Sales Intern

Sales Intern

 Axiota Animal Health is an innovative global company that discovers, develops, and markets products for beef and dairy producers consistent with market and consumer demands. Axiota’s focus is to deliver superior, first-in-class products that are scientifically proven with known modes of action, provide measurable commercial efficacy and are accepted by consumers. 

What We Manufacture and Sell 

Axiota’s non-antibiotic solutions prepare cattle to thrive during transition and stress and support producers’ goals of optimal health, performance, and animal well-being.  

Axiota’s field-based sales and technical teams support beef and dairy producers and their technical advisors. Our current cattle product platform includes Multimin® 90, an injectable trace mineral used for strategic supplementation of cattle, and Lactipro®, a rumen native probiotic that promotes healthy rumen function and stabilizes pH. 

Role Summary

This part-time temporary role will represent our products in direct sales and distributor support to the cattle industry achieving maximum sales potential, growth, and account penetration within the assigned territory. Through networking, extensive communication, and an awareness of ongoing client requirements, this role is expected to develop, grow, and expand business partner relationships with an awareness of when client needs might change, expand, or develop into other solutions. Primary call points include cow-calf producers, veterinarians, distributors, and stocker operators. 

Schedule:

This is a part-time fixed-term role.  The expectation will be to work three days per week. The duration is approximately 12 weeks.

Responsibilities: 

• Promote and secure sales opportunities from existing and prospective customers through a relationship-based approach. 
• Grow sales by identifying potential new customers, understanding their business, and communicating our product value. 
• Develop relationships with customers at all levels, including influencers, decision-makers, product implementers, marketing, and purchasing. 
• Keep abreast of product applications, technical services, market conditions, competitive activities, advertising, and promotional trends by reading pertinent literature and consulting with marketing and technical service areas. 
• Understand and interpret technical product information and research data with the ability to convey it in a way that customers at varying levels can comprehend and use the information. 
• Deliver presentations, webinars, etc., and serve as a company representative at trade shows and other cattle industry, veterinarian, and scientific meetings if required. 
• Develop clear and effective written proposals/quotes for current and prospective customers. 
• Utilize the CRM System to manage the customer base.

Axiota is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to foster a culture of respect and seek to empower each individual.   All employment decisions are based on merit, qualifications, experience, and abilities. This employer uses E-Verify.