Explain What Specific Points As To Why You Are Qualified For This Specific Position

2. Please provide some detail as to why you are qualified for this specific position. · Relationships

· Drive

· Agronomy Knowledge (CCA)

· New Ideas

· Selling

The account manager position is highly dependent on creating and maintaining strong relationships. From managing sales reps, to direct selling with growers, building relationships and knowing how to communicate with different personalities is key to success. I believe I am qualified for this position for those exact reasons. I currently manage over 80 growers within a 150 mile area, where creating and maintaining strong relationships is part of my daily job. Over the past three years those relationships have grown into close bonds where growers feel free to contact me at any time and about any subject. The ability to create these close bonds will aid in building a highly productive and cohesive team of sales reps.

One of the first things I sell to a customer is myself. They need to have confidence in me that I will work hard and help them produce a crop that will create a profit for their operation. I then sell the grower on the production contract, along with its advantages and stipulations. The last selling point I make with new customers is revolves around the Pioneer brand. Not only do we have great genetics, but we have a vast network of incredibly intelligent people working with us every day. This network of experience is worth a great deal to a grower when agronomic questions arise or they want to walk a field