers
- Gather and analyse industry and competitive sales information to make recommendations for strategies to increase company sales
The key knowledge/experience/requirements we require for this role are:-
- Extensive knowledge of the agricultural tractor industry and its products.
- Excellent communication skills – both verbal and written, including report writing
- Proven experience as a confident presenter/trainer
- Extensive knowledge of competitive products
- Excellent time management
- Mechanical aptitude including the ability to operate equipment competently
- Strong IT skills including the Microsoft package
- Full driving licence
If you believe that you have the skills, knowledge and experience to be a success in this role please apply, via email, to Candice Dillingham, Human Resources Manager, Kubota (UK) Limited (email candice.dillingham@kubota.com). Please include an up-to-date CV and covering letter highlighting the areas you feel to be relevant to your application. In addition to this please include your current salary and benefits package information.
About Kubota UK
Kubota UK is a market leading manufacturer of high performance machinery solutions, producing a diverse product range for the agricultural, groundcare and construction equipment industries. The company is also a world leader in the production of engines for Original Equipment Manufacturers.
The company leads the way in tractor, groundcare and compact machinery excellence, producing solutions that deliver outstanding power and performance and excellent reliability. This is backed up by first class service and aftersales from a nationwide network of independent specialist dealers.
Based in Thame (Oxfordshire), Kubota UK is a subsidiary of the Kubota Corporation. Kubota Corporation’s mission is to support the future of the earth and humanity by contributing products that help the abundant and stable production of food, help supply and restore reliable water, and help create a comfortable living environment through its superior products, technologies and services.
