About this role
Alta Genetics is seeking a Tech Team Leader to cover the areas of Pennsylvania and Virginia. This role is responsible for delivering personalized artificial insemination (AI) services and breeding program support to Alta Customers, with the goal of enhancing their profitability and reinforcing confidence in the Alta brand. The position also plays a key role in representing Alta positively within the agricultural community while supporting local sales teams. The role includes selling Alta AI services, semen, and related products and programs to help grow market share and meet sales targets.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide reliable relief service and sales/service support to the Alta Breeders.
- Ensure effective communication within the work group for adequate sales unit coverage.
- Apply Alta knowledge, products, and programs to improve reproductive performance and herd profitability.
- Manage semen inventory to align with member/customer needs.
- Provide genetic mating services (e.g., MAP), AI training, and other area support services.
- Assist in achieving the annual service and semen sales budgets for the sales unit.
- Contact a sufficient number of prospects daily to strengthen sales.
- Submit required reports, receipts, and records accurately and on time.
- Learn and apply Alta programs, services, and AI industry knowledge to improve job performance.
REQUIREMENTS
- Employee must be able to artificially inseminate (A.I.) cows.
- The employee will be expected to work more than forty hours per week, including varied daily hours and weekends.
- Strong dairy background with experience working with large herds
- Degree in Agriculture or equivalent experience is preferred
- Experience in heat detection on large farms
- Aggressive sales and service person who is self-motivated with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Must possess communication and people skills
- Employee must be able to speak Spanish as well as English
- Willingness to learn and develop both personally and professionally
- Computer skills are required; and ability to work with herd management software is a plus
Other facts
About URUS Group
AgSource is a broad-based agricultural service cooperative specializing in laboratory testing and the generation of value-added management information. AgSource began as a dairy records cooperative in 1959 to provide computer management information from Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) testing. The cooperative has since grown to encompass all aspects of dairy information management service and has diversified its testing services to meet the broader needs of the agricultural industry.
AgSource Dairy is the only full-service dairy management information provider in the country, conducting research and development, field data collection, laboratory analysis and diagnostics, meter service and outreach and education, resulting in high quality decision tools for dairy producers. We continue to provide for the changing needs of our members with advanced management reports, such as the Transition Cow Index® and KetoMonitor® and popular programs like AgSourceDM™ and MyAgSource® .
AgSource Laboratories has become a leader in agricultural and environmental laboratory analysis and information management services and has become one of the largest soil testing organizations in the country. Some would be content to remain as we are today, but AgSource is unwilling to settle in the pursuit of excellence. In cooperation with our partners, AgSource strives to increase research and development of improved management decision tools, working together for the overall benefit of our members and customers and the agriculture industry as a whole.
What you'll do
- The Tech Team Lead is responsible for delivering personalized AI services and breeding program support to enhance customer profitability. This role also involves selling Alta AI services and managing semen inventory to meet sales targets.
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